Denard Walker
{{Short description|American football player (born 1973)}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Denard Walker
| number = 25, 27, 26
| position = Safety
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|8|9}}
| birth_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 190
| high_school = South Garland
(Garland, Texas)
| college = LSU
| draftyear = 1997
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 75
| pastteams =
- Tennessee Oilers / Titans ({{NFL Year|1997|2000}})
- Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2001|2002}})
- Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|2003}})
- Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|2004|2005}})
| statlabel1 = Tackles
| statvalue1 = 464
| statlabel2 = Interceptions
| statvalue2 = 13
| statlabel3 = Touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 2
| pfr = WalkDe20
}}
Denard Antuan Walker (born August 9, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). Walker was selected by the Tennessee Oilers in the 1997 NFL draft out of Louisiana State University.{{cite web|title=Denard Walker NFL Football Statistics|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WalkDe20.htm|website=Pro Football Reference|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=April 21, 2016}}{{Cite web |title=1997 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1997/draft.htm |access-date=March 30, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}
Professional career
On October 26, 1997, Walker recorded his first career pick-six, which came from off of Arizona Cardinals quarterback Jake Plummer.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199710260crd.htm|title=Tennessee Oilers at Arizona Cardinals - October 26th, 1997|website=Pro Football Reference|accessdate=September 28, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WalkDe20/gamelog/|title=Denard Walker Career Game Log|website=Pro Football Reference|accessdate=September 28, 2017}}
On January 30, 2000, the Titans made it to Super Bowl XXXIV in which Walker started.{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl XXXIV - St. Louis Rams vs. Tennessee Titans - January 30th, 2000 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200001300oti.htm |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} The team lost to the St. Louis Rams.
On October 28, 2001, as a member of the Denver Broncos, Walker recorded his second career pick-six, which came off of quarterback Tom Brady. The interception recorded late in the fourth quarter and helped the Broncos defeat the New England Patriots.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200110280den.htm|title=New England Patriots at Denver Broncos - October 28th, 2001|website=Pro Football Reference|accessdate=September 28, 2017}}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league |
| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="4"| Tackles !colspan="4"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 1997 | TEN
| 15 || 11 || 68 || 56 || 12 || 0.0 || 2 || 53 || 1 || 39 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | TEN
| 16 || 16 || 83 || 68 || 15 || 0.0 || 2 || 6 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | TEN
| 15 || 14 || 47 || 39 || 8 || 0.0 || 1 || 27 || 0 || 27 || 0 || 1 || 83 || 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | TEN
| 15 || 14 || 45 || 44 || 1 || 0.0 || 2 || 4 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | DEN
| 16 || 15 || 56 || 51 || 5 || 0.0 || 3 || 60 || 1 || 39 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | DEN
| 16 || 16 || 64 || 56 || 8 || 0.0 || 1 || 8 || 0 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | MIN
| 16 || 8 || 53 || 48 || 5 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | OAK
| 16 || 5 || 45 || 43 || 2 || 0.0 || 1 || 45 || 0 || 45 || 0 || 1 || 28 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2005 | OAK
| 9 || 0 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 134 | 99 | 464 | 407 | 57 | 0.0 | 13 | 203 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 111 | 1 |
=Playoffs=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="4"| Tackles !colspan="4"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 1999 | TEN
| 4 || 4 || 15 || 15 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"| 3 || 4 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | TEN
| 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
References
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{{Tennessee Oilers 1997 draft navbox}}
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Category:American football cornerbacks
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Category:Tennessee Titans players
Category:Denver Broncos players
Category:Minnesota Vikings players
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Category:Players of American football from Dallas
Category:LSU Tigers football players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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