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29 Darius Walker - Biography
HEIGHT: 5-11
WEIGHT: 205
COLLEGE: Notre Dame
NFL EXP: 2nd season
| Career Statistics | ||||||||||||
| Year | Team | G | GS | rush | yds | avg | lg | td | rec | yds | avg | td |
| 2007 | HOU | 5 | 2 | 58 | 264 | 4.6 | 41 | 1 | 13 | 81 | 6.2 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 2 | 58 | 264 | 4.6 | 41 | 1 | 13 | 81 | 6.2 | 0 | |
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TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 10, 2007…released by Texans on Sept. 1, 2007…signed by Texans to practice squad on Sept. 3, 2007…signed by Texans to active roster on Nov. 21, 2007...released on Aug. 29, 2008...signed by Texans to practice squad on Aug. 31, 2008...signed by Texans to active roster on Sept. 11, 2008...released by Texans on Oct. 26, 2008...signed by St. Louis Rams to the practice squad on Nov. 4, 2008...released by Rams on Nov. 12, 2008...signed by Texans to practice squad on Nov. 25, 2008.
PRO: Stout runner that looks to continue from a successful end of the 2007 season…has the ability to burst through open holes and find room in a downhill offense…finished his rookie season with 264 rushing yards…spent most of his rookie season on the practice squad.
2008 (Houston 0/0): Did not play at Tennessee (9/21), at Jacksonville (9/28), vs. Indianapolis (10/5), vs. Miami (10/12) or vs. Detroit (10/19).
2007: Finished second on the Texans with 264 rushing yards…appeared in four games and started two towards the end of the season…spent bulk of the season on the Texans practice squad…saw first NFL action at RB vs. Tampa Bay (12/9)…recorded the best NFL debut by a Texans rookie running back finishing with 16 carries for 46 yards and six receptions for 35 yards…started his first NFL game against Denver (12/13)…finished with a team-leading 13 carries for 66 yards…started at Indianapolis (12/23)…had a career-high 19 carries for 66 yards…caught six passes for 44 yards, with a long of nine yards…rushed 10 times for 86 yards against Jacksonville (12/30) and his first career touchdown…recorded the longest carry of his career, 41 yards, during the scoring drive in which he scored on a one-yard run early in the fourth quarter.
COLLEGE: Appeared in 36 games over his career, starting 27 games for the Irish…owns school record for most receptions in a season by a running back (56 in 2006) and most career receptions by a running back (109)…ranks fourth all-time at Notre Dame in rushing yards (3,249), third in all-time carries (693) and third in average yards per game over a career (90.3)…eclipsed 100 yards rushing 15 times in collegiate career…tallied 26 touchdowns—23 rushing and three receiving…led Irish in rushing in all three seasons, becoming just the sixth player in school history to lead Notre Dame for three straight years…marketing major.
Named the Gatorade Player of the Year in Georgia…selected as the Georgia prep player of the year for 2003 by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution…career totals included 5,675 rushing yards and 91 touchdowns at Buford (Ga.) High School…scored 46 touchdowns as a senior, breaking Herschel Walker's Georgia single-season record of 42…father, Jimmy, played on the defensive line at Arkansas…born Darius A'Dunte Walker in Atlanta, Ga..
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