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*Kenneth Walker III, RB, Michigan State
Selected: Round 2, Pick 9, Overall Pick 41 by Seahawks
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Name: *Kenneth Walker III (Transfer from Wake Forest)
College: Michigan State
Number: 9
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 5-09 Weight: 209
Position: Pos2: KR
Class/Draft Year: Jr/2022
40 Low: 4.32 40 Time: 4.38 40 High: 4.45
> Projected Round: Stock: 
Projected High: Early 2nd Low: Mid 3rd
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Data Scout Notes: X-2-3/12GP-263-1636-6.2-18TD in 21/13Rec-89-1 **2021: 12/16/21-Announced Early Entry into 2022 NFL Draft...WalterCampPOYWinner/1stC/DoakWalkerWinner...DoakWalkerFinalist/WalterCampPOYFinalist/MaxwellFinalist/RBOYC...PDoakWalker...Transfer from Wake Forest...2020: NAC...12-08-20-Opting-Out remainder o
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Combine Invite: Yes
Height: 5092
Weight: 209
Zybek PD3X AKA "Official"
40 Yard Dash (ET): 4.38
40 Yard Dash (HH): 4.40
20 Yard (ET): 2.53
20 Yard (HH): 2.51
10 Yard (ET): 1.50
10 Yard (HH): 1.44
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Vertical Jump: 34
Broad Jump: 10'02"
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Dates: 03/16/22
Hand: 09 1/4 Arm: 30 3/4
Wingspan: 73 1/2
Height: 5092
Weight: 209
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*Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State, Player News
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2021 ALL-BIG TEN FIRST TEAM (COACHES): RB Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State,...Walker has led the Big Ten in rushing all season and currently leads the conference and ranks second in the FBS with 1,636 rushing yards (136.2 ypg). He leads the FBS in rush ing yards after contact (1,154), 20-plus yard carries (21) and missed forced tackles (89), and also ranks among the nation's leaders in 10-plus yard carries (tied for second with 46), total touchdowns (tied for fourth with 19), rushing touchdowns (tied f or fifth with 18), yards from scrimmage (sixth with 143.8 ypg), all-purpose yards (eighth with 143.8 ypg) and yards per carry (14th with 6.2 avg.). - Michigan State Football
(DS#2 RB) Jr/2022  RB *Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State
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It was a remarkable run, but Kenneth Walker III has decided his days at Michigan State have ended. The consensus All-American announced on social media Thursday that he will not play in the Peach Bowl on Dec. 30 as he prepares for next spring's NFL Draft . After transferring last year from Wake Forest, Walker proved immediately the impact he would have for the Spartans in 2021, scoring on a 75-yard run on the first play from scrimmage as he gained 264 yards and added four touchdowns in the season-opening win over Northwestern. Walker went on to rush for 1,636 yards, second in the nation, and score 18 rushing touchdowns in 12 games. He became the first Michigan State player to win the Walter Camp Player of the Year and the Doak Walker Award. He also fini shed sixth overall in the Heisman Trophy voting, the best showing for a Spartan since 1988. - Detroit News
(DS#2 RB) Jr/2022 RB *Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State
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2021 WALTER CAMP PLAYER OF YEAR: Walker is the first Michigan State player to win the prestigious honor. He is the 25th running back to earn the award, and the first since Derrick Henry (Alabama) in 2015. Walker is also the 11th player from a Big Ten sch ool to win the award since it began in 1967. The Big Ten Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year winner, Walker was named a unanimous first-team All-Big Ten selection. Walker ranks second in the nation and first among Power Five players at 1,614 rushing ya rds and 134.5 yards per game, and his 18 rushing touchdowns are tied for fifth in the Football Bowl Subdivision.He has led the nation in rushing for all but three weeks this fall and leads the FBS in rushing yards after contact (1,154) and carries of 20-or-more yards (21). Walker has posted eight 100-yard rushing efforts, including a season-high 264 in a victory over Northwestern on September 3. He also scored a season-high five touchdowns in a win over Big Ten-rival Michigan on Oct. 30 and earn ed Walter Camp National Offensive Player of Week honors. - The Walter Camp Football Foundation
(DS#2 RB) Jr/2022 RB *Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State
