2019 Football Roster
Oct 25 (Sat)
TBA
Ronnie Walker Jr.
- Position:
- RB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 211
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Hopewell, Va.
- High School:
- Hopewell
2019 (Sophomore): Rushed 27 times for 80 yards ... caught 12 passes for 112 yards with a 64-yard touchdown, his first-career receiving TD ... played in all 13 games ... IU offensive player of the week (Ball State) ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2018 (Freshman): Appeared in nine games ... rushed 32 times for 141 yards (4.4 average) with two touchdowns ... posted season-highs with nine carries and 41 yards in his collegiate debut and Ball State win (9/15) ... added his first-career score, an 18-yarder ... recorded seven rushes for 35 yards in the victory at Rutgers (9/29) ... collected a career-long 30-yard touchdown and finished with 38 yards (4 carries) against No. 18 Penn State (10/20) ... enrolled in spring classes and participated in practice.
Prep/Personal: Running back for head coach Ricky Irby at Hopewell High School ... two-time all-state and all-region selection led Hopewell to the 2017 state title ... rushed for 1,344 yards on 216 carries (6.2 average) with 19 touchdowns ... averaged 89.6 yards per game ... added 100 receiving yards and one score ... posted 122 yards on the ground with three TDs in the state semifinal game ... named the 2016 Region 3A East Player of the Year and the Conference 26 Player of the Year ... carried the ball 250 times for 2,011 yards (8.0) with 25 touchdowns in 14 games (143.6 per game) ... ranked the No. 21 running back nationally by 247Sports and the No. 6 prospect in Virginia by ESPN ... qualified for regionals in the 100-meter dash and the shot put ... parents are Ronnie Walker Sr. and LaKeesha Hayes-Winfield ... informatics major ... born on Jan. 6, 2000.
