ade ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁in ▁Georgia ▁and ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁Georgia ▁prep ▁player ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁by ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Journal - Const itution . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁At ▁Notre ▁D ame , ▁Walker ▁own s ▁the ▁school ▁record ▁for ▁most ▁reception s ▁in ▁a ▁season ▁by ▁a ▁running ▁back ▁( 5 6 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ) ▁and ▁most ▁career ▁reception s ▁by ▁a ▁running ▁back ▁( 1 0 9 ). ▁He ▁ranks ▁fourth ▁all - time ▁at ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁in ▁r ushing ▁yards ▁( 3 , 2 4 9 ), ▁third ▁in ▁all - time ▁car ries ▁( 6 9 3 ) ▁and ▁third ▁in ▁average ▁yards ▁per ▁game ▁over ▁a ▁career ▁( 9 0 . 3 ). ▁He ▁r ushed ▁for ▁ 1 0 0 ▁yards ▁in ▁a ▁game ▁ 1 5 ▁times ▁in ▁his ▁career ▁and ▁scored ▁ 2 6 ▁touch down s — 2 3 ▁r ushing ▁and ▁three ▁receiving . ▁He ▁led ▁the ▁Irish ▁in ▁r ushing ▁in ▁all ▁three ▁seasons , ▁becoming ▁just ▁the ▁sixth ▁player ▁in ▁school ▁history ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁the ▁first ▁since ▁Aut ry ▁D enson ▁( 1 9 9 5 – 1 9 9 8 ). ▁He ▁recorded ▁the ▁sixth - best ▁single - season ▁r ushing ▁total ▁in ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁history ▁as ▁a ▁junior ▁when ▁he ▁gained ▁a ▁career - high ▁ 1 , 2 6 7 ▁yards ▁on ▁ 2 5 5 ▁car ries ▁( 5 . 0 - yard