Patrick Walker

Height:
6-1
Weight:
225
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Sacramento, CA
High School:
Franklin HS

Listed amonng the top three candidates at rush linebacker on preseason depth chart, battling transfers Matt Wright and Chris Evagues for starting nod.

2017 -- Played in seven games as a backup outside linebacker in junior season at Cal Poly ... notched one solo tackle in San Jose state game ... earned five tackles in 2018 Spring Game.

Community College -- Walker made 60 tackles (29 solo), including two sacks, and recovered two fumbles as a sophomore under head coach John Osterhout at American River College last fall, helping the Beavers to a 10-3 record and a second-place finish in both the National Division of the Northern California Football Conference and the California Community College state playoffs ... as a freshman, Walker notched 38 tackles (13 solo), including two sacks.

High School -- A 2015 graduate of Franklin High School in Elk Grove, where in two varsity seasons Walker rushed for 289 yards, caught eight passes and made 45 total tackles, including 10.5 sacks ... also returned an interception 88 yards for a touchdown in his senior season and earned first-team All-Delta League honors as a defensive end ... Franklin was 7-5 overall in 2014, finishing fourth in the Delta League and reaching the quarterfinal round of the CIF-Sac-Joaquin Section Division I playoffs ... Walker also was a sprinter on the Wildcats' track and field team, holds school sprint relay record with three others and played baseball as a freshman on the junior varsity team ... chose to attend Cal Poly "because it is a great school and a proper fit for me to be successful. I also love the environment that surrounds the school."

Personal -- Son of Patrick Walker Sr. and Natasha James ... three sisters, Shardea, Dajanique and Taliyah ... enjoys watching movies ... can speak three different languages ... born January 2, 1997, in Sacramento, Calif. ... majoring in communication studies.