Wesley Walls
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Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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Born: | Batesville, Mississippi, U.S. | March 26, 1966||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Pontotoc (Pontotoc, Mississippi) | ||||||||
College: | Ole Miss (1985–1988) | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1989 / Round: 2 / Pick: 56 | ||||||||
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Charles Wesley Walls (born March 26, 1966) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons.
Early career
Walls played high school football in Pontotoc, Mississippi. He spent his first three years as a quarterback at South Pontotoc High School. Before his senior year, he transferred to Pontotoc High School, a rival high school. Walls' transfer caused such an uproar in the area, the case went to court, and Walls' eligibility for baseball and basketball was denied. He switched to fullback his senior year, and made the all-state team.
College career
Walls' ability at Pontotoc High earned him a scholarship to the University of Mississippi. He actually played defensive end for three years, but became a linebacker in his senior year. In addition, he played tight end. In a rare move under today's football system, Walls actually started both positions in a game against Memphis State University. After realizing that playing both offense and defense would be too much, he became the team's permanent tight end. He was still utilized on third-down situations as a pass rusher, however. He earned All-America honors as a senior. Walls was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2014.[1]
Professional career
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | ||||||||
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6 ft 4+1⁄2 in (1.94 m) |
240 lb (109 kg) |
4.77 s | 1.64 s | 2.77 s | ||||||||
All values from NFL Combine[2] |
Walls was drafted in the second round (56th overall) by the
On July 9, 2019, the Panthers announced that Walls would be inducted into the team's Hall of Honor along with Jake Delhomme, Jordan Gross, and Steve Smith Sr.
NFL career statistics
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Won the Super Bowl | |
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Regular season
Year | Team | GP | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||
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Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FD | Fum | Lost | |||
1989 | SF | 16 | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1990 | SF | 16 | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1991 | SF | 15 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1992 | SF | 0 | Did not play due to injury | |||||||
1993 | SF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1994 | NO | 15 | 38 | 406 | 10.7 | 31 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
1995 | NO | 16 | 57 | 694 | 12.2 | 29 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 1 |
1996 | CAR | 16 | 61 | 713 | 11.7 | 40 | 10 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
1997 | CAR | 15 | 58 | 746 | 12.9 | 52 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
1998 | CAR | 14 | 49 | 506 | 10.3 | 30 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
1999 | CAR | 16 | 63 | 822 | 13.0 | 37 | 12 | 47 | 1 | 1 |
2000 | CAR | 8 | 31 | 422 | 13.6 | 54 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | CAR | 14 | 43 | 452 | 10.5 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | CAR | 15 | 19 | 241 | 12.7 | 27 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | GB | 14 | 20 | 222 | 11.1 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Career[4] | 190 | 450 | 5,291 | 11.8 | 54 | 54 | 289 | 2 | 2 |
References
- ^ National Football Foundation (May 22, 2014). "NFF Proudly Announces Impressive 2014 College Football Hall of Fame Class". FootballFoundation.org. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- ^ "Wesley Walls, Combine Results, TE - Mississippi". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ "1989 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- ^ "Wesley Walls Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved April 11, 2014.