| Number: | 8 |
| Position: | Defensive specialist |
| Birth Date: | 22 November 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Compton, California, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lbs: | 188 |
| High School: | Gahr (Cerritos, California) |
| College: | Nevada |
| Undraftedyear: | 2008 |
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DeVon Walker (born November 22, 1985) is a former indoor football defensive specialist who last played Kent Predators of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He played college football at Nevada.
Walker attended Gahr High School.[1] While there, he lettered three times in football on offense and defense. Also during the season he was named defensive player-of-the-week three times and achieved the defensive mvp award.
In 2005, Walker, a two-star cornerback recruit began receiving offers from Division I-A schools such as: Nevada, Idaho, San Diego State, TCU, Tulsa, and Washington State.[2] He began favoring San Diego State;[3] however, he later chose to commit to Nevada.
After his sophomore season, was being recruited by multiple Division I-A schools. However, midway through the school year,[4] Walker transferred to Nevada, where he played for his final two college seasons. In 2006, in 10 games, he recorded 18 tackles, two passes broken up, and one forced fumble.[5] Then as a senior, in 2007, in 13 games, with 13 starts, he recorded 85 tackles, 3 interceptions, and eighteen passes broken up.[6] While at Nevada he was also a communications major with a minors in business and music.
| Measureables | |||||||||
| Ht. | Wt. | 40 yd. | 20 Shut. | Squat Max. | Vertical Jump | Bench Max. | Broad Jump | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6'0" | 188 lb. | 4.42[7] | 4.01 | 610 lbs. | 39" | 320 lbs. | 10'9" | ||
Walker is the son of Lee Walker, a well-known football coach in Long Beach, California, and Jacqueline Harris, a hard-working nurse.He is a personal trainer at Starfit Fitness Club, as well as the general manager. He is now the owner of Limitless Sports Academy.He has six children: Amoni Walker(15), Dillon Walker(14), Mia Walker(10), Axton Walker(7) Adiyah Walker(5) Aiden Walker(3)He also is considered the best Madden player of all time due to his victory against the 10th and 2nd best player in the game.