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Kevin WALTER
83 WIDE RECEIVER
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by New York Giants
in seventh round (255th pick overall) of 2003 NFL
draft…Signed by Giants on June 16, 2003…
Claimed on waivers by Cincinnati Bengals on August
26, 2003…Waived by Bengals on August 31,
2003…Re-signed by Bengals to practice squad
on September 1, 2003…Activated on October 16,
2003…Signed by Houston Texans on March 18,
2006.
PRO: Skilled, physical receiver with sure
hands…has developed into a dangerous receiving
threat over the last two years…displays a
knack for getting open underneath and has also
proven the ability to beat defenders deep…has
played in 116 career games with 60 starts…career
totals include 256 catches for 3,150 yards
and 20 touchdowns…has also rushed 13 times
for 82 yards.
2010 (Houston 11/11): Had two reception for 29
yards and a touchdown in the season opener
vs. Indianapolis (9/12)...caught 11 passes for 144
yards and a touchdown at Washington (9/19)...
caught a touchdown pass for the third consecutive
game and totaled 34 yards on four receptions
vs. Dallas (9/26)...had four receptions for 35
yards at Oakland (10/3)....caught two passes for
24 yards vs. NY Giants (10/10)...started at wide
receiver vs. Kansas City (10/17), at Indianapolis
(11/1) and vs. San Diego (11/7)...caught six passes
for 90 yards and a touchdown at Jacksonville
(11/14)...caught two passes for 16 yards at NY
Jets (11/21)...caught one pass for 12 yards vs.
Tennessee (11/28).
2009 (Houston 14/14): Inactive in the season
opener vs. the New York Jets (9/13) and at Tennessee
(9/20)...made his first start of the season
vs. Jacksonville (9/27) and led the team in
receiveing with 96 yards on seven receptions
Height: 6-3 | Weight: 218 | College: Eastern Michigan |
Hometown: Vernon Hills, Illinois | 8th NFL Season |
5th with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 29 |
Acquired: RFA-’06 (Cincinnati) | 2010 GP/GS: 11/11 |
Career GP/GS: 116/60 | Teams: Cincinnati, 2003-05;
Houston, 2006-10 |
along with one rush for 11 yards on a fourthand-one
play in the second quarter...scored his
first touchdown on the young season, a nineyard
reception in the second quarter...started at
wide receiver and caught one pass for 41 yards
vs. Oakland (10/4)...made four receptions for 37
yards at Arizona (10/11)...had three receptions
for 29 yards at Cincinnati (10/18)...caught three
passes for 29 yards vs. San Francisco (10/25)...
caught four passes for 29 yards and had one rush
for 13 yards in the Texans win at Buffalo (11/1)...
made five receptions for 67 yards at Indianapolis
(11/8)...played in his 100th career game and
caught four passes for 27 yards vs. Tennesseee
(11/23)...started at WR and tied for the team lead
with seven catches for a game-high 73 yards
vs. Indianapolis (11/29)...made four receptions
for 54 yards and two first downs at Jacksonville
(12/6)...caught two passes for 17 yards vs. Seattle
(12/13)...caught four passes for 42 yards and
a touchdown at St. Louis (12/20)...caught three
passes for 21 yards at Miami (12/27).
2008 (Houston 16/16): Started in all 16 games for
the first time in his career…finished the season
with 60 receptions for 899 yards and eight touchdowns…eight
scoring catches tied the team record
and tied for third-most in the AFC…teamed
with WR Andre Johnson to become the most
productive receiving tandem in the NFL with a
combined 2,474 yards…caught three passes for
41 yards, including a touchdown pass from QB
Matt Schaub in the fourth quarter at Pittsburgh
(9/7)…caught four passes for 15 yards and had
one rush for three yards at Tennessee (9/21)…
finished with eight catches for 76 yards along
with a career-high two touchdowns at Jacksonville
(9/28)…caught four passes for 98 yards,
including a 30-yard grab on the last drive of the
game that set up the winning touchdown, vs.
Miami (10/12)…caught five passes for 70 yards
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