DeMarcus Walker

2014: Sophomore defensive end who made great strides from his first to his second year…played in all 14 games and made 11 starts, including the final seven games...boasted 38 tackles on the year, including 27 solo stops...had the second-most tackles of any Seminole defensive lineman…his six tackles for loss ranked fifth on the team...career-best six tackles, including one TFL, came in home finale against Florida...had five solo tackles in win at Miami…opened season with four stops versus Oklahoma State…had a tackle for loss in three straight games (The Citadel, Clemson and NC State)…registered three solo tackles, one TFL and a forced fumble versus The Citadel…had five tackles, including one TFL, against Clemson…totaled four stops with a TFL at NC State…made three tackles against Georgia Tech in the ACC Championship Game…finished with two tackles versus Oregon in the Rose Bowl.

2013: Started three games (Pitt, BCU and BC) and played in 12 as a true freshman defensive end...made his first career start at Pitt on Sept. 2...had three stops against Bethune-Cookman...set a new career high with four tackles against NC State...posted three tackles against Syracuse...recorded two tackles, both for a loss and included a sack (both career highs), against Idaho…finished rookie campaign with 18 tackles, including 2.0 tackles for loss and a sack, and also totaled three quarterback hurries.

PERSONAL: Consensus four-star recruit who was committed to Alabama before enrolling at Florida State in the spring of 2013...US Army All-American...invited to “The Opening” on the Nike campus...247Sports 38th-ranked player in the nation...member of the ESPN 150 (No. 40)...Rivals 100 member (No. 57)...PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team (No. 38)...ranked as one of the top five defensive tackle prospects in the nation by Rivals, ESPN and 247Sports...Scout.com listed Walker as the No. 7 defensive tackle in the 2013 class and PrepStar had him one spot higher at No. 6...listed as the sixth-best player in Florida by Rivals, the eight-best by 247Sports and the 11th-best by ESPN...Florida Times-Union Super 11 and Super 24 selection...Second-Team AP All-State in 2012...named AP All-State First Team in 2011 and First Team All-Area by the Florida Times-Union after registering 14 sacks and 24 TFL as a junior...had a vertical of 31 inches and a 40 time of 5.04 according to Rivals...chose FSU over offers from Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Miami and USC among others...born September 30, 1994...majoring in social science.