Position: Defensive tackle Name Tyrunn Walker Height 1.91 m | Undrafted: 2012 Weight 133 kg Roster status: Injured reserve | |
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Date of birth: (1990-03-18) March 18, 1990 (age 25) High school: New Iberia (LA) Westgate Role American football defensive tackle Current team Detroit Lions (#93 / Defensive tackle) College Tulsa Golden Hurricane football Parents Eleanor Shaw, Jim Wade Shaw Similar People T J Jones, Rashean Mathis, Jim Caldwell, Jim Schwartz Profiles | ||
Place of birth: New Iberia, Louisiana | ||
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Tyrunn Walker (born March 18, 1990) is an American football nose tackle for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tulsa and signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He has also played for the Detroit Lions.
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College career
Walker played college football at Jones County Junior College before transferring to Tulsa for his junior season. In his two seasons at Tulsa, He finished with 84 tackles, 13.5 sacks, 11 pass deflections, and 4 forced fumbles.
New Orleans Saints
On April 30, 2012, he signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent. Against the odds, Walker made the final 53-man roster. However, he was a healthy inactive in all 16 of the team's regular season games.
Detroit Lions
On March 12, 2015, Walker signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Lions. During the 2015 season, he played in four games for Detroit and posted nine tackles, before he suffered a broken fibula in a game on October 5 of that year, and was placed on the injured reserve list for the remainder of the season. On March 4, 2016, the Lions re-signed Walker to a one-year contract.
Los Angeles Rams
On March 23, 2017, Walker signed with the Los Angeles Rams. He was released on June 22, 2017. He re-signed with the Rams on August 23, 2017.