Tawee Walker
| Wisconsin Badgers – No. 3 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Running back |
| Class | Senior |
| Major | Criminology |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | North Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| High school | Centennial (Peoria, Arizona) |
Tawee Walker is an American football running back for the Wisconsin Badgers. He previously played for the Oklahoma Sooners.
Early life and high school
[edit]Walker grew up in North Las Vegas, Nevada and attended Mojave High School before transferring to Centennial High School in Peoria, AZ during his senior season.
College career
[edit]Palomar
[edit]During Walker's one season at Palomar in 2021, he rushed 187 times for 875 yards and eight touchdowns while playing in all eleven games.[1]
Oklahoma
[edit]After the 2021 season, Walker decided to walk-on to play for the Oklahoma Sooners.[2][3] In Walker's first season with the Sooners in 2022 he rushed 18 times for 62 yards while playing in eleven games for the Sooners.[4] In week two of the 2023 season, Walker rushed 21 times for 117 yards in a win over SMU.[5] In week six, Walker rushed for 46 yards and two touchdowns as the Sooners main running back, helping them beat #3 Texas.[6] In week seven, Walker was suspended for one game by Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables.[7] In week eight, Walker rushed for a career high 146 yards and a touchdown, but the Sooners fell to Kansas.[8] During the 2023 season, Walker rushed 102 times for 513 yards and seven touchdowns, while also hauling in ten receptions for 81 yards.[9] After the conclusion of the 2023 season Walker decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[10][11]
Wisconsin
[edit]Walker decided to transfer to play for the Wisconsin Badgers.[12][13]
Statistics
[edit]| Season | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | |||||
| Palomar JC Comets | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 187 | 875 | 4.7 | 8 | 19 | 189 | 9.9 | 0 | ||||
| Oklahoma Sooners | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 62 | 3.4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 12 | 1 | 102 | 513 | 5.0 | 7 | 10 | 81 | 8.1 | 0 | ||||
| Wisconsin Badgers | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 11 | 9 | 190 | 864 | 4.5 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 1.9 | 0 | ||||
| NCAA Career | 34 | 10 | 310 | 1,439 | 4.6 | 17 | 22 | 109 | 5.0 | 0 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ Callaway, Josh (February 3, 2022). "Oklahoma Adds JUCO Running Back Tawee Walker". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ Chapman, Ryan (December 15, 2023). "Oklahoma RB Tawee Walker 'Welcome' to Return if Portal Process Doesn't Work Out". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ Hoover, John (July 23, 2022). "2022 Oklahoma Breakout Player: RB Tawee Walker". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ Hoover, John (August 29, 2023). "How Oklahoma RB Tawee Walker Overcame Hard Times and Embraced Hard Coaching". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ Sweet, Randell (November 30, 2023). "Oklahoma RB Enters Transfer Portal After Solid Season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ Willert, Tim (October 21, 2023). "Oklahoma RB Tawee Walker To Miss UCF Game". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ Hoover, John (October 24, 2023). "Brent Venables Says Oklahoma RB Tawee Walker Will Return This Week vs. Kansas". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ Hoover, John (December 29, 2023). "Former Oklahoma Running Back Finds New Football Home". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ Temple, Jesse (December 30, 2023). "How Wisconsin football landed Oklahoma transfer running back Tawee Walker". The Athletic. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ Bailey, Eric (November 30, 2023). "OU running back Tawee Walker enters transfer portal". Tulsa World. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ Masri, Tarik (November 30, 2023). "Tawee Walker becomes fourth Sooner to enter portal". Norman Transcript. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ Potrykus, Jeff (December 29, 2023). "Oklahoma running back Tawee Walker transferring to Wisconsin". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ Potrykus, Jeff (April 6, 2024). "Tailback Tawee Walker impresses at Wisconsin football spring practice". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved April 20, 2024.