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2 0 1 6
Did not see playing time.
2 0 1 5
Appeared in six games … Was in on 21 special teams plays during the regular
season … Played on special teams against Ohio State, Furman, Purdue, North
Carolina, Virginia and the Independence Bowl against Tulsa.
2 0 1 4
Was redshirted … Posted a 320-pound bench press and a 465-pound squat
in spring max testing.
H I GH SCHOOL
Played at Douglas Freeman High for Coach Mike Henderson … A second-team
all-state selection … Also made first-team All-Metro and first-team all-region
… The 5A South/Conference 11 Player of the Year … Also played baseball for
four seasons.
PERSONAL
Cameron Trent Young Jr. … Born January 19, 1996 in Salem, Va. … Son of Cam
and LeAnn Young … Has one sibling, Merritt … Father played football at Virginia
Tech … Majoring in finance.
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YOUNG
LB
2 0 1 6
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 ... 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.
2 0 1 5
Spent the season redshirting.
2 0 1 4
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.
H I GH 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 April 18, 1996, in Newport News, VA … Son
of Richard Walker, Sr., and Asia Garcia … Has an older brother, a younger
brother, and two younger sisters … Majoring in sociology.
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R I C K Y
WALKER
DT
SEASON GP GS SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YDS INT BU PD QBH RCV FF KICK
2014 11 0 1 8 9 1.0-5 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
2016 14 4 10 18 28 6.5-25 1.5-14 0 4 4 4 0 0
0
Career 25 4 11 26 37 7.5-30 1.5-14 0 4 4 4 0 0
0
FUMBLES
PASS DEFENSE
SACKS
TACKLES
BLOCKED
SEASON GP GS NO.
YDS AVG TD LONG
2014 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
2016 14 4 2 19 9.5 0 11
Career 25 4 2 19 9.5 0 11
KICK RETURNS
RICKY
WALKER