UCA's Walker Collects Athlon Sports' All-American Accolade
UCA's Walker Collects Athlon Sports' All-American Accolade
2022 Athlon Sports' All-America Team
ATLANTA – Central Arkansas defensive lineman David Walker added yet another distinction to his list of accomplishments for the season after being named to the Athlon Sports' 2022 FCS Postseason All-America team as announced Tuesday by the publication.
A sophomore from Stuttgart, Ark., Walker was the ASUN Conference Defensive Player of the Year and is a top three finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, presented to the FCS Defensive Player of the Year. He led the ASUN and ranked second in all of FCS in tackles for loss (22, minus 107 yards) and sacks (12, minus 83 yards) during the regular season. Walker finished his first season at UCA with 66 total tackles, one pass breakup and one forced fumble, while also matching the school record for sacks in a game with 3.5 against Stephen F. Austin.
Walker, a consensus All-American, has collected All-American honors from the Associated Press (AP), Stats Perform, AFCA, Hero Sports, Phil Steele/DraftScout and FCS-ADA this season.
ATHLON SPORTS'S 2022 FCS POSTSEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM
OFFENSE
QB – Tim DeMorat (6-4, 220, Sr.) Fordham
QB – Lindsey Scott Jr. (5-11, 212, Gr.) UIW
RB – Jaleel McLaughlin (5-9, 183, Sr.) Youngstown State
RB – Jaden Shirden (5-9, 185, So.) Monmouth
FB – Hunter Luepke (6-1, 236, Sr.) North Dakota State
WR – Hayden Hatten (6-2, 205, R-So.) Idaho
WR – Fotis Kokosioulis (5-9, 180, Sr.) Fordham
TE – Ryan Miller (6-2, 209, R-Sr.) Furman
OL – McClendon Curtis (6-6, 328, Sr.) Chattanooga
OL – Mark Evans II (6-4, 295, Sr.) Arkansas-Pine Bluff
OL – Garret Greenfield (6-6, 305, Sr.) South Dakota State
OL – Cody Mauch (6-6, 303, Sr.) North Dakota State
OL – Colby Sorsdal (6-6, 305, Sr.) William & Mary
DEFENSE
DL – Jay Person (6-3, 224, Jr.) Chattanooga
DL – Caleb Sanders (6-1, 270, Sr.) South Dakota State
DL – Spencer Waege (6-5, 282, Sr.) North Dakota State
DL – David Walker (6-3, 235, So.) Central Arkansas
LB – Johnny Buchanan (6-0, 230, Gr.) Delaware
LB – Aubrey Miller Jr. (6-2, 225, Sr.) Jackson State
LB – John Pius (6-2, 230, R-So.) William & Mary
LB – Zeke Vandenburgh (6-2, 235, Sr.) Illinois State
DB – Justin Ford (6-2, 200, R-Sr.) Montana
DB – Marcus Hillman (6-0, 200, Sr.) Elon
DB – Alijah Huzzie (5-11, 190, R-So.) ETSU
DB – Marte Mapu (6-3, 216, Sr.) Sacramento State
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK – Skyler Davis (5-8, 165, Sr.) Elon
P – Jake Gerardi (6-3, 250, R-Sr.) Southern Utah
LS – Robert Soderholm (6-1, 230, Sr.) VMI
Return – Abraham Williams (6-1, 175, So.) Weber State
AP – Devron Harper (5-9, 168, Jr.) Mercer
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