Andrew Walter
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||
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Born: | Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. | May 11, 1982||||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Grand Junction (Grand Junction, Colorado) | ||||||
College: | Arizona State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2005 / Round: 3 / Pick: 69 | ||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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Andrew Scott Walter (born May 11, 1982) is an American former professional
Early years and college career
Walter is an Arizona native, born in Scottsdale. He moved to Colorado at the age of 10, where he later attended Grand Junction High School in Grand Junction, Colorado.[1] He was an all-conference selection as a junior and senior and a USA Today honorable mention All-American.
Prior to his NFL career, Walter played quarterback for his hometown school,
2001 season
Walter's redshirt freshman season at
2002 season
With an opening at quarterback, Walter seemed to be the favorite going into the season to start. This turned out not to be the case, however, when Walter was kept as the backup after redshirt freshman, Chad Christiansen, had impressive spring and fall practices.
In September 2002 the Sun Devils fell behind the San Diego State University Aztecs 22–0. Christiansen was largely ineffective and was replaced by Walter. Walter entered the game with a protective boot due to an injury he sustained during the previous week of practice. The injury did not prove to be a factor as Walter connected with wide receiver Shaun McDonald for a 72-yard touchdown pass on his first play from scrimmage. Walter's second pass from scrimmage also ended up as a touchdown. ASU came back to beat the Aztecs, 39–28, in the largest come-from-behind win in ASU history.
Later in the season, ASU put together an impressive win streak, and beat No. 6 Oregon at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon, where the Ducks had lost only one game at Autzen over the previous four seasons. After falling behind 21–0 in the second quarter, Walter led the Sun Devils to a 45–42 upset win over the Ducks, breaking a Pac-10 single game record for passing with 536 yards.
ASU ended the regular season with an 8–5 record and nearly upset the Kansas State Wildcats, who were favored by 17 points over the Devils, in the 2002 Holiday Bowl. Although ASU narrowly lost the contest 34–27 (relinquishing the lead only once, in the closing minute of the game), Walter achieved the ASU single season passing record with 3,877 yards.
2003 season
2003 was marked as a disappointing season for Walter and the Sun Devils. ASU started the season ranked at No. 15 but put up disappointing performances against traditionally weaker opponents
2004 season
Walter's senior campaign featured a number of highs and lows. Walter lead the Sun Devils to a comeback year where the Devils piled up an 8–3 record and clinched a berth in the Vitalis Sun Bowl. Walter also surpassed practically every ASU quarterback in every statistic. Walter also surpassed NFL legend John Elway as the Pac-10's all time touchdown leader. During the 2004 season, Walter helped the Devils defeat No. 15 Iowa 44–7. His low point of the season came when Walter went down in the fourth quarter during the regular season finale against Arizona and suffered a third degree shoulder separation, forcing him to miss the Sun Devils' post-season Sun Bowl game (a 27–23 victory over Purdue).
Professional career
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | ||||||||||
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6 ft 6+1⁄8 in (1.98 m) |
233 lb (106 kg) |
4.86 s | ||||||||||
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[2] |
Oakland Raiders
Walter was selected by the
Entering the 2006 season, Walter was expected to compete for the starting quarterback position with Tuiasosopo and
With Russell taking the starting job in 2008, Walter continued to serve as the Raiders' third quarterback. He was active for just two games in 2008, starting one but posting only a 43.8 completion percentage. Walter was released by the Raiders on July 30, 2009, finishing his Oakland career with a 52.3 completion percentage.
New England Patriots
Walter was signed by the New England Patriots in August 2009 after the team waived quarterback Matt Gutierrez. He was released on September 4.
Post-football career
After choosing to leave the NFL at age 27, Walter was the first player to participate in the NFL Player Development Internship Program in commercial real estate at CB Richard Ellis in Phoenix. Walter then returned to
Walter lost in the 2014 Republican primary election against Wendy Rogers for the House of Representatives seat in Arizona's 9th congressional district.[14]
References
- ^ "Newsmaker Sunday Interview". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021.
- ^ "2005 NFL Draft Scout Andrew Walter College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ "2005 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Walter pick over Rodgers likely mistake". eastbaytimes.com. December 8, 2007. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ^ a b Kawakami, Tim (December 9, 2007). "JaMarcus Russell's wearing a ski mask, which explains why he's not playing right now – Talking Points". blogs.mercurynews.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b Corkran, Steve (December 10, 2007). "Raiders' run 'D' Grant-ed no mercy". eastbaytimes.com. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ^ "Andrew Walter". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ^ "Favre returns, clinches Packers' playoff berth vs. Raiders". usatoday30.usatoday.com. December 9, 2007. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ^ "Packers' Barnett takes exception to 'dirty' hit". twincities.com. December 9, 2007. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ^ Kawakami, tim (December 10, 2007). "Don't blame weather: Real Raiders Zambonied by G.B." eastbaytimes.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Russell makes debut, McCown steals show in Raiders' win over Broncos". eastbaytimes.com. December 2, 2007. Archived from the original on January 20, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Bell, Stephania (December 8, 2007). "Bush, Bulger out". espn.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Wagaman, Michael (December 5, 2007). "Favre a constant; Raiders QB still a mystery". scout.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Insider: Dark money and making dough after politics".
External links
- http://ballotpedia.org/Arizona%27s_9th_Congressional_District_elections,_2014
- Media related to Andrew Walter at Wikimedia Commons