| Rasheed Walker
OL | 6-6 | 295 247Sports ★★★★ ESPN ★★★★ Rivals ★★★★ |
Selected Penn State over Arizona State, Duke, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, NC State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Rutgers, Syracuse, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, West Virginia
FROM WALKER'S HEAD COACH TOM PETRE
"Rasheed is more than a great player he's a great kid. He has made a tremendous impact on our program and with his teammates. He is a humble, hard-working kid, who is truly thankful for the opportunities in front of him."
ABOUT WALKER
High School: Four-year letterman for head coach Tom Petre at North Point High School...Three-time team captain...Helped the Eagles to a 12-1 record and a berth in the state semifinals for the first time in school history in 2017...Selected to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl...Participated in The Opening Finals for Lunar Beast...Claimed a first-team spot on USA Today's ALL-USA Maryland Football Team as a senior...Named first-team Washington Post All-Met in 2017 and second team in 2016...Named consensus all-state by the Maryland High School Football Foundation in 2016...Garnered Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) Big School All-State (Class 4A/3A) first team accolades as an offensive lineman and defensive lineman as a junior...Selected All-Southern Maryland Athletic Conference (SMAC) on the offensive and defensive lines as a sophomore, one of two players to do so...Named Team MVP once...Collected 63 tackles and 11.0 sacks and anchored an offensive line that scored 37.0 points per game as a senior...Had 35 tackles and 4.0 sacks as a junior...Registered 30 tackles and 5.0 sacks as a sophomore...Tabbed a four-star prospect by all three major recruiting outlets - 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals...Ranked as the No. 47 overall prospect, No. 3 offensive tackle and No. 3 player in Maryland by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 160 overall prospect, No. 13 offensive tackle, No. 5 player in Maryland and No. 20 in the region by ESPN...Ranked the No. 65 overall prospect, No. 7 offensive tackle and No. 2 player in Maryland by Rivals.
Personal: Full name is Rasheed Amar Walker...Son of Karen and Alfred Walker...Has one sister, Syisha...Born February 13, 2000 in Washington, D.C.