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Position: | Defensive lineman | ||||||
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Born: | Royston, Georgia, U.S. | February 28, 1973||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 324 lb (147 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Carnesville (GA) Franklin County | ||||||
College: | Auburn | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1995 / Round: 5 / Pick: 159 | ||||||
Expansion draft: | 2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4 | ||||||
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Gary Lamar Walker (born February 28, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers, and was selected in the fifth round of the 1995 NFL draft by the Houston Oilers. He also played for the Tennessee Oilers, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Houston Texans.
He accumulated 148 tackles and 15 sacks in two seasons at Auburn University, earning second-team All-Southeastern Conference honors as a senior. Before Auburn, he attended Hinds Junior College.
He was drafted in the 1995 NFL draft by the Houston Oilers. [1] Acquired by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1999, he was an alternate selection to the 2001 Pro Bowl. Signed by the Houston Texans in 2002, he was selected to the Pro Bowl in that year, though he was subsequently plagued by injuries. Walker severed his triceps muscle during the 2005 season and was waived by the Texans in March 2006. He was the only Houston Oilers player to play for the Houston Texans.
Year | Team | GP | COMB | TOTAL | AST | SACK | FF | FR |
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1995 | HOU | 15 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
1996 | HOU | 16 | 45 | 30 | 15 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 |
1997 | TEN | 15 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 |
1998 | TEN | 16 | 47 | 31 | 16 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
1999 | JAX | 16 | 54 | 46 | 8 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
2000 | JAX | 15 | 42 | 39 | 3 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 |
2001 | JAX | 16 | 43 | 35 | 8 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 |
2002 | HOU | 16 | 51 | 36 | 15 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 |
2003 | HOU | 4 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | HOU | 15 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
2005 | HOU | 11 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Career | 155 | 427 | 312 | 115 | 46.5 | 9 | 3 |
Key
Walker's son Gary Jr. played college football for the Auburn Tigers and is now a graduate assistant for the program. [3] [4]
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