Ricky Walker Season 2018

2018 Second-Team All-ACC
2017 All-ACC Honorable Mention

2018: Finalist for the Dudley Award, presented to the top college player in Virginia ... Led the team with 10.5 TFL ... Posted six tackles, 1.0 sack and a forced fumble vs. Marshall (12/1) ... ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week (11/26) ... Registered seven tackles, 2.0 TFL and a forced fumble wearing Frank Beamer’s No. 25 vs. Virginia (11/23) ... Had five tackles, 2.5 TFL and a half sack vs. Miami (11/17) ... Had three tackles, 0.5 TFL and a PBU vs. Boston College (11/3) ... Racked up a career-high eight tackles vs. Georgia Tech (10/25) ... Registered five tackles, 1.5 TFL and one sack at Duke (9/29) ... Had two tackles and 1.0 TFL at Florida State (9/3).

2017: Started all 13 games … Made 41 tackles ,12.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and one fumble recovery touchdown … Had one pass break up and six quarter back hurries … Made two stops vs. West Virginia (9/3) … Recorded four tackles vs. Delaware (9/9) … Had one tackle and three quarterback hurries at East Carolina (9/16) … Made five stops vs. Old Dominion (9/23) … Recorded four tackles vs. Clemson (9/30) … Recorded six tackles including 2.5 tackles for loss at Boston College (10/7) … Had four tackles including 1.5 sacks and a fumble recovery for a touchdown vs. North Carolina (10/21) … ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week (10/23) … Made four stops and one pass breakup vs. Duke (10/28) … Recorded two tackles including one sack at Miami (11/4) … Had two tackles at Georgia Tech (11/11) … Made three stops including one sack at Virginia (11/24) … Recorded four tackles including 2.0 tackles for loss and one sack against Oklahoma State in the Camping World Bowl (12/28).

2016: Played in all 14 games making four starts on the season ... Made 28 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks ... Had four pass breakups and four quarterback hurries … Recorded two kick returns for 19 yards on special teams ...Had one tackle versus Tennessee ... Recorded three stops against Boston College ... Had three tackles against ECU ... Made a stop against North Carolina ... Recorded four tackles versus Syracuse ... Registered a 0.5 sack against Miami along with three tackles ... Had three tackles against Pittsburgh ... Made two stops including one sack against Duke ... ACC Player of the Week at DL (Pro Football Focus 11/8) ... Had four tackles against Georgia Tech ... Made one tackles in games against Notre Dame and Virginia ... Recorded two stops versus Clemson ... Returned two kicks against Arkansas in the Belk Bowl for 19 yards.

2015: Spent the season redshirting.
 
2014: Played in 11 games … Logged 160 plays, 99 coming on defense and 61 on special teams … Recorded nine tackles on the season, including one for a loss … Was in on eight defensive plays against East Carolina … Saw action on special teams against Georgia Tech … Was in on 22 defensive plays while also contributing on special teams … Saw action on nine plays on defense at North Carolina … Helped on a sack while contributing on defense and special teams against Pitt … Made two tackles while in on 13 plays on defense against Miami … Had a tackle while in on defense against Boston College … Was in on 13 plays on defense and 10 special teams plays at Duke … Saw action on defense and special teams at Wake Forest … Made three tackles while contributing on defense and special teams against Virginia … Had a tackle in the bowl game win over Cincinnati … Posted a 375-pound bench press in spring max testing.

High School: Played for Coach Bubba Hooker at Bethel High … A member of the ESPN300 … A Semper Fidelis All-America Game selection … A second-team 6A all-state selection by VirginiaPreps at offensive lineman … A Newport News Daily Press All-Star two straight years … Missed two games his senior season due to injury … Recorded 73 tackles, including 15 for loss and 11 sacks, his final season … A first-team All-757 selection by Recruit757.com … Had 70 tackles and 11 sacks as a junior … Ranked as the No. 10 player in the state of Virginia by The Roanoke Times … Listed as the No. 19 defensive tackle in the nation and the No. 9 prospect in Virginia by Rivals … Ranked as the No. 25 defensive tackle in the country and the No. 11 player in his state by 247Sports … Listed as the No. 38 defensive tackle in the country by Scout … Ranked as the No. 299 overall player in the country, the No. 23 defensive tackle in the country, the No. 31 player in his region and the No. 11 player in the state by ESPN Recruiting Nation.

Personal: Richard Dano Walker, Jr. … Born in Newport News, Virginia … Son of Richard Walker, Sr., and Asia Garcia … Has an older brother, a younger brother, and two younger sisters … Older brother, Rijo, was a four-year letterwinner at Virginia and now serves as team operations coordinator with the College Football Playoff ... Majoring in sociology.