2017 Football

Walker Brand #8 RB

  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-7 / 200
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Roanoke, Va.
  • High School:
    Hidden Valley

Summary

Biography

2017: Three-year letterwinner and a team captain ... expected to compete for carries in the offensive backfield again this fall.

2016: Started all 10 games as a running back ... earned Third Team All-ODAC honors as an all-purpose back ... rushed for 362 yards and four touchdowns on 67 carries ... averaged 5.4 yards per carry ... also caught six passes for 107 yards ... rushed eight times for 38 yards and one touchdown and caught two passes for 19 yards in a 45-29 loss at No. 15 Johns Hopkins (9/1) ... rushed 12 times for a season-high 74 yards in a 49-23 win over Emory & Henry (9/30) ... carried nine times for 66 yards and caught one pass for 21 yards in a 23-22 win over Catholic (10/8) ... rushed 13 times for 47 yards and two touchdowns and caught one pass for 25 yards in a 52-7 win over Hampden-Sydney (10/22).

2015: Played in 11 games, starting five contests as a running back ... finished the season ranked fourth on the team in rushing with 682 yards and five touchdowns on 115 carries ... averaged 5.9 yards per carry ... also caught one pass for six yards ... rushed 20 times for a career-high 122 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-14 win over Emory & Henry (10/31) ... carried 15 times for 84 yards and a score in a 35-28 win over Hampden-Sydney (10/10) ... compiled 77 yards on just four carries in a 28-10 win over Sewanee (9/12).

2014: Played in eight games, rushing 65 times for 364 yards and one touchdown ... also caught eight passes for 133 yards and returned 18 kickoffs for a 17.7 average ... led the team with 815 all-purpose yards ... rushed a season-high 14 times for 42 yards and had two catches for 13 yards in a 52-28 loss to Guilford (10/4) ... had a season-high 82 rushing yards on 13 carries in a 36-9 loss to Emory & Henry (11/1) ... had seven carries for 39 yards and a touchdown and one catch for 30 yards in a 24-13 loss to Bridgewater (10/25).

High School: Earned four letters each in football, basketball and baseball at Hidden Valley ... helped lead the football team to a state quarterfinalist finish as a senior ... three-time all-district and two-time all-region selection ... named the conference Offensive Player of the Year as a senior.

Personal: Brother, Logan, is a first-year member of the team ... another brother, Griffin, played football at Davidson ... volunteers with Campus Kitchen and Habitat for Humanity ... active with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at W&L ... also a leader with Young Life ... serves on the admissions and financial aid task force ... over the summer, did research in robotics at W&L with Professor Khalifa where he worked to develop self-reconfiguring robots ... physics/engineering major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2014First Year

    RB
    5'7" 190 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2015Sophomore

    RB
    5'7" 205 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2016Junior

    RB
    5'7" 198 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2017Senior

    RB
    5'7" 200 lbs
    8