2019 Football Roster
Walker III, Kenneth
Jersey Number 25
Kenneth Walker III
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Arlington, TN
- High School:
- Arlington
Bio
2020 (Sophomore)
Heading into week 11, ranks third in the country with 13 rushing touchdowns...Currently has a streak of six consecutive games with a rushing touchdown..He is two touchdowns away from tying the all-time program record held by Brian Piccilo (1964) and Larry Russell (1971)...Recorded his third three rushing touchdown game of the season against Syracuse to go along with 79 rushing yards...Led the team with 23 carries for a net of 66 yards and a touchdown vs Virginia Tech (10/24)...Busted out a 75 yard touchdown vs Virginia to bolster his 140 yard, 3 Touchdown game vs Virginia (10/17), on his way to being named ACC Running Back of the week...Rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown vs. Campbell (10/2) averaging 9.5 yards per carry...Recorded a career high 27 yard carry...Ran for a career-high 131 yards at NC State on Sept. 19 with six runs of 10 or more yards...Became just the second running back in the Dave Clawson era and fourth player overall to rush for three touchdowns in a single game against the Wolfpack...Named to the Doak Walker Award Watch List ... Earned his second varsity letter.
2019 (Freshman)
Played in all 13 games and recorded at least one carry in each of the final 12 contests ... Finished second on the team in rushing with 579 yards, a 5.9 average ... Ended the year as the No. 3 freshman rusher in the ACC ... His 5.9 yards per carry on the season (98 for 579) would have been the third-best season yards per carry average in school history had he had two more carries ... Tallied a pair of 100-yard games with 125 yards at Rice (9/6) and 113 vs. Duke (11/23) ... Set the school record with a 96-yard scoring run vs. Rice, which was also the longest run by an ACC player in 2019 ... His 13.9 YPC vs. Rice (nine carries, 125 yards) is the fifth-best in school history and the best-ever by a Wake freshman ... Leading rusher in three consecutive games including outings vs. Rice, North Carolina (94 yards) and Elon (91 yards) ... Became the first freshman since 2000 to lead the team in rushing in three consecutive games ... Led the team in rushing vs. NC State (56 yards) ... Totaled a career-high 17 carries in the win over the Blue Devils ... Finished third on the team with 14 plays of 20 or more yards including a team-high nine carries of 20 yards or longer ... Added a team-high five kickoff returns of 20 yards or longer ... His 441 plays were the second-most of any true freshman in 2019 ... Season-high of 53 vs. North Carolina (9/13).
High School
A team captain at Arlington High and the No. 104-rated player in Tennessee in 2018 ... Hails from the Memphis area ... Nominated for the Tennessee Sports Writers Association All-State team ... Rushed for 1,403 yards as a senior despite missing three games ... Scored 27 touchdowns ... Finished his career with 3,485 rushing yards on 493 carries, 13 100-yard games and 41 touchdowns ... Had 64 catches for 1,058 yards and 16 TDs ... Named first team all-region at running back and kick returner ... Selected to the Toyota East-West All-Star game where he returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown ... Scored five touchdowns against Raleigh Egypt ... Also had five touchdowns against St. George’s ... Gained 167 yards rushing vs. Houston with three receptions for 51 yards while also leading the team in tackles ... Played for Coach Adam Sykes ... Led the Tigers 6A state playoffs ... Rushed for 1,205 yards and 17 touchdowns as a junior with seven 100-yard games ... Named first team All-Region 7-6A at running back and second team as a kick returner ... Carried 175 times for 1,205 yards and 17 touchdowns while compiling seven 100-yard rushing games ... Added 22 receptions for 411 yards and six touchdowns ... As a sophomore in 2016, rushed 118 times for 877 yards and eight scores with four 100-yard games ... Caught 28 passes for 377 yards and three touchdowns.
Personal
Son of Kenneth Walker, Jr. and Shaunteshia Brown...Major is Undeclared.
