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#39 Wesley Walker

Wesley Walker - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Year R-Sophomore
Height 6-1
Weight 204
Hometown Nashville, Tenn.
Last School Ensworth H.S.
Year Freshman
Wesley Walker - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

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2020 (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in 10 games … Made five starts at nickel back … Ranked fourth on the team with 48 tackles and four pass breakups …  Had multiple tackles in all 10 games and made at least five stops in 6-of-10 contests … Made first-career start in home opener versus UCF (Sept. 19) and recorded five tackles and two pass breakups … Twice recorded a season-high seven tackles – vs. Louisville (Oct. 9) and at NC State (Dec. 5) … Had six stops apiece against Duke (Nov. 28) and Pitt (Dec. 10) … Recorded tackles for loss in back-to-back games against Duke (Nov. 28) and NC State (Dec. 5).

2019 (True Freshman): Redshirted after appearing in three games – The Citadel (Sept. 14), at Virginia (Nov. 9) and then-No. 4 Georgia (Nov. 30) … Finished the year with three tackles (two solo) … Recorded two tackles (one solo) at Virginia … Also totaled a solo tackle against Georgia.

High School: Rated a four-star prospect and the No. 37 defensive back in the country by ESPN … Rebounded from a season-ending injury as a junior in 2017 to be named all-region as a senior in 2018 … In addition to his all-region performance as a defensive back, also spent time on special teams returning kickoffs as a senior … Returned the opening kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown in Week 6 … Tallied 10.5 tackles, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in just four games during injury-shortened junior season … Played wide receiver as a freshman in 2015, hauling in four receptions for 79 yards and a touchdown in six games, including a career-long 50-yard reception … Coached by Jeremy Garrett.

Personal: Majoring in business administration.

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