UCA’s David Walker drafted by Tampa Bay Buccaneers
David Walker makes history as the highest-drafted player in UCA football history.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. β University of Central Arkansas (UCA) star linebacker David Walker was taken in the fourth-round, pick number 121 by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday afternoon. This makes him the highest draft pick in UCA history.
Walker was a standout defensive player for the Bears the past three seasons racking up 191 tackles, 63 tackles for loss and 31 sacks.Β
He was also the conference’s defensive player of the year the three years he was with the Bears.
The Stuttgart native began his career at Southern Arkansas University where he spent two seasons with the Muleriders before transferring to UCA.
Walker now joins a Bucs team that statistically was a middle-of-the-line defense in the NFL last season.
“His production, not only sacks but TFLs and tackles, the guy was just dominant on that level of competition,” Buccaneers Vice President of Player Personnel Mike Biehl said.
“Sometimes you worry about the lower level of competition, but he goes to the Senior Bowl and he was dominant there too, going against some of the best linemen in the country. He plays so dang hard; that’s just going to be part of his calling card, too, which we love,” Biehl said.Β