Derrick Walker (American football)
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 23, 1967 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Glenwood, Illinois | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 246 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Chicago Heights (IL) Bloom | ||||||||
| College: | Michigan | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1990 / Round: 6 / Pick: 163 | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 180 |
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| Receiving yards: | 1,770 |
| Receiving TDs: | 9 |
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Derrick Norval Walker (born June 23, 1967) is a former American football player. He played college football for the University of Michigan as a tight end and inside linebacker from 1986 to 1989. He played professional football as a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons with the San Diego Chargers (1990-1993), the Kansas City Chiefs (1994-1997), and the Oakland Raiders (1998).
Walker was born in Glenwood, Illinois, in 1967. He attended Bloom High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois.
Walker enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1985 and played college football for head coach Bo Schembechler's Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1986 to 1989. After redshirting in 1985, he played at the inside linebacker position in 1986. He was converted to a tight end in 1987 and won Michigan's Frederick Matthei Award.
As a junior, Walker started two games, one at tight end and one at split end. As a senior, he was a team co-captain and started all 12 games at tight end for the 1989 Michigan Wolverines football team that compiled a 10-2 in Schembechler's last season as Michigan's head coach. At the end of the 1989 season, Walker was selected as the first-team tight end on the 1989 All-Big Ten Conference football team. He caught 33 passes for 446 yards and five touchdowns during his time at Michigan.
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