Tyrone Walker

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Class: Senior Hometown: Indianapolis High School: Cardinal Ritter

Height / Weight: 5-11 / 200 Position: WR Experience: 3L

2011: All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Second-Team selection ... played and started in all 11 games ... led the team with 64 catches for 787 yards and eight touchdowns on the season ... averaged 12.3 yards per catch and 71.5 yards per game ... ranked first in the Valley and 20th in the country in receptions per game (5.8) ... recorded three 100-plus receiving yard performances and caught a least one touchdown in six games ... tied a career high with three touchdowns on three catches for 120 yards against Morehead State ... set a career-best with 12 catches against No. 4 UNI.

2010: All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Second-Team selection ...played in all 11 games, with 10 starts ... led Illinois State with 974 yards receiving on 59 catches, both career highs ... hauled in 12 touchdown passes, the second-highest single-season mark in school history ... was second in the MVFC with those 12 TD catches and ranked second with 974 yards ... ranked 13th in the country with 88.55 receiving yards per game ... posted five games with 100-plus yards receiving, including three-straight from Oct. 23-Nov. 6 ... set new career-highs with 206 yards receiving and three touchdowns against Youngstown State ... named MVFC Offensive Player of the Week and The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS National Offensive Player of the Week for that performance.

2009: MVFC All-Newcomer Team selection ... played in all 11 games for the Redbirds, with seven starting assignments ... led all league freshmen with 37 receptions for 485 yards ... set an ISU freshman record with those 37 receptions and averaged 13.1 yards per catch ... ranked second on the team in receptions, yards and touchdowns ... caught four passes for a career-high 112 yards at No. 6 Southern Illinois, including an 81-yard touchdown bomb from quarterback Matt Brown, the longest of the season for the Redbirds ... with that performance, became the first freshman to record a 100-yard receiving since Kevett Mickle in 2004 ... also caught touchdown passes against Austin Peay and Indiana State.

Cardinal Ritter HS: A two-year starter in football ... an all-state selection as a senior and a junior ... a two-time all-city honoree ... voted the team's MVP senior year ... member of the Coaches' Poll Top-50 players list ... Cardinal Ritter l won the Indiana Class 1A State Championship his senior season after finishing with a perfect 15-0 record and the No. 1 ranking in the state ... Cardinal Ritter also won the semi-state championship his junior season ... recorded an Indiana state high school record 1,893 yards receiving as a senior on 96 receptions and 23 touchdowns ... also had six interceptions on defense and two forced fumbles senior year ... a four-time student of the month and student-athlete of the month honoree ... coached by Ty Hunt.

Personal: Born August 25, 1990, in Indianapolis ... raised by his aunt, Marquerite Watkins ... major: undeclared.