Walker was born in Meridian, Mississippi in 1979.[1] He attended Meridian High School,[2] where he was a standout high school football player for the Meridian Wildcats.[3] As a senior in 1996, Walker was an all-state selection and received high school All-American honors from PrepStar and USA Today.[3]
After his NFL career ended, Walker returned to Gainesville to complete his degree, graduating from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in sociology in 2007.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers chose Walker in the first round (fourteenth pick overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft,[5] and he played for the Buccaneers for six seasons from 2001 to 2006.[6] He was originally slated to play left tackle and protect the quarterback's blindside. However, after his rookie season he was switched to right tackle, where he found success starting for the Buccaneer's Super Bowl XXXVII victory over the Oakland Raiders. After starting in seventy-three of the seventy-five games in which he played,[6] the Buccaneers released Walker on March 1, 2007.
On August 13, 2007, the Carolina Panthers signed Walker as a free agent. He was released by the team on September 1 during final cuts. On September 8, 2008, Walker was signed by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and was assigned to their practice roster.
↑ 6.06.1National Football League, Historical Players, Kenyatta Walker. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
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