Background
He was born on March 14, 1980 in Titusville, Florida.
He was born on March 14, 1980 in Titusville, Florida.
He attended Astronaut High School in Titusville, and played high school football for the Astronaut War Eagles. College: Florida.
Walker played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter he played professionally for the San Francisco 49ers and Saint Louis Rams of the NFL. As a senior tight end in 1997, Walker caught thirty-six for 497 yards, while also recording eighty-two tackles and fourteen quarterback sacks as a defensive education He received Florida Class 4A all-state honors and was recognized as a high school All-American by PrepStar and Super Preparatory Walker was also a letterman in basketball and baseball.
Walker accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Steve Spurrier and coach Ron Zook's Florida Gators football teams from 1999 to 2002.
Walker was a second-team All-Southeastern Conference (Securities and Exchange Commission) selection after his senior season in 2002. In his four-year college career, he played in forty-seven games, started twenty-nine of them, and caught fifty-six passes for 716 yards and nine touchdowns.
The San Francisco 49ers selected Walker in the fifth round (161st overall pick) of the 2003 NFL Draft, and he played for the 49ers in 2003 and 2004. During his five-season NFL playing career, he appeared in fifty-five regular season games, started fourteen of them, and had twenty-five receptions for 312 yards and a touchdown.
He was also an active team member of the Saint Louis Rams from 2005 to 2007, and a member of the 2008 Baltimore Ravens and 2009 Cleveland Browns practice squads. As of 2013, Walker is now a pit crew member for the Number. 7 car of Tommy Baldwin Racing as a jackman in the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Sprint Cup Series.