D'Andre Walker

D'Andre Walker (born January 23, 1997) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Georgia. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.

D'Andre Walker
No. 59
Position:Outside linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1997-01-23) January 23, 1997
Fairburn, Georgia
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:251 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school:Langston Hughes (Fairburn, Georgia)
College:Georgia (2015–2018)
NFL Draft:2019 / Round: 5 / Pick: 168
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early years

Walker attended Langston Hughes High School in Fairburn, Georgia. He committed to the University of Georgia to play college football.[1][2]

College career

Walker played at Georgia from 2015 to 2018.[3][4][5] During his career, he had 112 tackles with 13.5 sacks.

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
6 ft 2+3⁄8 in
(1.89 m)		 251 lb
(114 kg)		 34+3⁄8 in
(0.87 m)		 9+7⁄8 in
(0.25 m)
All values from NFL Combine[6][7]

Tennessee Titans

Walker was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round (168th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[8] He agreed to a four-year rookie contract worth $2,786,749 with a signing bonus of $266,749 and a 2019 cap hit of $561,687.[9] He was placed on injured reserve on August 10, 2019.[10]

Walker was waived by the Titans on September 5, 2020.[11]

Seattle Seahawks

Walker was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Seahawks on September 6, 2020.[12] He was waived on September 29, 2020.[13]

References
  1. "Scouting report: D'Andre Walker needs bulk, but is nearly unblockable". www.sportingnews.com. 28 October 2021.
  2. https://www.ajc.com/sports/all-state-defensive-end-picks-uga-national/NpAjDvXFbzBmsniTsXnt1K/
  3. Weiszer, Marc. "D'Andre Walker and Georgia teammates looking for even more from OLB". The Augusta Chronicle.
  4. "Georgia's D'Andre Walker well aware of his position's NFL pipeline". timesfreepress.com. 24 August 2018.
  5. Weiszer, Marc. "Georgia's D'Andre Walker poised to go from productive backup to main man at outside linebacker". Savannah Morning News.
  6. "D'Andre Walker Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  7. "D'Andre Walker, Georgia, OLB, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  8. Wyatt, Jim (April 27, 2019). "TSU's Christion Abercrombie Announces Fifth Round Pick for the Titans, and He Called His Friend's Name: Georgia LB D'Andre Walker". TitansOnline.com.
  9. Cotton, Dan (May 9, 2019). "Tennessee Titans sign outside linebacker D'Andre Walker". 247sports.com.
  10. Wyatt, Jim (August 10, 2019). "Titans Add Four – And Subtract Four - While Also Moving DL Jurrell Casey from PUP to the Active Roster". TitansOnline.com.
  11. Wyatt, Jim (September 5, 2020). "Roster Moves: Titans Trim Roster to 53 Players". TennesseeTitans.com.
  12. Boyle, John (September 6, 2020). "Seahawks Claim OLB D'Andre Walker Off Waivers; Waive CB Linden Stephens". Seahawks.com.
  13. Crabtree, Curtis (September 29, 2020). "Seahawks waive D'Andre Walker". NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.


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