Kody Walker - Football - Arkansas Razorbacks

#24 Kody Walker

RB | Sr | 6-2 | 240 | Jefferson City, Mo. | Jefferson City HS

Senior (2016)
Preseason
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Junior (2015)
Earned a sixth year of eligibility from the NCAA and SEC prior to the start of the season after his first two seasons were cut short due to injury … Participated in nine contests and started once … His 90 carries, 394 yards and six touchdowns were each career season highs and ranked second on the team … Played in each of the first two games before suffering an injury that sidelined him for the next four contests … Rushed for 366 yards and five touchdowns through the final seven games of the season … vs. Auburn (Oct. 24): Carried the ball eight times for 32 yards and scored two touchdowns in his first game back from injury … His two touchdown runs came in the second and third overtimes … Caught the go-ahead and eventual-game winning two-point conversion pass in the fourth overtime … at No. 9 LSU (Nov. 14): Set career highs with 88 yards rushing, including a 28-yard rush and 17 attempts.

Sophomore (2014)
Participated in all 13 contests and started once at fullback … Accrued 31 carries for 149 yards and one touchdown … Hauled in three catches for 15 yards … vs. Nicholls (Sept. 6): Rushed eight times for a season-high 37 yards in the home-opening win … at Texas Tech (Sept. 13): Contributed to Arkansas’ 438-yard rushing performance with 30 yards on six carries and a long rush of 11 yards … vs. No. 7 Alabama (Oct. 11): Started and caught three passes for 15 yards … vs. UAB (Oct. 25): Registered six carries for 32 yards and a touchdown in the homecoming win over the Blazers.

Redshirt Freshman (2013)
Saw action in eight games … vs. No. 14 South Carolina (Oct. 12): Rushed twice for 10 yards … vs. Mississippi State (Nov. 23): Tallied four carries for 22 yards and a season-long 14-yard carry.

Redshirt Freshman (2012)
Played in each of the first two games before suffering an injury and was granted a medical hardship … vs. Jacksonville State (Sept. 1): Scored the Razorbacks’ first points of the season on a 1-yard touchdown rush in the 49-24 win … vs. ULM (Sept. 8): Started and caught one pass for five yards.

Freshman (2011)
Played in each of the first three games and collected 68 yards and five touchdowns on 20 rushes before missing the rest of the season due to injury … At the time of his injury, his five rushing touchdowns were tied for the most in the NCAA among true freshmen and fourth in the SEC … Granted a medical hardship … vs. Missouri State (Sept. 3): Scored a 1-yard touchdown on his first collegiate carry and finished the season-opening win with 33 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries … vs. New Mexico (Sept. 10): Scored two more touchdowns the next week as he rushed the ball 10 times for 32 yards and the two scores … vs. Troy (Sept. 17): Scored a 3-yard rushing touchdown on his only carry.

High School
Rated as the No. 4 overall recruit in the state of Missouri and the 32nd-best running back prospect in the country, according to Rivals … The Jefferson City High School running back put together two straight 1,000-yard seasons, totaling 1,554 yards and 16 touchdowns in 2009 and 1,004 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior in 2010 … Coached by Ted Lepage, Jefferson City earned a berth in the Class Six State Tournament … Scout recognized him as the No. 51 running back in the country … Named second-team all-state by the Associated Press and Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association following his senior campaign … Selected the Razorbacks after also considering Missouri.

Personal
Born on July 19, 1992 … Son of Twila Walker … Sociology major … Two-time Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll honoree (2014, 15).