2016 Stats: 105 tackles (10 for loss), two sacks, one interception, one fumble return, five pass breakups, four forced fumbles
An injury to a teammate midway through the 2014 season opened the door for Anthony Walker Jr. to become a starter as a redshirt freshman. He never gave up that spot, as he excelled in the middle for Northwestern in a way that only head coach (and former Wildcats linebacker) Pat Fitzgerald could appreciate.
"He's cemented a spot as one of the best players in Northwestern football history," Fitzgerald tweeted late last month after Walker declared for the NFL draft.
The 2016 season was the second in a row in which Walker had at least 100 tackles and 10 tackles for loss—one of only three players in FBS to do that the last two years.
An injury to a teammate midway through the 2014 season opened the door for Anthony Walker Jr. to become a starter as a redshirt freshman. He never gave up that spot, as he excelled in the middle for Northwestern in a way that only head coach (and former Wildcats linebacker) Pat Fitzgerald could appreciate.
"He's cemented a spot as one of the best players in Northwestern football history," Fitzgerald tweeted late last month after Walker declared for the NFL draft.
The 2016 season was the second in a row in which Walker had at least 100 tackles and 10 tackles for loss—one of only three players in FBS to do that the last two years.
