Education
After high school, Walker originally committed to UTEP, but attended Mountain. San Antonio College in Walnut, California to improve his academics.
After high school, Walker originally committed to UTEP, but attended Mountain. San Antonio College in Walnut, California to improve his academics.
He has also played fullback and wide receiver. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Central Missouri.
Walker was a first-team All-Region selection by The Times, adding All-Division and All-San Gabriel Valley honors as a senior at Pomona High School under the direction of Coach John Capraro.
He played in the East/West All Star game and also excelled in track & field, winning the Division III 100-meters title after also finishing first in the 2002 Miramonte League Meet. Walker first enrolled at Mount San Antonio Community College.
In 2003, he was ranked seventh on JCFootball.com"s "Top 101 Players" list. Walker finished his junior college career with 86 catches for 1,312 yards and 13 touchdowns.
He then transferred to the University of Central Missouri.
While at Universal Content Management he set or equaled several receiving records. In two seasons at Central Missouri, Walker caught 113 passes for 1,347 yards and 10 touchdowns. In addition, he also had 35 career kickoff returns for 965 yards and 3 touchdowns.
His 3 kickoff returns for touchdowns are tied for the Central Missouri school record.
2006 NFL Combine
San Francisco 49ers
Walker was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers with the 175th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. On June 22, 2008, the 49ers signed Walker to a three-year, $6 million extension through 2012.
The deal included a $1.8 million signing bonus. He also returned a kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown in week 4 of the 2008 preseason.
In 2011, Jim Harbaugh became head coach of the 49ers and Greg Roman became offensive coordinator for the team
They praised Delanie Walker"s skill set and used him a number of different ways in the West Coast Offense, including different receiver spots, backup fullback and even as an alternative kickoff returner and gunner on special teams, attributes that earned him the nickname of "The Swiss Army Knife" within the team The tragedy motivated Walker to speak out against drunk driving, and support laws requiring the installation of an ignition interlock device for first-time Driving under the influence offenders. Tennessee Titans
Walker signed with the Tennessee Titans on March 12, 2013.
Walker had a career year during the 2015 season, shattering all Titans records for a tight end, including 1,088 yards receiving.
He had previously broken the Titans" tight end receiving yards record in the 2014 season with 890 yards. Walker led all NFL tight ends with 94 receptions.
He was later named to his first career Pro Bowl.