Who is Ken Walker III?

Kenneth Walker III is an American football running back, who will play for the Seattle Seahawks in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted in the second round of the NFL draft by the Seahawks as the 41st overall pick. 

Walker was born on October 20th, 2000 in Arlington, Tennessee. He did his schooling at Arlington High School and played his high school football there, rushing 3,485 yards with 41 touchdowns. He then signed with Wake Forest University to play college football for the Demon Deacons. 

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He spent 2 years of his college career playing for the Deacons. In his freshman year in 2019, he rushed for 579 yards with 98 carries, 5.9 per, and four TDs, and in his sophomore campaign in 2020, he did 119 carries. Further, he also scored 13 rushing touchdowns in just 7 games in 2020, tying for 10th best in the FBS, in spite of ruling himself out of the final 2 games for the Deacons. 

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At the end of his second season with the Deacons, Walker transferred to Michigan State to play for the Spartans in 2021. There, he won the Walter Camp Player of the Year award as well as the Doak Walker Award which is given to the nation’s top running back. Further,  he also received first-team Associated Press All-American and Big Ten Running Back of the Year honours by ranking 2nd in the FBS with 1,636 rushing yards (263 carries) and tying for eighth with 18 rushing scores in his 12 starts. Walker opted out of his team’s bowl game in order to prepare himself for the 2022 NFL Draft, and he was promptly snapped up by the Seattle Seahawks. 

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Walker is a dynamic running back who is said to possess a terrier-like compact and sturdy base. He is adept at picking his running lanes early, in any direction. These skills are accentuated by his quick and agile feet that help him thrive in tight quarters, and he is unafraid to run through defenders or run over would-be tacklers. He can improve his fluidity in his running style though, which would truly make him a lethal weapon in his team’s arsenal.