Kenneth Walker III

Kenneth Walker III
Arizona Hotshots
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1994-04-01) April 1, 1994
Brookside, California
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight: 188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school: Richmond (CA) Kennedy
College: UCLA
Undrafted: 2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Kenneth Walker III (born April 1, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football (AAF). He played college football at UCLA from 2012 to 2016. He was also a sprinter on the UCLA track and field team.

Early years

Walker was born in 1994. He grew up in Richmond in California's East Bay area. After a troubled childhood being raised by a single mother, Walker excelled in both track and football at Freedom High School in Oakley, California, and then at Richmond's John F. Kennedy High School. He won three Junior Olympics titles in the hurdles and became an excellent student and a top-rated high school football player.[1][2] He received playing time in high school as a running back, receiver, punter, kick returner and quarterback.[2]

According to ESPN, Walker received more than 12 scholarship offers to play college football.[3] Walker orally committed in August 2011 to the University of California, Berkeley.[3] Five months later, in February 2012, he switched his commitment from Cal to UCLA.[4]

College athletics

Walker enrolled at UCLA in 2012 and played at the wide receiver position for the UCLA Bruins football team.[5][6][7][8][9] He appeared in 12 games as a true freshman in 2012, missed the 2013 season with a back injury, and appeared in nine games in 2014, 13 games in 2015, and 11 games in 2016.[2][10] He started nine games for UCLA in 2015 and seven in 2016.[2] Walker had two 100-yard receiving games during the 2016 season: 115 yards and a touchdown on six receptions against Texas A&M on September 3;[11] and 114 yards and two touchdowns on two receptions against Arizona on October 1.[12]

Walker also competed as a sprinter for the UCLA track team.[5]

Professional career

Walker was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent following the 2017 NFL Draft.[13] He was waived on August 14, 2017.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Janis Carr (September 27, 2012). "Walker's path to UCLA had some sharp turns". The Orange County Register.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Kenneth Walker III". UCLA. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Jimmy Durkin (August 26, 2011). "Kennedy High-Richmond football player Kenneth Walker III orally commits to Cal". The Mercury News.
  4. ↑ Jimmy Durkin (February 1, 2012). "Kennedy-Richmond receiver switches from Cal to UCLA". The Mercury News.
  5. 1 2 "UCLA receiver Kenneth Walker III is looking like one of the good-hands people". Los Angeles Times. 2016-09-07. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  6. ↑ "Kenneth Walker III - 2017 Track & Field Roster - UCLABruins.com | UCLA Athletics". www.uclabruins.com. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  7. ↑ "After overcoming hurdles, speedster Kenneth Walker III seeks NFL shot". Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  8. ↑ "Kenneth Walker III returns to Richmond". Inside UCLA with Thuc Nhi Nguyen. 2016-12-28. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  9. ↑ NGUYEN, THUC NHI. "UCLA receiver Kenneth Walker III believes he will catch on as a leader". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  10. ↑ Ryan O'Halloran (August 5, 2017). "Pro Day show earned Kenneth Walker a shot with Jaguars". The Florida Times-Union.
  11. ↑ "Kenneth Walker III posts career high as receiver for UCLA". The Richmond Standard. September 6, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Walker records another 62-yard TD catch; McKinley nets sack for UCLA". The Richmond Standard. October 3, 2016.
  13. ↑ Oehser, John. "2017 offseason: Undrafted free agents bring roster to 90". Jaguars.com. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Jaguars claim cornerback Charles James II off waivers". Jaguars.com. August 14, 2017.
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