Heading into week 11, ranks third in the country with 13 rushing touchdowns...Currently has a streak of six consecutive games with a rushing touchdown..He is two touchdowns away from tying the all-time program record held by Brian Piccilo (1964) and Larry Russell (1971)...Recorded his third three rushing touchdown game of the season against Syracuse to go along with 79 rushing yards...Led the team with 23 carries for a net of 66 yards and a touchdown vs Virginia Tech (10/24)...Busted out a 75 yard touchdown vs Virginia to bolster his 140 yard, 3 Touchdown game vs Virginia (10/17), on his way to being named ACC Running Back of the week...Rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown vs. Campbell (10/2) averaging 9.5 yards per carry...Recorded a career high 27 yard carry...Ran for a career-high 131 yards at NC State on Sept. 19 with six runs of 10 or more yards...Became just the second running back in the Dave Clawson era and fourth player overall to rush for three touchdowns in a single game against the Wolfpack...Named to the Doak Walker Award Watch List ... Earned his second varsity letter.
2019 (Freshman)
Played in all 13 games and recorded at least one carry in each of the final 12 contests ... Finished second on the team in rushing with 579 yards, a 5.9 average ... Ended the year as the No. 3 freshman rusher in the ACC ... His 5.9 yards per carry on the season (98 for 579) would have been the third-best season yards per carry average in school history had he had two more carries ... Tallied a pair of 100-yard games with 125 yards at Rice (9/6) and 113 vs. Duke (11/23) ... Set the school record with a 96-yard scoring run vs. Rice, which was also the longest run by an ACC player in 2019 ... His 13.9 YPC vs. Rice (nine carries, 125 yards) is the fifth-best in school history and the best-ever by a Wake freshman ... Leading rusher in three consecutive games including outings vs. Rice, North Carolina (94 yards) and Elon (91 yards) ... Became the first freshman since 2000 to lead the team in rushing in three consecutive games ... Led the team in rushing vs. NC State (56 yards) ... Totaled a career-high 17 carries in the win over the Blue Devils ... Finished third on the team with 14 plays of 20 or more yards including a team-high nine carries of 20 yards or longer ... Added a team-high five kickoff returns of 20 yards or longer ... His 441 plays were the second-most of any true freshman in 2019 ... Season-high of 53 vs. North Carolina (9/13).
High School
A team captain at Arlington High and the No. 104-rated player in Tennessee in 2018 ... Hails from the Memphis area ... Nominated for the Tennessee Sports Writers Association All-State team ... Rushed for 1,403 yards as a senior despite missing three games ... Scored 27 touchdowns ... Finished his career with 3,485 rushing yards on 493 carries, 13 100-yard games and 41 touchdowns ... Had 64 catches for 1,058 yards and 16 TDs ... Named first team all-region at running back and kick returner ... Selected to the Toyota East-West All-Star game where he returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown ... Scored five touchdowns against Raleigh Egypt ... Also had five touchdowns against St. George’s ... Gained 167 yards rushing vs. Houston with three receptions for 51 yards while also leading the team in tackles ... Played for Coach Adam Sykes ... Led the Tigers 6A state playoffs ... Rushed for 1,205 yards and 17 touchdowns as a junior with seven 100-yard games ... Named first team All-Region 7-6A at running back and second team as a kick returner ... Carried 175 times for 1,205 yards and 17 touchdowns while compiling seven 100-yard rushing games ... Added 22 receptions for 411 yards and six touchdowns ... As a sophomore in 2016, rushed 118 times for 877 yards and eight scores with four 100-yard games ... Caught 28 passes for 377 yards and three touchdowns.
Personal
Son of Kenneth Walker, Jr. and Shaunteshia Brown...Major is Undeclared.
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Dylan Hazen forces the fumble
Saturday, September 27
Demond Claiborne takes it 27 yards for the TD
Saturday, September 27
Robbie Ashford gets the Deacs' first score of the day
Saturday, September 27
