DAKOTA WALKER Defensive End 2005 / 2006 Mays Landing, NJ

Biography

Walker was one of the big names in USC’s 2004 recruiting class. Among his honors were being named All-State, All-South Jersey and the Atlantic Press Player of the Year in 2004. He played in the New York / New Jersey All-Star Game and the U.S. Army All-America Game. He tied for the team lead in sacks in 2005 while working as a reserve defensive end. Two of his sacks came in the second half against Arkansas. He made the coaches’ Freshman All-SEC team at the end of that season. Walker was tried at both defensive end at outside linebacker in 2006 and had his best game against Wofford when he had five tackles, a tackle for loss and forced a critical fumble – USC led by just seven, with Wofford at the Carolina 10 with 29 seconds left. Walker forced a fumble on Wofford’s fourth down play and teammate Cody Wells recovered to secure the win. Walker transferred to Georgia Southern after 2007 spring practice. He made five starts for GSU in 2007 while recording 30 tackles and six for losses. As a senior he had 55 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks while being named All-Southern Conference.

Prior Schools
School	Location

Roster Listings
Year	Roster	Num	Pos	Ht	Wt	Yr	Gms	GS
2005	Fall 2005	99	DE	6-4	219	Fr	0	0
2006	Spring 2006	99	DE	6-3	226	So
2006	2006 Spring Game	99	DE	6-3	226	So
2006	Fall 2006	99	DE	6-3	230	So	5	1
2007	Spring 2007	55	LB	6-3	237	Jr

Depth Chart Appearances
Description	Position	Rank
9/24/05 vs Troy	Defensive End	2nd String
11/5/05 vs Arkansas	Defensive End	2nd String
Official Pre-Spring 2006	Defensive End	Starter
10/7/2006 vs. Kentucky	Outside Linebacker	3rd String
2007 Official Pre-Spring Depth Chart	WeakSide Linebacker	4th String

Honors
Award	Year
2005	SEC All-Freshman

Recruiting Rankings and Honors
Source	Position	Rank
Rivals.com New Jersey	ALL	24

Defense
Year	Solo	Ast	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	Int	PBU	QBH	FR	FF	BK	IP	CDS	RZS	IPP	YPT
2005	7	6	13	3.5	3.5		0	0	1	0	0	11	6	1	28.95	1.62
2006	4	2	6	1.0	0.0		0	0	0	1	0	5	2	1	12.54	0.83
Tot	11	8	19	4.5	3.5		0	0	1	1	0	16	8	2	41.49

IP - Impact Plays; CDS - Conversion Down Stops (3rd & 4th Down); RZS - Red Zone Stops; IPP - Impact Play Points; YPT - Yards Per Tackle

Games Started
Date	Opponent	Position
2006-09-23	Florida Atlantic	Outside Linebacker

Game Defensive Stats
Date	Opponent	SOLO	AST	TKL	TFL	SK	FF	FR	PBU	QBH	IPL	CDPL	RZPL	IPP
2006-09-09	Georgia	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
2006-09-16	Wofford	3	2	5	1.0	0.0	1	0	0	0

Scoring Plays
Date	Opponent	Qtr	Time	USC	Opp	Play

Defense - Sacks
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
2005	2005-09-24	Troy	2	10	TRO	35	Carl Meadows sacked for loss of 6 (Dakota Walker)
2005	2005-11-05	Arkansas	3	10	ARK	34	Casey Dick sacked for loss of 10 (Terrell Davis, Dakota Walker)
2005	2005-11-05	Arkansas	2	5	USC	28	Casey Dick sacked for loss of 11 (Dakota Walker)
2005	2005-11-19	Clemson	1	10	CLM	42	Charlie Whitehurst sacked for loss of 4 (Dakota Walker)

Defense - Tackles For Loss
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
2005	2005-11-05	Arkansas	4	1	USC	17	Darren McFadden over right guard for loss of 1 (Stanley Doughty, Dakota Walker)
2006	2006-09-16	Wofford	3	5	USC	47	Andy Strickland rush for loss of 8 (Dakota Walker)

Defensive Plays
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
2005	2005-09-24	Troy	3	18	TRO	12	Gary Banks, 1-yd pass from Carl Meadows, fumble, forced by (Tremaine Tyler), recovered by (Dakota Walker) at TR 14
2005	2005-10-08	Kentucky	1	10	UKY	17	Arliss Beach rush for 5 (Dakota Walker)
2005	2005-11-12	Florida	1	10	FLA	32	Markus Manson rush for 5 (Dakota Walker)
2005	2005-11-19	Clemson	3	10	CLM	44	Charlie Whitehurst rush for 8 (Dakota Walker)
2005	2005-11-19	Clemson	1	10	CLM	20	James Davis rush for no gain (Dakota Walker)
2005	2005-12-30	Missouri	3	28	UMO	13	Tony Temple, 11 yds on crossing pass from Brad Smith (Dakota Walker, Orus Lambert)
2005	2005-12-30	Missouri	2	25	USC	27	Tony Temple over right guard for 4 (Dakota Walker, Lance Laury)
2005	2005-12-30	Missouri	3	21	USC	23	Martin Rucker, 19 yds on crossing pass from Brad Smith (Dakota Walker, Cody Wells)
2006	2006-09-09	Georgia	2	6	UGA	45	Thomas Brown rush for 3 (Dakota Walker)
2006	2006-09-16	Wofford	1	10	WOF	45	Kevious Johnson rush for 2 (Dakota Walker)
2006	2006-09-16	Wofford	3	9	WOF	32	Dane Romero rush for 11 (Chris Hampton, Dakota Walker)
2006	2006-09-16	Wofford	1	10	USC	14	Kevious Johnson rush for 1 (Darian Stewart, Dakota Walker)
2006	2006-09-16	Wofford	4	6	USC	10	Josh Collier rush for loss of 4, fumble, forced by (Dakota Walker), recovered by (Cody Wells), returned 44 yards (Kevious Johnson tackle)