Rasheed Walker
{{Short description|American football player (born 2000)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Rasheed Walker
| image =
| currentteam = Green Bay Packers
| number = 63
| position = Offensive tackle
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|2|13}}
| birth_place = Washington, D.C., U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 324
| high_school = North Point {{avoid wrap|(Waldorf, Maryland)}}
| college = Penn State (2018–2021)
| draftyear = 2022
| draftround = 7
| draftpick = 249
| pastteams =
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|2022}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
- 2× Third-team All-Big Ten (2020, 2021)
| statweek =
| statseason = 2024
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 35
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 32
| pfr = W/WalkRa00
}}
Rasheed Amar Walker (born February 13, 2000) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions.
Early years
Walker grew up in Waldorf, Maryland and attended North Point High School.{{Cite web |last=Abraham |first=Scott |date=April 25, 2022 |title=North Point High School grad Rasheed Walker on the doorstep of the NFL |url=https://wjla.com/sports/nfl-draft/north-point-high-school-grad-rasheed-walker-on-the-doorstep-of-the-nfl |access-date=April 29, 2022 |website=WJLA.com}} He was selected to play in the 2018 US Army All-American Bowl as a senior.{{Cite news |last=Needelman |first=Joshua |date=October 20, 2017 |title=North Point's Rasheed Walker selected to 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/recruiting-insider/wp/2017/10/20/north-points-rasheed-walker-selected-to-2018-u-s-army-all-american-bowl/ |access-date=April 29, 2022 |work=The Washington Post}} Walker was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Penn State over offers from Ohio State, Maryland, and Virginia Tech.{{Cite news |last=Caplan |first=Callie |date=February 7, 2018 |title=Rasheed Walker picks Penn State over Ohio State on National Signing Day |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/recruiting-insider/wp/2018/02/07/north-point-tackle-rasheed-walker-chooses-penn-state-over-ohio-state-on-signing-day/ |access-date=April 29, 2022 |work=The Washington Post}}
College career
Walker played in four games during his true freshman season before redshirting the rest of the year.{{Cite web |last=Persak |first=Mike |date=August 29, 2019 |title=How LT Rasheed Walker earned a starting job as a redshirt freshman |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/psu/2019/08/29/Penn-state-football-rasheed-walker-left-tackle-Matt-Limegrover/stories/201908290216 |access-date=April 29, 2022 |website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}} He was named the Nittany Lions' starting left tackle during training camp before his redshirt freshman season and started all 13 of the team's games.{{Cite web |last=Herb |first=Matt |date=August 27, 2020 |title=Penn State's Rasheed Walker has eyes fixed on becoming the best |url=https://pennstate.rivals.com/news/penn-state-s-rasheed-walker-has-eyes-fixed-on-becoming-the-best/ |access-date=April 29, 2022 |website=Rivals.com}} Walker was named third-team All-Big Ten Conference after starting all nine of Penn State's games in the team's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season.{{Cite web |last=Upadhyaya |first=Parth |date=January 12, 2021 |title=Penn State football: Rasheed Walker to return for 2021 season |url=https://www.centredaily.com/sports/college/penn-state-university/psu-football/article248461815.html |access-date=April 29, 2022 |website=Centre Daily Times}} As a redshirt junior, he started ten games and was named honorable mention All-Big Ten.{{Cite web |last=Batko |first=Brian |date=March 3, 2022 |title=Rasheed Walker could've left Penn State a year ago, but did he improve his draft stock? |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2022/03/03/rasheed-walker-nfl-draft-penn-state-left-tackle-steelers/stories/202203030033 |access-date=April 29, 2022 |website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}} After the season, Walker announced that he would forgo his remaining collegiate eligibility and enter the 2022 NFL draft.{{Cite web |last=Gallen |first=Daniel |date=January 3, 2022 |title=Penn State offensive tackle Rasheed Walker declares for 2022 NFL draft |url=https://www.pennlive.com/pennstatefootball/2022/01/penn-state-offensive-tackle-rasheed-walker-declares-for-2022-nfl-draft.html |access-date=April 29, 2022 |website=The Patriot-News}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 5 5/8
| weight = 313
| arm span = 33 5/8
| hand span = 10 5/8
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |last=Reuter |first=Chad |last2=Zierlein |first2=Lance |title=Rasheed Walker Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/rasheed-walker/32005741-4c30-8460-fec4-8041f42b9950 |access-date=April 8, 2023 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |title=2022 NFL Draft Scout Rasheed Walker College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1027665&DraftYear=2022 |access-date=April 8, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}
}}
Walker was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round (249th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft.{{Cite web |last=Spofford |first=Mike |date=April 30, 2022 |title=2022 NFL Draft: Packers select Penn State T Rasheed Walker in seventh round, No. 249 overall |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-penn-state-t-rasheed-walker-2022-nfl-draft |access-date=February 5, 2023 |website=Packers.com}} On May 9, 2022, he signed his rookie contract.{{Cite web |date=May 9, 2022 |title=Packers sign T Rasheed Walker |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-t-rasheed-walker |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522104039/https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-t-rasheed-walker |archive-date=May 22, 2022 |access-date=February 5, 2023 |website=Packers.com}} He saw his first NFL action on December 25, 2022, playing four special teams snaps in a Week 16 victory over the Miami Dolphins.{{Cite web |title=Green Bay Packers at Miami Dolphins – December 25th, 2022 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202212250mia.htm |access-date=February 6, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
He started his first NFL game on September 17, 2023, during a Week 2 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, replacing an injured David Bakhtiari at left tackle.{{cite web | last=Spofford | first=Mike | title=As Packers’ left tackle, Rasheed Walker found way to ‘just chill, relax’ | website=Packers.com| date=2024-02-14 | url=https://www.packers.com/news/as-packers-left-tackle-rasheed-walker-found-way-to-just-chill-relax | access-date=2024-11-02}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.packers.com/team/players-roster/rasheed-walker/ Green Bay Packers bio]
- [https://gopsusports.com/sports/football/roster/rasheed-walker/11611 Penn State Nittany Lions bio]
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Category:American football offensive tackles
Category:Penn State Nittany Lions football players
Category:People from Waldorf, Maryland
Category:Players of American football from Charles County, Maryland