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2021 MAXWELL AWARD FINALIST: Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State,...Named a finalist for the Maxwell Award, the Walter Camp Player of the Year and the Doak Walker Award, Walker currently ranks second in the FBS with 1,636 rushing yards (136.3 ypg). He lea ds the FBS in rushing yards after contact (1,168), 20-plus yard carries (21) and missed forced tackles (89), and also ranks among the nation's leaders in 10-plus yard carries (tied for second with 46), yards from scrimmage (sixth with 143.8 ypg), all-pur pose yards (seventh with 143.8 ypg), total touchdowns (tied for seventh with 19), rushing touchdowns (eighth with 18) and yards per carry (14th with 6.2 avg.). - Michigan State Football
(DS#2 RB) Jr/2022 RB *Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State
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2021 DOAK WALKER AWARD WINNER: Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State,...Walker currently ranks second in the FBS with 1,636 rushing yards (136.3 ypg). He leads the FBS in rushing yards after contact (1,168), 20-plus yard carries (21) and missed forced tackl es (89), and also ranks among the nation's leaders in 10-plus yard carries (tied for second with 46), yards from scrimmage (sixth with 143.8 ypg), all-purpose yards (seventh with 143.8 ypg), total touchdowns (tied for seventh with 19), rushing touchdowns (eighth with 18) and yards per carry (14th with 6.2 avg.). - Michigan State Football
(DS#2 RB) Jr/2022 RB *Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State
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WALTER CAMP PLAYER OF YEAR AWARD FINALIST: Michigan State junior running back Kenneth Walker III has rushed for 1,636 yards, second among all FBS running backs, and 18 touchdowns for the 10-2 Spartans. Walker has posted eight 100-yard rushing efforts, in cluding a season-high 264 in a victory over Northwestern on September 3. He also scored a season-high five touchdowns in a win over Big Ten-rival Michigan on Oct. 30 and earned Walter Camp National Offensive Player of Week honors. - Walter Camp Football Foundation
(DS#2 RB) Jr/2022 RB *Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State
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2021 BIG TEN AMECHE-DAYNE RUNNING BACK OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State,...Walker has led the Big Ten in rushing all season and currently leads the conference and ranks second in the FBS with 1,636 rushing yards (136.2 ypg). He l eads the FBS in rushing yards after contact (1,154), 20-plus yard carries (21) and missed forced tackles (89), and also ranks among the nation's leaders in 10-plus yard carries (tied for second with 46), total touchdowns (tied for fourth with 19), rushin g touchdowns (tied for fifth with 18), yards from scrimmage (sixth with 143.8 ypg), all-purpose yards (eighth with 143.8 ypg) and yards per carry (14th with 6.2 avg.). - Michigan State Football
(DS#2 RB) Jr/2022 RB *Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State
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NOV 1 BIG TEN OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State, RB – Jr. – Arlington, Tenn. – Arlington (Tenn.),...Rushed for 197 yards and five touchdowns on 23 carries (8.57 avg.) to propel the Spartans to a comeback victory over then-No. 6 Michigan. Added three receptions for 11 yards to compile 208 all-purpose yards...Scored all five of Michigan State's touchdowns in the Spartans' 37-33 win. The five touchdowns are tied for the second-most ever scored by a Spartan in a single g ame, trailing only Blake Ezor's six touchdowns against Northwestern in 1989. Prior to Saturday, Michigan had never surrendered five touchdowns to one player in a single game...Became the fastest Spartan in program history to reach 1,000 career rushing ya rds in terms of rushing attempts (153 carries)...Ranks first in the FBS in rushing yards per game (149.2) and fifth in all-purpose yards per game (153.75). Is tied for third in the FBS in rushing touchdowns (14) and total touchdowns (15)...Earns the seco nd Offensive Player of the Week accolade of his career and his second of the season...Last Michigan State Offensive Player of the Week: Jalen Nailor (Oct. 11, 2021). - Big Ten Football
(DS#2 RB) Jr/2022 RB *Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State
