J.D. Walton, 2011
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Center, Baylor, to 2009

J.D. Walton

Lettered 2007–⁠09 (school media guide)

Number
No. 55
Height
6′3″
Weight
305 lb
Hometown
Allen, TX
Born
Mar 24, 1987, in Lawton, Oklahoma

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J.D. Walton played center at Baylor (to 2009). The Denver Broncos took Walton in round 3, No. 80 overall in the 2010 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2009
Second-team All-Big 12
Drafted
No. 80
Round 3, 2010 NFL Draft (Denver Broncos)

Honors

All-America: AP first team 2009

The teams

Linemen have no individual stat lines in our source.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2009Baylor55C6′3″305

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Before the draft

Played in the 2010 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 13–⁠31).

DrillCombine 2010
Height6′2⅝″
Weight300 lb
Arm length33⅜″
Hand size9¼″
40-yard dash5.24 s
Vertical jump27″
Broad jump8′5″
Bench press24 reps
3-cone drill7.60 s
20-yard shuttle4.69 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

His NFL seasons aren’t on this page yet: our NFL numbers are matched to college players by an ID his college record doesn’t carry. His NFL career is in his Wikipedia article.

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