Tyrunn Walker

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Tyrunn Walker
No. 75, 93, 73, 95
Position:
Nose tackle
Personal information
Born: (1990-03-18) March 18, 1990 (age 34)
New Iberia, Louisiana
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school:Westgate
(New Iberia, Louisiana)
College:Tulsa
Undrafted:2012
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:85
Sacks:4.5
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Tyrunn Walker (born March 18, 1990) is a former

undrafted free agent in 2012. He has also played for the Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams, and Buffalo Bills
.

College career

Walker played

Jones County Junior College before transferring to the University of Tulsa for his junior season.[1] In his two seasons at Tulsa, he finished with 84 tackles, 13.5 sacks, 11 pass deflections, and 4 forced fumbles.[2]

Professional career

New Orleans Saints

On April 30, 2012, he signed with the

undrafted free agent.[3] Against the odds, Walker made the final 53-man roster. However, he was a healthy inactive or did not play in all 16 of the team's regular season games.[4]

The next year, Walker played in seven games and recorded nine tackles, one sack, and one pass defensed.[5]

In the 2014 season, Walker played all 16 games, starting one, and tallied 19 tackles, 2.5 sacks, and one forced fumble.[5]

Detroit Lions

On March 12, 2015, Walker signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Lions.[6] 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.[7] On March 4, 2016, the Lions re-signed Walker to a one-year contract.[8] During the 2016 regular season, Walker played in 15 games, starting eight.[5] He was involved in an unusual play during a Week 9 game against the Minnesota Vikings when he batted a Sam Bradford pass back to the quarterback Bradford, who caught the ball and ran for a five-yard gain.[9] Walker finished the season with 26 tackles and one fumble recovered as the Lions made the playoffs.[5] Walker recorded one tackle in the Lions' wild-card round game as they lost to the Seattle Seahawks by a score of 26–6.[10]

Los Angeles Rams

On March 23, 2017, Walker signed with the

playoffs.[5] Walker recorded three tackles in the Rams' wild-card round game as they lost to the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 26-13.[14]

Buffalo Bills

On August 12, 2018, Walker was signed by the Buffalo Bills.[15] He was released on September 1, 2018.[16]

New Orleans Saints (second stint)

On January 15, 2019, Walker was signed by the New Orleans Saints after defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins was injured during a playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles.[17] He was listed as inactive for their next game, a loss to the Rams in the NFC Championship Game.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Player Bio: Tyrunn Walker - Football - The University of Tulsa Official Athletic Site". TulsaHurricane.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Tyrunn Walker Statistics". sports-reference.com.
  3. ^ "Saints Announce 2012 Rookie Free Agent Class". neworleanssaints.com. April 30, 2012. Archived from the original on March 24, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
  4. ^ "Tyrunn Walker 2012 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Tyrunn Walker Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  6. ^ Twentyman, Tim (March 13, 2015). "Lions sign defensive tackle Tyrunn Walker". DetroitLions.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  7. ^ Gantt, Darin (October 6, 2015). "Lions lineman Tyrunn Walker having surgery for broken leg, to IR". NBC Sports. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  8. ^ Twentyman, Tim (March 4, 2016). "Lions re-sign DT Tyrunn Walker". Detroit Lions. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  9. ^ Duffy, Thomas (November 6, 2016). "Vikings QB Sam Bradford Catches Batted Pass and Runs for 5 Yards". Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  10. ^ "Wild Card - Detroit Lions at Seattle Seahawks - January 7th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  11. ^ Simmons, Myles (March 23, 2017). "Rams Agree to Terms with DT Tyrunn Walker". TheRams.com.
  12. ^ Langer, Travis (June 22, 2017). "Rams Continue Trimming Roster". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017.
  13. ^ Simmons, Myles (August 23, 2017). "Rams Sign DT Tyrunn Walker". TheRams.com.
  14. ^ "Wild Card - Atlanta Falcons at Los Angeles Rams - January 6th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  15. ^ "Bills add defensive tackle Tyrunn Walker". BuffaloBills.com. August 12, 2018.
  16. ^ "Bills make these moves to reach the 53-man roster limit". BuffaloBills.com. September 1, 2018.
  17. ^ Patra, Kevin (January 15, 2019). "Saints signing Tyrunn Walker to help replace Rankins". NFL.com.
  18. ^ "Tyrunn Walker Playoffs Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2021.

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