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{{Short description|American football player (born 1985)}}
{{About|the indoor football player|other people|Devon Walker (disambiguation){{!}}Devon Walker}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL player
|image =
|image_size =
|caption =
|number = 8
|position = [[Defensive specialist]]
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|11|22}}
|birth_place = [[Compton, California]], U.S.
|height_ft = 6
|height_in = 0
|weight_lbs = 188
|high_school = [[Gahr High School|Gahr]]<br>([[Cerritos, California]])
|college = [[Nevada Wolf Pack football|Nevada]]
|undraftedyear = 2008
|pastteams =
* [[Baltimore Ravens]] ({{NFL Year|2008}})*
* [[San Jose SaberCats]] ({{AFL Year|2008}})*
* [[Tri-Cities Fever]] ({{af2 Year|2008}}–{{IFL Year|2010}})
* [[Everett Raptors|Kent Predators]] ({{IFL Year|2010}})
}}
'''DeVon Walker''' (born November 22, 1985) is a former [[indoor American football|indoor football]] [[defensive specialist]] who last played [[Everett Raptors|Kent Predators]] of the [[Indoor Football League]] (IFL). He played [[college football]] at [[Nevada Wolf Pack football|Nevada]].

==Early life==
Walker attended [[Gahr High School]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://insider.espn.go.com/ncf/recruiting/tracker/player?recruitId=34987&season=2006&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fncf%2frecruiting%2ftracker%2fplayer%3frecruitId%3d34987%26season%3d2006 |title=Devon Walker - CB |work=[[ESPN.com]] |publisher=[[ESPNU]] |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> While there, he [[Varsity letter|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 Vandals football|Idaho]], [[San Diego State Aztecs football|San Diego State]], [[TCU Horned Frogs|TCU]], [[Tulsa Golden Hurricane football|Tulsa]], and [[Washington State Cougars football|Washington State]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nevada.scout.com/a.z?s=351&p=9&c=4&pid=30&yr=2006 |title=Football Recruiting - Cornerback |work=Scout.com |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> He began favoring San Diego State;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nevada.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=1119&CID=486740 |title=Cerritos College DB favors SDSU |last=Ketchum |first=Matthew |work=[[Scout.com]] |publisher=AztecSportsReport.com |date=2005-12-02 |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> however, he later chose to commit to Nevada.

==College career==
After his sophomore season, was being recruited by multiple Division I-A schools. However, midway through the school year,<ref name="cstv.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stories/122105acw.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090610193416/http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stories/122105acw.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 10, 2009 |title=Nevada Football Signs Five Mid-Year Transfers Wednesday Three sophomores, two juniors to join Pack in January |work=CSTV.com |date=2005-12-21 |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> Walker transferred to Nevada, where he played for his final two college seasons. In [[2006 NCAA Division I-A football season|2006]], in 10 games, he recorded 18 tackles, two passes broken up, and one forced fumble.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cfbstats.com/2006/player/466/1002420/index.html |title=2007 Nevada Wolf Pack Devon Walker #20 Junior DB 6-0 180 Cerritos, CA through 01/07/2008 |work=CFBStats.com |date=2008-01-07 |accessdate=2008-10-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612074218/http://www.cfbstats.com/2006/player/466/1002420/index.html |archivedate=2009-06-12 }}</ref> Then as a senior, in [[2007 NCAA Division I-A football season|2007]], in 13 games, with 13 starts, he recorded 85 tackles, 3 interceptions, and eighteen passes broken up.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cfbstats.com/2007/player/466/1002420/index.html |title=2007 Nevada Wolf Pack Devon Walker #20 Senior DB 6-0 180 Cerritos, CA through 01/07/2008 |work=CFBStats.com |date=2008-01-07 |accessdate=2008-10-09 |archive-date=2008-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203170300/http://www.cfbstats.com/2007/player/466/1002420/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> While at Nevada he was also a communications major with a minors in business and music.

==Professional career==
{| class="wikitable"
| colspan="10" align="center" | ''Measureables''
|-
![[Height|Ht.]]
![[Weight|Wt.]]
![[40-yard dash|40 yd.]]
![[20-yard shuttle|20 Shut.]]
![[Squat (exercise)|Squat Max.]]
![[Vertical jump|Vertical Jump]]
![[Bench Press|Bench Max.]]
![[Standing long jump|Broad Jump]]
|-
| ALIGN="center" |6'0"
| ALIGN="center" |188 lb.
| ALIGN="center" |4.42<ref name="DeVon Walker">{{cite web |url=http://www.nevada.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?sport=1&pr_key=46189 |title=DeVon Walker |work=[[Rivals.com]] |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref>
| ALIGN="center" |4.01
| ALIGN="center" |610 lbs.
| ALIGN="center" |39"<ref name="DeVon Walker"/>
| ALIGN="center" |320 lbs.
| ALIGN="center" |10'9"
|}
Walker went unselected in the [[2008 NFL draft]] and was picked up by the [[Baltimore Ravens]] as a free agent; however, he failed to make it past training camp. Soon after Walker had several workouts with teams in the [[Canadian Football League]], but failed to make a team as a starter. He then spent the last three weeks of the [[2008 Arena Football League season]] with the [[San Jose SaberCats]]. He was then assigned to the [[Tri-Cities Fever]] on October 6, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tricitiesfever.com/article.src?ID=209 |title=DB Devon Walker first Fever signed for 2009 |work=Tri-CitiesFever.com |accessdate=2008-10-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611023955/http://www.tricitiesfever.com/article.src?ID=209 |archivedate=June 11, 2009 }}</ref>
Walker re-signed with the [[Tri-Cities Fever]] in 2010. He was the first player to be signed for the new Arena Football 1 Fever team.

==Personal life==
Walker is the son of Lee Walker, a well-known football coach in Long Beach, California, and Jacqueline Harris, a hard-working nurse.
He is a personal trainer at Starfit Fitness Club, as well as the general manager. He is now the owner of Limitless Sports Academy.
He has six children: Amoni Walker(15), Dillon Walker(14), Mia Walker(10), Axton Walker(7) Adiyah Walker(5) Aiden Walker(3)
He also is considered the best Madden player of all time due to his victory against the 10th and 2nd best player in the game.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:1985 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Baltimore Ravens players]]
[[Category:Cerritos Falcons football players]]
[[Category:Nevada Wolf Pack football players]]
[[Category:San Jose SaberCats players]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Compton, California]]
[[Category:Tri-Cities Fever players]]
[[Category:Everett Raptors players]]

DeVon Walker - Revision history

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