Quay Walker
Georgia Bulldogs – No. 7 | |
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Position | Linebacker |
Class | Senior |
Major | Business |
Personal information | |
Born: | May 8 Cordele, Georgia |
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
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Bowl games | |
High school | Crisp County (Cordele, Georgia) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Jaquavian "Quay" Jy’quese Walker is an American football linebacker for the Georgia Bulldogs.
Early life and high school[]
Walker grew up in Cordele, Georgia and attended Crisp County High School. He had 109 tackles, eight sacks, and an interception in his junior season.[1] Walker was rated a four star recruit and initially committed to play college football at Alabama during the summer before his senior year.[2] He flipped his commitment to Georgia shortly before National Signing Day.[3]
College career[]
Walker played in all 14 of Georgia's games during his freshman season and had six total tackles[4] He saw increased playing time as a sophomore and finished the season with 23 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, and 2.5 sacks.[5] Walker finished as Georgia's fourth-leading tackler with 43 in his junior season.[6][7]
Professional career[]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||||
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6 ft 3+3⁄4 in (1.92 m) |
241 lb (109 kg) |
32+5⁄8 in (0.83 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) |
4.52 s | 32.0 in (0.81 m) |
10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | ||||||
All values from NFL Combine[8][9][10] |
References[]
- ^ "Crisp County linebacker commits to Alabama". WALB. June 8, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ "Four-star Crisp County (Ga.) LB Quay Walker picks Alabama". Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ Zenitz, Matt (February 7, 2018). "Kirby Smart flips 4-star LB Quay Walker from Alabama". AL.com. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ "Georgia's Quay Walker glad to move on from 'regretful' hat toss". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 5, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ "2021 NFL Draft: Meet Georgia linebacker Quay Walker". May 14, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ "Sideline to sideline, Georgia football inside linebackers relish sharing playmaking load". Athens Banner-Herald. November 16, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ Rowe, Jake (September 22, 2021). "Quay Walker experiences 'pretty awesome' transformation at Georgia". 247Sports.com. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ "Quay Walker Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ "NFL Combine: Official measurements for every NFL Draft prospect in Indianapolis". theathletic.com. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ "Quay Walker, Georgia, OLB, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
External links[]
- Living people
- People from Cordele, Georgia
- Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)
- American football linebackers
- Georgia Bulldogs football players