Deion Walker

Height:
6-3
Weight:
206
Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
Christchurch, Va.
High School:
Christchurch High School
Prev School:
Notre Dame

As a Grad Student in 2012: Game-By-Game Statistics
Saw action in 11 games, starting ten at wide receiver ... Caught 59 passes for 667 yards and three touchdowns, averaging 60.6 yards per game ... Hauled in five passes for 83 yards vs. Buffalo (11/17), nine passes for 81 yards at Western Michigan (10/6), and six passes for 81 yards at Miami (9/22)... Had 11 catches for 162 yards and a touchdown vs. Ohio (9/29).

Before UMass: Joined UMass during the 2012 summer as a graduate student after receiving his degree at Notre Dame ... Played for the Irish from 2008-11 taking a redshirt season in 2008 ... Is eligible to play at UMass without sitting out per NCAA rules ... Played in 7 career games at Notre Dame ... Saw action in five games as a redshirt freshman in 2009 making one catch for 15 yards ... Also played in two games in 2011 as a redshirt junior ... Did not see game action as a redshirt sophomore in 2010; Redshirted the 2008 season as a true freshman ... Rated as the 7th-best wide receiver in the country by SuperPrep and the 11th-best wide receiver in the nation by Scout.com prior to joining Notre Dame ... Had 15 catches for 230 yards and two touchdowns in an injury hampered senior season ... As a junior in 2006, he hauled in 50 receptions for 733 yards and seven touchdowns ... Also played quarterback and in the defensive secondary during his prep career ... A first-team all-state and all-conference player during his high school career as well as a member of the basketball team ... Attended the Asheville (N.C.) School prior enrolling at Christchurch in his junior year ... At Asheville, Walker won the North Carolina State Championship twice in the trip jump.

Personal: Deion Patrick Walker ... Born February 26, 1989 ... Son of Art and Bethany Walker ... Graduate student majoring in Education.

RECEIVING	g	rec	yards	td	long	rec/g	avg/c	avg/g
2012	11	59	667	3	38	5.4	11.3	60.6
TOTAL	11	59	667	3	38	5.4	11.3	60.6

SCORING	g	td	rush	rcv	ret	pat	2pat	fg	total	avg/g
2012	11	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	18	1.6
TOTAL	11	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	18	1.6

ALL PURPOSE	g	rush	rcv	pr	kr	ir	total	avg/g
2012	11	0	667	0	0	0	667	60.6
TOTAL	11	0	667	0	0	0	667	60.6

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points scored: 6, Central Michigan, Nov 23, 2012 ; at Vanderbilt, Oct 27, 2012 ; Ohio, Sep 29, 2012
Touchdowns: 1, Central Michigan, Nov 23, 2012 ; at Vanderbilt, Oct 27, 2012 ; Ohio, Sep 29, 2012
Receptions: 11, Ohio, Sep 29, 2012
Receiving yards: 162, Ohio, Sep 29, 2012 (11 receptions)
Receiving TDs: 1, Central Michigan, Nov 23, 2012 ; at Vanderbilt, Oct 27, 2012 ; Ohio, Sep 29, 2012
Long reception: 38, Buffalo, Nov 17, 2012
All-purpose yards: 162, Ohio, Sep 29, 2012