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Kenneth Walker rushed for 197 yards and five touchdowns, helping No. 8 Michigan State top No. 6 Michigan 37-33 for a thrilling comeback win on Saturday. The Spartans (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) trailed by nine at halftime and 30-14 with 6:47 left in the third qua rter before Walker boosted his chances of winning the Heisman Trophy. Walker's fifth touchdown - a 23-yard run - lifted the Spartans to a 37-33 lead with 5:08 remaining. The Wolverines (7-1, 4-1) forced a final punt and had the ball at their 33 with 1:15 and no timeouts left. After a roughing-the-passer penalty gave them the ball at midfield, Michigan State cornerback Charles Brantley sealed the victory by picking off a floating pass from Cade McNamara.McNamara threw for 383 yards and two touchdo wns, but his interception was costly, as was freshman quarterback J.J. McCarthy's lost fumble in the fourth quarter. The rivals were on the same field with 7-0 or better records for the first time, matching up as top-10 teams for the first time since 196 4. Michigan State's win puts the program in contention for the Big Ten conference championship and potentially a spot in the College Football Playoff. Michigan's loss leaves Jim Harbaugh with a 3-4 record against Michigan State as a coach, putting even m ore pressure on him to get a win against No. 5 Ohio State next month. The Wolverines led 23-14 after an entertaining first half. - Michigan State/AP College Football
(DS#2 RB) Jr/2022 RB *Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State
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Michigan State's Kenneth Walker III had his second 200-yard game of the season, going for 233 yards on 29 carries against Rutgers. Walker leads the nation with an average of 150 yards per game. Two other players went over 200 yards over the weekend. Miss ouri's Tyler Badie had 217 on 17 carries against North Texas and Oklahoma's Kennedy Brooks had 217 on 25 runs against Texas. There have been 18 200-yard games this season. - AP College Football
(DS#2 RB) Jr/2022 RB *Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State
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Kenneth Walker and Jayden Reed combined to score five touchdowns in the first half to help No. 17 Michigan State build a 26-point lead and the Spartans went on to beat Western Kentucky 48-31 on Saturday night. The Spartans (5-0) have won their first five games for the first time since starting 8-0 in 2015, when they ended up earning a spot in the College Football Playoff. The Hilltoppers (1-3) moved the ball through the air effectively, but settled for three field goals in the first half and struggled t o stop Michigan State until the second half when it was too late.Reed returned a punt 88 yards for a touchdown and had 46-yard reception for another score in the first quarter, helping the Spartans take a 21-10 lead. Walker ran for his second and third scores in the second quarter, putting Michigan State ahead 42-16. He finished with 126 yards rushing, a week after being held to 61 yards in an overtime win over Nebraska. Payton Thorne was 20 of 30 for a career-high 327 yards yards and a touchdown for the Spartans. Bailey Zappe, who was 46 of 64 for a career-high 488 yards, threw two touchdown passes early in the fourth quarter to pull Western Kentucky within two touchdowns. Jerreth Sterns set career highs with 17 catches for 186 yards and had a touchdown reception for the Hilltoppers. - Michigan State/AP College Football
(DS#2 RB) Jr/2022 RB *Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State
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The move to Michigan State has been a career booster for Kenneth Walker III, who leads the nation in rushing through his first three games with the Spartans. Walker has had his two highest rushing totals as a collegian since transferring from Wake Forest in January. He's averaging 164.3 yards per game after running for 172 yards on 27 carries in the Spartans' 38-17 win at Miami on Saturday. The 5-foot-10, 210-pound junior generated 114 of his yards after contact and forced 20 missed tackles against the Hurricanes, according to Pro Football Focus. Walker averaged 72.4 yards per game last season to rank 72nd nationally. - AP College Football
(DS#2 RB) Jr/2022 RB *Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State
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SEPT 6 BIG TEN OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State, RB - Jr. - Arlington, Tenn. - Arlington (Tenn.),...Rushed for a career-high 264 yards and a career-high four touchdowns on 23 carries (11.47 avg.) in Michigan State's 38-21 win at Northwestern. His 264 yards rushing marked the seventh-highest single-game total in Michigan State history and his four rushing touchdowns were the most by a Spartan since Edwin Baker rushed for four touchdowns vs. Minnesota in 2010. Became just t he seventh player in the Big Ten since 2000 to register more than 260 yards rushing and four-plus touchdowns and the first player to do so since Melvin Gordon ran for 408 yards and four touchdowns vs. Nebraska in 2014...Sprinted for a 75-yard touchdown o n the game's first play from scrimmage to give Michigan State a 7-0 lead. Also added touchdowns of 3, 5 and 6 yards...His 264 yards mark the highest single-game rushing yardage total by any player in the FBS through Week 1...Earns his first career Offens ive Player of the Week award...Last Michigan State Offensive Player of the Week: Felton Davis III (Oct. 2, 2017). - Big Ten Football
