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Walker Fact: Graded a perfect 100 percent in 17 plays against Duke last year
Fall 2001 Depth Chart Position: Co-starter at right guard
Year Lettered: 2000
Bowl Participation: Played on special teams in 2001 Gator Bowl vs. Virginia Tech
Overview:Had a strong spring practice and is listed as co-starter at right guard with returning starter Will Merritt…saw a lot of time with the number-one unit this past spring…a team leader as a sophomore, he was Clemson's representative at the NCAA leadership conference in May of 2001 in Orlando, FL…a member of LIFELINE, Clemson's football team leadership organization…one of the strongest players on the team, he tied an all-time record in the push jerk at 375 pounds…fourth on the team in the squat at 600 pounds and third in the power clean…fourth strongest overall with 1695 pounds lifted in all the categories combined…has many talents away from the field, he sang solo at a Black Culture Week event in conjunction with a lecture by former NFL All-Pro Alan Page on the Clemson campus in January…played second team most of the 2000 season, he played in all 12 games on special teams he played in six games on offensive scrimmage plays...played 81 of his 115 snaps over the first three games of the season...played well in his last three regular season games as a reserve he had 25 plus grades in his 33 snaps over his last three games, 76 percent...graded 100 percent for 17 plays against Duke, the highest grade for any Tiger lineman given a minimum of 10 plays this year...graded 80 percent on 10 plays as a reserve against Florida State...had 72 percent grade against The Citadel and 80 percent against Missouri, so he graded at 72 percent or better in four of his six games... has the size Tommy Bowden is looking for in his offensive linemen...from same high school and hometown as former Clemson All-American Terry Kinard, who is being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001...
In 1999: Red-shirted the 1999 season at Clemson…
In High School: Honorable Mention All-American by Southeastern Recruiting Alliance at Sumter High School...Shrine Bowl participant...helped pave the way for a 2000-yard rusher his senior season...helped Sumter High to an 11-3 record and the state semi-finals as a senior...#2 offensive line prospect in South Carolina by SuperPrep...#9 player in South Carolina and All-State selection by High School Sports Report...three-time Offensive Player-of-the-Week by the Sumter Touchdown Club as a senior (unprecedented for a lineman in a season)...All-Area and All-Region selection as a senior....made great strides while attending Brad Scott's football camp before his senior season...coached by Tom Lewis at Sumter High School...wrestled for one season and advanced to the state finals in the heavyweight division...also lettered in basketball as a freshman and sophomore...from same high school as former Tiger All-America Terry Kinard...former Tigers Dexter Davis, Andy Ford, Peter Ford, Derrick Witherspoon, and Kelton Dunnican also attended Sumter High...excellent student with a dean's list grade point average...chose Clemson over South Carolina and Wake Forest... Born Oct. 1, 1981...majoring in health science.
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