Kevin Walter

Kevin Patrick Walter (born August 4, 1981) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He was selected by the New York Giants in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL draft. He played college football at Eastern Michigan.

Kevin Walter

Walter with the Houston Texans in 2012
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Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	(1981-08-04) August 4, 1981 Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school:	Libertyville (IL)
College:	Eastern Michigan
NFL draft:	2003 / round: 7 / pick: 255
Career history
New York Giants (2003)* Cincinnati Bengals (2003–2005) Houston Texans (2006–2012) Tennessee Titans (2013)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Receptions: 356 Receiving yards: 4,379 Receiving average: 12.3 Receiving touchdowns: 25 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Walter was also a member of the Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans and Tennessee Titans.

Early life

Walter grew up in Vernon Hills, Illinois where he attended Hawthorn Middle School South, and played wide receiver for Libertyville High School in neighboring Libertyville, Illinois, a suburb 30 minutes north of Chicago. He lettered three times in football, earning first-team all-state honors as a wide receiver after catching 48 passes for 801 yards and 6 touchdowns. He helped the team to a 10–1 record and a berth in the second round of the state tournament. Walter also was selected first-team all-area, all-conference and All-Lake County. He caught 17 passes for 201 yards and two touchdowns as a junior.

College career

Walter attended Eastern Michigan University, where he set school records for receptions (211), receiving yards (2,838), and touchdown catches (20). He also earned first-team All-MAC honors as a senior with 93 receptions for 1,368 receiving yards, which were both school single-season records.

Professional career

New York Giants

Walter was a late seventh-round pick (255 overall) in the 2003 NFL draft by the New York Giants out of Eastern Michigan, but was released during training camp.

Cincinnati Bengals

After his release from the Giants, Walter signed with the Cincinnati Bengals. Walter spent three years mainly as a backup and special teams player, although he did see action in almost every game of his Bengals career and was actually a starter for a couple of games in 2005.

Houston Texans

Walter with the Texans in 2010

The Houston Texans signed Walter to a restricted free agent tender in 2006, which the Bengals did not match. In return, the Texans gave up a seventh-round pick to the Bengals. After an injury to Pro-bowler Andre Johnson, Walter became the Texans number one receiver and after 8 games in 2007, Walter had 40 catches for 512 yards while also posting a career-high game at Jacksonville in week 6 with 12 catches for 160 yards. Walter's best season came in 2008, he had 60 receptions for 899 yards and 8 touchdowns. He was released by the Texans on March 12, 2013.

Tennessee Titans

On April 1, 2013, Walter signed with the Tennessee Titans. On August 27, 2013, the Titans placed Walter on the reserve/physically unable to perform list.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Receiving
		GP	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
2003	CIN	11	0	4	3	18	6.0	9	0
2004	CIN	16	0	9	8	67	8.4	18	0
2005	CIN	16	2	29	19	211	11.1	33	1
2006	HOU	16	2	21	17	160	9.4	15	0
2007	HOU	16	15	106	65	800	12.3	46	4
2008	HOU	16	16	95	60	899	15.0	61	8
2009	HOU	14	14	70	53	611	11.5	41	2
2010	HOU	16	16	80	51	621	12.2	35	5
2011	HOU	15	14	59	39	474	12.2	41	3
2012	HOU	16	14	68	41	518	12.6	52	2
		152	93	541	356	4,379	12.3	61	25

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games		Receiving
		GP	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
2005	CIN	1	0	8	5	73	14.6	24	0
2011	HOU	2	2	10	3	36	12.0	19	0
2012	HOU	2	2	7	6	41	6.8	12	0
		5	4	25	14	150	10.7	24	0

Personal life

He is married to college girlfriend Caroline, with whom he has one daughter and two sons.

External links

• Houston Texans bio
• Media related to Kevin Walter at Wikimedia Commons