2020 Football Roster
Roster
Jersey Number 10
Kareem Walker
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Irvington, N.J.
- High School/Previous School:
- DePaul Catholic (Fort Scott [Kan.] C.C.)
2020 (Senior Season)
Season: Appeared in two games ... One of 19 student-athletes to make their Mississippi State debut in 2020.
at Kentucky (10/10): Made Mississippi State debut.
2019 (Junior Season)
Did not see any game action.
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2018 (Sophomore Season – Fort Scott C.C.)
Three-star running back per 247Sports … Ranked No. 5 junior college running back prospect by 247Sports … Appeared in seven games … Rushed 64 times for 207 yards and one touchdown … Turned in a season-high 102 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries in the second game of the season against Coffeyville C.C. … Committed to MSU on November 18, 2018.
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2017 (Redshirt Freshman Season – University of Michigan)
Season: Appeared in five games … Rushed 20 times for 68 yards and one touchdown.
at Purdue (9/23): Made collegiate debut … Rushed three times for seven yards. at Indiana (10/14): Garnered one carry for eight yards. Rutgers (10/28): Ran six times for 34 yards and one touchdown … Scored first collegiate touchdown on a 5-yard rush in the third quarter. at Maryland (11/11): Carried seven times for 23 yards. at Wisconsin (11/18): Ran three times for minus-4 yards.
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2016 (True Freshman Season – University of Michigan)
Redshirted his initial collegiate season.
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High School
Prepped at DePaul Catholic High School under head coach John McKenna … Four-star running back recruit per ESPN and Rivals … Three-star recruit per Rivals … Ranked a top-10 running back recruit by ESPN (No. 4), Rivals (No. 6) and 247sports (No. 3) … Tabbed a top-50 recruit by ESPN (No. 45) and 247Sports (No. 32) … Rated the No. 2 prospect from New Jersey by ESPN … Played in the 2016 Under Armour All-American Game … Two-time NJ.com first-team all-state selection … Named to the PrepStar Magazine Top 150 Dream Team … Totaled 4,563 rushing yards and 55 rushing touchdowns for his career … Caught 19 career passes for 245 yards and two touchdowns … As a senior, rushed for 1,517 yards and 13 touchdowns … As a junior, totaled 1,607 rushing yards and 26 touchdowns … As a sophomore, rushed for 1,164 yards and 12 touchdowns.
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Personal
Born Kareem Walker on May 18, 1989 … Majoring in interdisciplinary studies … Twitter handle is @_KareemWalker.
Season: Appeared in two games ... One of 19 student-athletes to make their Mississippi State debut in 2020.
at Kentucky (10/10): Made Mississippi State debut.
2019 (Junior Season)
Did not see any game action.
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2018 (Sophomore Season – Fort Scott C.C.)
Three-star running back per 247Sports … Ranked No. 5 junior college running back prospect by 247Sports … Appeared in seven games … Rushed 64 times for 207 yards and one touchdown … Turned in a season-high 102 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries in the second game of the season against Coffeyville C.C. … Committed to MSU on November 18, 2018.
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2017 (Redshirt Freshman Season – University of Michigan)
Season: Appeared in five games … Rushed 20 times for 68 yards and one touchdown.
at Purdue (9/23): Made collegiate debut … Rushed three times for seven yards. at Indiana (10/14): Garnered one carry for eight yards. Rutgers (10/28): Ran six times for 34 yards and one touchdown … Scored first collegiate touchdown on a 5-yard rush in the third quarter. at Maryland (11/11): Carried seven times for 23 yards. at Wisconsin (11/18): Ran three times for minus-4 yards.
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2016 (True Freshman Season – University of Michigan)
Redshirted his initial collegiate season.
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High School
Prepped at DePaul Catholic High School under head coach John McKenna … Four-star running back recruit per ESPN and Rivals … Three-star recruit per Rivals … Ranked a top-10 running back recruit by ESPN (No. 4), Rivals (No. 6) and 247sports (No. 3) … Tabbed a top-50 recruit by ESPN (No. 45) and 247Sports (No. 32) … Rated the No. 2 prospect from New Jersey by ESPN … Played in the 2016 Under Armour All-American Game … Two-time NJ.com first-team all-state selection … Named to the PrepStar Magazine Top 150 Dream Team … Totaled 4,563 rushing yards and 55 rushing touchdowns for his career … Caught 19 career passes for 245 yards and two touchdowns … As a senior, rushed for 1,517 yards and 13 touchdowns … As a junior, totaled 1,607 rushing yards and 26 touchdowns … As a sophomore, rushed for 1,164 yards and 12 touchdowns.
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Personal
Born Kareem Walker on May 18, 1989 … Majoring in interdisciplinary studies … Twitter handle is @_KareemWalker.
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