Vance Walker
 Walker with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2014 | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Defensive end | ||||||||||||
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| Born | April 26, 1987 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 295 lb (134 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Fort Mill (SC) | ||||||||||||
| College | Georgia Tech | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2009 (7th round, 210th overall pick) | ||||||||||||
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Vance Jack Walker (born April 26, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL draft. He played high school football at Fort Mill High School and college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
Professional career
[edit]Atlanta Falcons
[edit]Walker was selected in the seventh round (210th overall) in the 2009 NFL draft.[1] Falcons re-signed Walker to a one-year, $1.26 million contract on March 13, 2012.[2]
Oakland Raiders
[edit]Walker signed with the Oakland Raiders on March 18, 2013.[3]
Kansas City Chiefs
[edit]On March 14, 2014, he signed a three-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs.[4] He was released by the team on March 6, 2015.[5]
Denver Broncos
[edit]On March 12, 2015, Walker signed with the Denver Broncos.[6] On February 7, 2016, Walker was part of the Broncos team that won Super Bowl 50. In the game, the Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers by a score of 24–10.[7] Walker recorded two tackles in the Super Bowl.[8] On August 19, 2016, Walker was placed on the Broncos' injured reserve.[9]
NFL career statistics
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2009 | ATL | 10 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | ATL | 16 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | ATL | 16 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | ATL | 16 | 9 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | OAK | 15 | 15 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | KAN | 16 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | DEN | 15 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | 32 | 172 | 119 | 53 | 12.0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Playoffs
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2010 | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | ATL | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | DEN | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "2009 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ↑ Choate, Dave (March 13, 2012). "Falcons Sign Defensive Tackle Vance Walker". The Falcoholic. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
- ↑ "Raiders Sign DT Vance Walker". Las Vegas Raiders. March 18, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ↑ "Chiefs Sign LB Frank Zombo, DT Vance Walker". Kansas City Chiefs. March 14, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ↑ "Chiefs Release DT Vance Walker". Kansas City Chiefs. March 6, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ↑ Swanson, Ben (March 12, 2015). "Broncos sign DE Vance Walker". Denver Broncos. Archived from the original on May 10, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Super Bowl 50 – Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers – February 7th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
- ↑ Rosenthal, Gregg (February 7, 2016). "Broncos outlast Panthers, claim third Super Bowl title". NFL.com. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ↑ Mason, Andrew (August 19, 2016). "Broncos place Vance Walker on injured reserve, sign TE Manasseh Garner". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
External links
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- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets bio Archived February 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Cincinnati
- American football defensive tackles
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football players
- Atlanta Falcons players
- Oakland Raiders players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- Denver Broncos players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American football defensive lineman, 1980s birth stubs