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Born: | Crosby, Texas, U.S. | August 17, 1996||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Crosby (TX) | ||||||||||
College: | Rice | ||||||||||
Position: | Running back | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||||
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Austin Rashad Walter (born August 17, 1996) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Rice.
Walter played college football at Rice, where he rushed for 1,744 yards and 13 touchdowns, averaging 5.1 yards per carry; he also had 79 receptions for 803 yards, and in his senior season, averaged 27.3 yards on 18 kickoff returns. [1]
Walter went undrafted in the 2019 NFL Draft. He signed with the San Francisco 49ers on May 4, 2019, after a tryout with the team. [2] [3] [4] He was waived by the 49ers on August 31, 2019. [5]
On September 18, 2019, Walter was signed to the practice squad of the New York Giants. [6] Following injuries to starting running back Saquon Barkley and backup Wayne Gallman, Walter was promoted to the 53-man roster on October 10, 2019, but then waived the next day. [7]
On November 22, 2019, Walter was drafted by the Dallas Renegades in the 2020 XFL Supplemental Draft. [8] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020. [9]
On September 23, 2020, Walter was signed to the 49ers' practice squad. [10] He was elevated to the active roster on November 5 for the team's week 9 game against the Green Bay Packers, and reverted to the practice squad after the game. [11] He was promoted to the active roster on November 11, 2020. [12] He was placed on the reserve/ COVID-19 list by the team on December 17, 2020, [13] and activated on December 28. [14] On February 8, 2021, the 49ers signed him to a one-year contract extension. [15] He was waived on May 12, 2021. [16]
Walter was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets on May 13, 2021. [17] He was waived/injured on August 17, 2021, and placed on injured reserve. [18] He was released on August 26. Walter was re-signed to the practice squad on October 5, 2021. [19] Walter played his first game for the Jets against the Houston Texans on November 28, 2021, and rushed for 38 yards on 9 carries, including his first NFL touchdown. [20] On December 4, 2021, Walter was elevated from the practice squad for the game against the Philadelphia Eagles. [21] On December 7, 2021, Walter was promoted to the active roster. [22] He was waived on May 6, 2022.
On July 29, 2022, Walter signed with the Las Vegas Raiders. [23] A few days later, in the 2022 Pro Football Hall of Fame game, Walter scored a touchdown against the Jacksonville Jaguars. [24] On August 30, 2022, Walter was waived by the Raiders [25] and then signed to the practice squad the next day. [26] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 9, 2023. [27] He was placed on injured reserve on August 3, 2023.
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Born: | Crosby, Texas, U.S. | August 17, 1996||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Crosby (TX) | ||||||||||
College: | Rice | ||||||||||
Position: | Running back | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||||
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Austin Rashad Walter (born August 17, 1996) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Rice.
Walter played college football at Rice, where he rushed for 1,744 yards and 13 touchdowns, averaging 5.1 yards per carry; he also had 79 receptions for 803 yards, and in his senior season, averaged 27.3 yards on 18 kickoff returns. [1]
Walter went undrafted in the 2019 NFL Draft. He signed with the San Francisco 49ers on May 4, 2019, after a tryout with the team. [2] [3] [4] He was waived by the 49ers on August 31, 2019. [5]
On September 18, 2019, Walter was signed to the practice squad of the New York Giants. [6] Following injuries to starting running back Saquon Barkley and backup Wayne Gallman, Walter was promoted to the 53-man roster on October 10, 2019, but then waived the next day. [7]
On November 22, 2019, Walter was drafted by the Dallas Renegades in the 2020 XFL Supplemental Draft. [8] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020. [9]
On September 23, 2020, Walter was signed to the 49ers' practice squad. [10] He was elevated to the active roster on November 5 for the team's week 9 game against the Green Bay Packers, and reverted to the practice squad after the game. [11] He was promoted to the active roster on November 11, 2020. [12] He was placed on the reserve/ COVID-19 list by the team on December 17, 2020, [13] and activated on December 28. [14] On February 8, 2021, the 49ers signed him to a one-year contract extension. [15] He was waived on May 12, 2021. [16]
Walter was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets on May 13, 2021. [17] He was waived/injured on August 17, 2021, and placed on injured reserve. [18] He was released on August 26. Walter was re-signed to the practice squad on October 5, 2021. [19] Walter played his first game for the Jets against the Houston Texans on November 28, 2021, and rushed for 38 yards on 9 carries, including his first NFL touchdown. [20] On December 4, 2021, Walter was elevated from the practice squad for the game against the Philadelphia Eagles. [21] On December 7, 2021, Walter was promoted to the active roster. [22] He was waived on May 6, 2022.
On July 29, 2022, Walter signed with the Las Vegas Raiders. [23] A few days later, in the 2022 Pro Football Hall of Fame game, Walter scored a touchdown against the Jacksonville Jaguars. [24] On August 30, 2022, Walter was waived by the Raiders [25] and then signed to the practice squad the next day. [26] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 9, 2023. [27] He was placed on injured reserve on August 3, 2023.