(DS#2 RB) Jr/2022 RB *Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State
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Michigan State's Kenneth Walker III turned in the best rushing performance in a season opener in seven years when he went for a career-high 264 yards against Northwestern. Walker's total in the Spartans' 38-21 win Friday was the highest in an opener sinc e South Florida's Marlon Mack went for 275 yards against Western Carolina in 2014. Walker had the highest rushing total in an opener against a fellow Football Bowl Subdivision opponent since West Virginia's Kay-Jay Harris ran for 337 yards against East C arolina in 2004.Walker had a 75-yard touchdown run on Michigan State's first play from scrimmage, and his four rushing TDs were the most by a Spartan since 2010. The Wake Forest transfer was the first MSU player to go over 200 yards since Le'Veon Bell had 266 against Minnesota in 2012. Three other players had 200-yard games in Week 1: Duke's Mataeo Durant had a school-record 255 in a loss to Charlotte, North Texas' DeAndre Torrey had a career-high 244 against Northwestern State, and Missouri's Ty ler Badie had a career-high 203 against Central Michigan. - AP College Football
(DS#2 RB) Jr/2022 RB *Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State
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Kenneth Walker III ran for a career-high 264 yards and a personal-best four touchdowns in an impressive debut with his new team, and Michigan State beat Northwestern 38-21 in the season opener on Friday night. Walker finished with the highest total for M ichigan State since Le'Veon Bell ran for 266 against Minnesota on Nov. 24, 2012. His previous best was 131 yards for Wake Forest in a loss to North Carolina State last season. He never ran for more than three TDs in two years with the Demon Deacons. Walk er set the tone in this one when he broke off a 75-yard touchdown on the game's first play from scrimmage and scored from the 3 on the next possession to make it 14-0. - Michigan State/AP College Football
(DS#2 RB) Jr/2022 RB *Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State
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When Kenneth Walker III entered the transfer portal this spring and Michigan State coaches contacted him, they spoke about the future by also relating it to the past. Walker was at Wake Forest back then, fresh off two seasons in which he ran for 17 touch downs. That's 17 more than any Michigan State running back managed in Mel Tucker's first season last fall. Tucker and the Spartans coaches wanted him to help fix it, to get the backfield back to the way it used to be. "They were telling me a lot about ho w we run the ball here, how things are here," Walker said. "Not even just on the field but the fans and everything and the culture here." On Thursday, Walker beamed as he spoke of the opportunity in front of him now. It was the first day of fall camp at Michigan State, the first of relative normalcy for Tucker after all the starts and stops of last year.Last year's 2-5 season served as a feeling-out process for a new coach and an inherited roster. More than 20 players transferred out, and Tucker went to the recruiting trail and transfer portal to hand-select skill sets and personalities to build around. Walker was one of his top choices. "He was a great addition," Tucker said. "We saw him in the spring. He's a difference-maker. He's picked up wh ere he left off." After rushing for exactly 579 yards each of the past two seasons on 5.3 yards per carry, Walker is the favorite to take a bulk of the carries in a backfield that features returning players Elijah Collins, Connor Heyward and Jordon Simmo ns as well as Auburn transfer Harold Joiner. - Lansing State Journal
(DS#2 RB) Jr/2022 RB *Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State
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You didn't have to watch Kenneth Walker III carry the ball more than a couple times Saturday to realize the Wake Forest transfer is a guy who can carry the rock at the Big Ten level. "I'll tell you what, he's a complete player. And I think you can see th at today," Tucker said Saturday of Walker. Elijah Collins is a pretty good playmaker, too, if he returns to his 2019 form. He said this past week that a bout with COVID-19 set him back last season. Sophomore-to-be Jordon Simmons showed himself to be a ca pable prospect in the fall. Auburn transfer Harold Joiner III is set to join the team this summer. That's an intriguing backfield. One that ought to be formidable, even if crowded. It puts the onus on MSU's offensive line to finally be solid for the firs t time in six seasons. Because from a depth-of-talent standpoint, this should be the Spartans' best backfield since 2011. Walker, I think, gives this tantalizing group some certainty. - Lansing State Journal
