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2007: One of four true freshmen to see playing time in 2007...Played in 10 games in the defensive front...Totaled seven tackles, four of which were solo stops...Made his first collegiate appearance against Jacksonville State and had two solo tackles in the game...Recorded a solo tackle in the second quarter that denied first-down yardage and brought up 3rd-and-4...JSU punted two plays later...Credited with another solo stop later in the second quarter...Assisted on a stop against UCF...Registered two assisted tackles versus Arkansas State and two solo strike against Middle Tennessee...Made a solo strike in the third quarter that stopped MTSU's drive and forced the Raiders into a 45-yard field goal that they missed...Dropped Phillip Tanner for a loss of two yards in the fourth quarter...Continued to work with the defensive line in the spring...Was presented the Ralph Hatley Scholar Athlete Award at the 2008 Blue-Gray Game...The award is presented annually to a Tiger football player who plans a career in the field of health, physical education or recreation.
Prep: Played one season at Munford High for Coach Wayne Randall after transferring from Frayser High in Memphis...Played both offensive and defensive line at Munford...Helped MHS to an 8-4 record and a 5-0 record in conference in 2006...Squad advanced to the second round of the playoffs...Credited with 96 tackles and 20 sacks in 2006 and was named all-state for his efforts...Was a two-time all-metro honoree...Selected Tipton County All-Region...Selected to the Tennessee Dream Team...Named the team's Most Valuable Player and Most Valuable Lineman...Was a permanent team captain at Munford...Invited to participate in the Tennessee-Kentucky All-Star game.
Personal: Tommy James Walker is the son of Mary Henderson...Born August 12, 1988, in Memphis, Tenn.
Walker's Career Defensive Statistics
YR G/S UT AT TOT FF FR SACK TFL INT
2007 10/0 4 3 7 0 0 0-0 1-2 0-0
Walker's Career Highs
Most Tackles: 2, three times, last vs. MTSU (`07)
Most Solo Tackles: 2 vs. Jacksonville State, MTSU (`07)
Most Assisted Tackles: 2 vs. Arkansas State (`07)
Most TFLs: 1 vs. Middle Tennessee (`07)
