Kareem Walker (born May 18, 1998) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He attended the University of Michigan on a scholarship to play college football for the Michigan Wolverines football team starting during the 2016 season, but left the team in 2018. Walker played as a true freshman at Michigan, then took a redshirt year before transferring to Fort Scott Community College in Kansas in 2018. He played for Mississippi State from 2019 to 2020 and South Alabama in 2021.
Personal information | |
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Born: | Irvington, New Jersey, U.S. | May 18, 1998
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | DePaul (NJ) Catholic |
College: | Michigan (2016–2017) Fort Scott CC (2018) Mississippi State (2019–2020) South Alabama (2021) |
Position: | Running back |
Undrafted: | 2022 |
Career history | |
High school career
editWalker played high school football at DePaul Catholic High School in Wayne, New Jersey.[1] He gained 4,563 rushing yards and scored 57 touchdowns during his high school career, including 1,607 yards and 27 touchdowns as a junior in 2014 and 1,517 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior in 2015.[2] In July 2014, he was rated by ESPN and 247Sports.com as the No. 1 running back in the class of 2016.[3] He was rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN.com and the No. 45 overall player in the 2016 ESPN 300.[4]
College career
editWalker originally committed to Ohio State, during halftime of the 2015 National Championship Game, but withdrew his commitment in November 2015.[5][6] The following month, he committed to the University of Michigan.[7][8][9] Walker enrolled early in January 2016,[10] announced his intention to play as a freshman and added: "But I'm not riding the bench. I came in to be ready."[11] In July 2018, Walker transferred to play at Fort Scott Community College in Kansas.[12]
Walker played for Mississippi State from 2019 to 2020 and South Alabama in 2021.[13]
Professional career
editWalker was assigned to the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL on January 6, 2023.[14] He was released on August 16, 2023.[15]