(DS#2 RB) Jr/2022 RB *Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State
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From Lorenzo White in the George Perles era to Mark Dantonio's days when the likes of Javon Ringer and Jeremy Langford were piling up yards and touchdowns, the Spartans have always had a powerful running attack that more often featured a standout back. T ucker is hoping to get some of that back this season and one of the newest arrivals might just become the latest workhorse for the Spartans. After scoring 13 touchdowns in just seven games at Wake Forest last season as a sophomore, Kenneth Walker III tra nsferred to Michigan State and is already turning heads just more than a week into his first spring with the Spartans."He's the same guy that we saw on tape," Tucker said of Walker. "He gives great effort, he's strong, has got great quickness, he has balance and body control, he can change direction, run through the smoke and has good hands. He's a tireless worker. I haven't seen him loaf one time and a drill. He hasn't loafed in our group work or team work. Every rep, he makes the most of it and I'm glad we have him." It's easy to see why Tucker and running backs coach William Peagler liked Walker so much. His 13 touchdowns last season tied for third in the ACC and his average of 72.4 yards a game was 10th. In three straight games late in the s eason against Virginia, Campbell and N.C. State, Walker ran for more than 100 yards in each while scoring a total of seven touchdowns. - Detroit News
(DS#2 RB) Jr/2022 RB *Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State
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Mel Tucker dipped back into the transfer portal to help boost Michigan State football's backfield. The Spartans landed a commitment from Wake Forest transfer running back Kenneth Walker III on Tuesday, their fifth player inbound to East Lansing from the portal since the 2020 season ended Dec. 12. The 5-foot-10, 200-pounder from Arlington, Tennessee, played two years with the Demon Deacons before opting out Dec. 8 and skipping their final two games. As a sophomore, he ran for 579 yards and 13 touchdowns, which was tied for 10th in the Football Bowl Subdivision this season. Walker leaves Wake Forest with 1,158 yards rushing and 17 TDs. He had eight carries for 24 yards against MSU in the Spartans' 2019 Pinstripe Bowl win over the Demon Deacons. - Lansing State Journal
(DS#2 RB) Jr/2022 RB *Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State
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One half of Wake Forest's "Thunder and Lightning" running back combination has entered the transfer portal. Kenneth Walker III, who finished his sophomore season after opting out before the final regular-season game with Louisville on Dec. 12 because of COVID-19 concerns, has entered his name into the portal. Sophomore safety Trey Rucker also has entered the portal. Walker played in the Deacons' first six games, rushing for 13 touchdowns and 579 yards, as he and Christian Beal-Smith powered their rushin g attack. - Winston Salem Journal
(DS#2 RB) Jr/2022 RB *Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State
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Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson says running back Kenneth Walker III has informed the coaching staff that he plans to opt out of the remainder of the season. Walker is the Demon Deacons' No. 2 rusher at 579 yards and has 13 rushing touchdowns. His decisio n comes as Wake Forest prepares to play its first game in nearly a month this weekend at Louisville after being on hold due to coronavirus issues. Clawson said Tuesday some players had decided to opt out and later changed their minds. He said the team wo uld be open to Walker returning if he changed his mind and went back through required safety protocols to rejoin the team. - AP College Football
