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Strong Safety
6-0 · 185
Houston, Texas (Galena Park North Shore)
#17
A versatile and experienced four-year defensive back who played in 46 career games, including 18 starting assignments ... participated in three bowl games (1999-2000 Cotton Bowls; 2000 Holiday Bowl) ... two-time Coca-Cola Community Service Award Winner (1999-2000) ... moved to safety late in 1999 after playing cornerback during most of his first three seasons ... also saw action on special teams during his career.
SENIOR (2000)
Played in all 12 games in the defensive backfield and on special teams, including the Holiday Bowl against No. 8 Oregon ... recorded 12 tackles (nine solo) and two QB pressures during his senior season ... also had an interception in the season opener against Louisiana-Lafayette ... registered two tackles in four contests (at Kansas, vs. Missouri, vs. No. 10 Oklahoma & vs. Louisiana-Lafayette) ... was a regular on the Longhorns' kickoff and punt return units.
JUNIOR (1999)
Played in 12-of-14 games, including the Cotton Bowl, in the defensive backfield and on special teams ... started the first three games of the year before being sidelined for two games with an ankle injury ... also started the Oklahoma game when the Horns opened with six defensive backs ... posted 15 stops (13 solo) on the season, including a season-high five tackles against Stanford ... fourth on the squad with three PBUs, including two vs. the Cardinal ... moved to a backup safety role late in the season with the emergence of the freshmen cornerbacks ... was a regular on punt return and kickoff coverage ... received UT's Coca-Cola Community Service Award for his efforts in the Texas community service program.
SOPHOMORE (1998)
Played in all 12 games, including the Cotton Bowl, and started 11 at right cornerback ... shared the team lead with two interceptions ... recorded 37 tackles (26 solo), two caused fumbles, a QB pressure, five PBUs, a blocked PAT and a fumble recovery ... had an interception in the Cotton Bowl ... posted a career-high 10 tackles (eight solo) and caused two fumbles at No. 6 UCLA ... tallied four tackles, picked off two passes and blocked a PAT against Iowa State ... logged six stops (four solo) vs. New Mexico State.
FRESHMAN (1997)
Played in 10 games, including three starts, at cornerback as a true freshman ... missed the Texas Tech game with a leg injury ... recorded 35 tackles (26 solo) ... earned his first start and posted a season-high nine stops against Colorado ... had four tackles and a fumble recovery at Rice ... had six stops against Kansas.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by David Aymond at North Shore High ... tabbed second-team All-USA by USA Today as a senior ... earned first-team all-state honors for the Texas 5A state semifinalists (13-1) that year.
PERSONAL
Born 1/22/79 in Houston, Texas ... full name is Joseph Lavan Walker ... majored in social work ... earned a spot on the Athletics Director's Honor Roll in fall 1997.
CAREER STATISTICS
Year G/GS TT (Solo) Sacks TFL INT(Yds.-TD) PBU FC FR High
2000 11/0 12 (9) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (1-0) 1 0 0 2/4x
1999 11/4 15 (13) 0 (0) 1 (-4) 1 (0-0) 4 0 0 5/Stan.
1998 11/10 37 (26) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (69-0) 7 2 0 10/UCLA
1997 10/3 35 (26) 0 (0) 1 (-4) 0 (0-0) 1 0 0 9/CU
Career 43/17 99 (74) 0 (0) 2 (-8) 4 (70-0) 13 2 0 10/UCLA
High Games
Tackles: 10 vs. UCLA (So.)
Interceptions: 2 vs. Iowa State (So.)
Pass Breakups: 2 vs. Texas Tech (So.); vs. Iowa State (So.)
