// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did Wali Lundy say to the football? You're a running mate.
 Lundy with the Houston Texans in 2006 | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born | September 8, 1983 New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 214 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school | Holy Cross (Delran Township, New Jersey) | ||||||||||||
| College | Virginia | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2006 (6th round, 170th overall pick) | ||||||||||||
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Wali Sultan Lundy (born September 8, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the National Football League (NFL). Lundy was selected in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL draft, after playing college football for the Virginia Cavaliers.[1]
Early life
[edit]Wali started his career at Holy Cross High School in Delran Township, New Jersey, where he broke the records for rushing and most touchdowns. He had previously attended Florence Township Memorial High School in Florence Township, New Jersey, where he played for the Flashes.
College career
[edit]He holds many Virginia Cavaliers records and Atlantic Coast Conference records, including being the all-time touchdown leader in ACC history with 52 touchdowns. He played in 49 games at the University of Virginia, where he rushed for 3,193 yards, the fifth-highest total ever in school history, and 4,497 all-purpose yards.
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 214 lb (97 kg) | 31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.45 s | 1.58 s | 2.63 s | 4.36 s | 6.99 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) | 18 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[2][3] | ||||||||||||
It was announced on August 29, 2006, that Texans running back Domanick Davis would be unable to start the team's first regular season game due to a lingering knee injury. Houston Head Coach Gary Kubiak stated that Lundy would start the first game of his rookie campaign in Davis's place. Lundy stepped up for 476 yards and four touchdowns in his rookie season.[4] On August 31, 2007, the Texans released him.[5]
Music career
[edit]In a 2004 interview with Sports Illustrated, Lundy suggested he would aspire to be a rap artist if football didn't work out.[6] In 2010, he partnered with producer Jase Harley and established a collective called Fresh Fuzion.[7][8] He is a founding member of Fresh Fuzion.
References
[edit]- ↑ "2006 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Wali Lundy Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
- ↑ "Wali Lundy College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ↑ "Wali Lundy". Houston Texans. Archived from the original on March 22, 2007.
- ↑ "Texans release McCardell, Stanley, 18 others". NFL.com. August 31, 2007. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
- ↑ Duerson, Adam. "Wali Lundy pimps your iPod". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on June 3, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ↑ Goldstein, Matt (May 21, 2012). "Wali Lundy, Former Houston Texan, Explores Life Outside of the NFL". Bleacher Report. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
- ↑ "About The Fresh Fuzion Collective". Fresh Fuzion Media Network. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
External links
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Media related to Wali Lundy at Wikimedia Commons
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Holy Cross Academy (New Jersey) alumni
- People from Florence Township, New Jersey
- Players of American football from New Brunswick, New Jersey
- American football running backs
- Virginia Cavaliers football players
- Houston Texans players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- People from Willingboro Township, New Jersey
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- Players of American football from Burlington County, New Jersey
- 20th-century American sportsmen