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Kenneth Walker III ran for three touchdowns, Gavin Holmes scored on a 32-yard interception and Wake Forest extended its winning streak to four, overpowering Syracuse 38-14 Saturday. Walker carried 16 times for 79 yards. He scored on runs of 1, 20 and 5 y ards for the Demon Deacons (4-2, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference.) The loss was the fourth straight for the Orange (1-6, 1-5). Sam Hartman completed 19 of 33 for 250 yards and one touchdown, an 81-yard pass play to Jaquarii Roberson, who caught seven passe s for 130 yards. Christian Beal-Smith ran for 87 yards.Wake Forest, which led 17-7 at the half, blew the game open in the third quarter. Hartman connected with Roberson and just nine seconds later Holmes's interception return made it 31-7. Walker' s 5-yard scoring run put the game on ice. The pick six was the third of the season for the Demon Deacons, tied for the nation's best, and the team's 11th interception of the year, which leads college football. Rex Culpepper was 15 of 27 for just 85 yards and one touchdown for Syracuse, a 21-yard connection with Nykeim Johnson, who set up the Syracuse score with a 26-yard punt return. He also threw two interceptions. Cooper Lutz, making the first start of his career, had 83 yards. - Wake Forest/AP Colleg e Football
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Kenneth Walker III keeps producing for the Wake Forest football team. On Saturday he helped turn a close game in the Deacons' favor with two touchdowns in the fourth quarter of a 40-23 win over Virginia at Truist Field. Walker, who took a majority of the snaps at running back after a slight injury sidelined Christian Beal-Smith, rushed for 128 yards and scored three touchdowns. Not only was Walker selected as ACC running back of the week, he will enter the Virginia Tech game Saturday ranked fourth in th e nation with seven touchdowns, which also leads the ACC. Walker, a sophomore, is averaging 5.7 yards per carry in four games. - Winston Salem Journal
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OCT 19 ACC RUNNING BACK OF THE WEEK: Kenneth Walker III, Wake Forest, So., RB, Arlington, Tenn.,...Posted his third consecutive 100-yard rushing performance in Saturday's 40-23 win over Virginia...First Wake Forest player since 2017 to have three consecu tive 100-yard rushing games...Ran for a career-high tying three touchdowns...His 75-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter proved to be the game winner, putting the Demon Deacons up 30-23...The run is the longest of the season for Wake Forest, the 18th longest in program history and the longest since Walker's 96-yard rushing touchdown against Rice in 2019...First Wake Forest player since Chris Barclay (2002-05) to have five or more 100-yard rushing games in his first two years on campus. - Atlantic Co ast Conference Football
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Kenneth Walker III had 123 yards rushing and three touchdowns, including the go-ahead 75-yard scoring, run, and Wake Forest beat Virginia 40-23 Saturday. On the first play from scrimmage after Brian Delaney's 32-yard field goal that pulled Virginia into a tie at 23-all early in the fourth quarter, Walker took a handoff, bounced left, broke free from a Virginia tackler and raced down the left sideline. Walker's run provided a big momentum shift, coming only seconds after Virginia, which fell behind 14-0 in the game's first four minutes, seemed to have found a way to stop the Wake offense. Virginia's Perris Jones muffed the ensuing pooch kickoff while attempting to make a fair catch, setting up Walker for a 4-yard TD run that put the Demon Deacons (2-2, 1-2 ACC) in control for good.Prior to Walker's 75-yard run, the Cavs (1-3, 1-3 ACC) had shut down the Wake running game and kept consistent pressure on Sam Hartman, who was sacked three times. The Deacons had suffered a 45-42 loss at N.C. State in their previous ACC game. Wake finished with 174 yards rushing on 42 attempts. The Deacons were hampered by 12 penalties for 119 yards. Hartman did create time to hit on some long pass plays. The sophomore completed 16 of 27 passes for 309 yards and one TD. - Wake Forest/AP College Football
(DS#2 RB) Jr/2022 RB *Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State
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2020 PRESEASON DOAK WALKER AWARD WATCH LIST: Kenneth Walker III (So.), Wake Forest,...Walker III is coming off one of the best seasons for a freshman running back in program history. In 2019, averaged 5.9 yards per carry, highest by any freshman running back in Demon Deacon history. In his first career game, he set the school record with a 96-yard scoring run at Rice, which was also the longest run by an ACC player in 2019. He finished the game against the Owls with a season-high 125 yards and 13.9 yard s per carry, the fifth-best mark in school history. He also went for 113 yards in the Big 4 Championship clincher against Duke. Walker III's 14-yard touchdown run against the Blue Devils in the fourth quarter proved to be the game winner in a 39-27 win a t Truist Field. - Wake Forest Football
(DS#2 RB) Jr/2022 RB *Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State
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