Before David Walker became one of the best defensive football players in the country, his trip started at Stuttgart High School. The teachers, the students, the elders and the city officials met in Ricebird Arena for an official celebration of Sendoff while Walker leaves the Arkansas for Tampa to start his career in the NFL.
The Rusher de Bord All-American Original et Central Arkansas was taken in the fourth round, choice n ° 121 by the Buccaneers of Tampa Bay on day 3 of the NFL 2025 draft.
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The final score: David Walker of the UCA Preview 2025 NFL Draft
To show how much the community has love and appreciation for Walker, the Norma King Strabala mayor officially declared on April 26th As “David Walker Day” in Stuttgart, Arkansas.
Years of hard work, dedication and prayer have finally borne fruit for an Arkansan who was not even classified by leaving the recruitment class of the 2019 high school. After playing for the Stuttgart Ricebirds, Walker played a season of university division two in the south of Arkansas.
Final score: David Walker of the UCA repeated by the Buccaneers of Tampa Bay in the draft of the NFL 2025
As Muleder, Walker was an American conference player in the second team. He led the team with 19.5 plated for defeat, eight bags and 52 plated in total while starting the 11 games of his only season.
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Walker was then transferred to the center of Arkansas. In three seasons at the UCA, the 6 feet 2 inches and 260 pounds became the UCA career bag (31) and the plated for the loss (60) leader. He won the Buck Buchanan Award in January, which returned to the best defensive player in the Championship de Football (FCS) series. Walker has been a finalist in the past three years, finishing third in the general classification in 2022 in the second year.
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