Walker Fact: Graded a perfect 100 percent in 17 plays against Duke last year Overview:Had a strong spring practice and is listed as co-starter at right guard with returning starter Will Merritt…saw a lot of time with the number-one unit this past spring…a team leader as a sophomore, he was Clemson's representative at the NCAA leadership conference in May of 2001 in Orlando, FL…a member of LIFELINE, Clemson's football team leadership organization…one of the strongest players on the team, he tied an all-time record in the push jerk at 375 pounds…fourth on the team in the squat at 600 pounds and third in the power clean…fourth strongest overall with 1695 pounds lifted in all the categories combined…has many talents away from the field, he sang solo at a Black Culture Week event in conjunction with a lecture by former NFL All-Pro Alan Page on the Clemson campus in January…played second team most of the 2000 season, he played in all 12 games on special teams he played in six games on offensive scrimmage plays...played 81 of his 115 snaps over the first three games of the season...played well in his last three regular season games as a reserve he had 25 plus grades in his 33 snaps over his last three games, 76 percent...graded 100 percent for 17 plays against Duke, the highest grade for any Tiger lineman given a minimum of 10 plays this year...graded 80 percent on 10 plays as a reserve against Florida State...had 72 percent grade against The Citadel and 80 percent against Missouri, so he graded at 72 percent or better in four of his six games... has the size Tommy Bowden is looking for in his offensive linemen...from same high school and hometown as former Clemson All-American Terry Kinard, who is being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001...
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