DeVon Walker
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Compton, California, U.S.
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| Position | Defensive specialist |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 22, 1985 Compton, California, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 188 lb (85 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Gahr (Cerritos, California) |
| College | Nevada |
| NFL draft | 2008: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
DeVon Walker (born November 22, 1985) is a former indoor football defensive specialist who last played Kent Predators of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He played college football at Nevada.
Walker attended Gahr High School.[1] While there, he lettered three times in football on offense and defense. Also during the season he was named defensive player-of-the-week three times and achieved the defensive MVP award.
In 2005, Walker, a two-star cornerback recruit began receiving offers from Division I-A schools such as: Nevada, Idaho, San Diego State, TCU, Tulsa, and Washington State.[2] He began favoring San Diego State;[3] however, he later chose to commit to Nevada.
College career
After his sophomore season, Walker was being recruited by multiple Division I-A schools. However, midway through the school year,[4] Walker transferred to Nevada, where he played for his final two college seasons. In 2006, in 10 games, he recorded 18 tackles, two passes broken up, and one forced fumble.[5] Then as a senior, in 2007, in 13 games, with 13 starts, he recorded 85 tackles, 3 interceptions, and eighteen passes broken up.[6] While at Nevada he was also a communications major with a minors in business and music.