2012 HOUSTON TEXANS MEDIA GUIDE - Parent Directory - NFL.com

KEVIN WALTER83WIDE RECEIVERHeight: 6-3 | Weight: 217 | College: Eastern Michigan |Hometown: Vernon Hills, Ill. | 10th NFL Season |7th with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2012: 31 |Acquired: RFA-’06 (Cincinnati) | 2012 GP/GS: 0/0 |Career GP/GS: 136/79 | Teams: Cincinnati, 2003-05; Houston, 2006-12 |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 Aug. 26, 2003...waivedby Bengals on Aug. 31, 2003...re-signed by Bengals to practice squad on Sept. 1, 2003...activated on Oct.16, 2003...signed by Houston Texans on March 18, 2006.CAREER:• Has played in 136 career games with 79 starts• Career totals include 315 catches for 3,861 yards and 23 touchdowns• Has also rushed 13 times for 82 yards• Third on Texans all-time list in receiving yards (3,565) and receptions (285)2011 (Houston 15/14):• Caught one pass for 14 yards in the season opener vs. Indianapolis before leaving the game witha bruised collarbone• Inactive at Miami (9/18) due to bruised collarbone• Caught three passes for 35 yards, including a 20-yard touchdown reception at New Orleans (9/25)• Had five receptions for a season-high 81 yards and a touchdown vs. Oakland (10/9)• Made six catches for 52 yards at Baltimore (10/16)• Led all Texans receivers with five receptions for 70 yards vs. Jacksonville (10/30)• Named the Offensive Player of the Game with two catches for 15 yards at Jacksonville (11/27)• Had a key 12-yard reception on third down that kept the game winning drive alive vs. Atlanta (12/4)• Caught six passes for 76 yards including the game-winning touchdown pass from T.J. Yates withtwo seconds remaining to clinch the AFC South title at Cincinnati (12/11)• Had two receptions for 26 yards vs. Carolina (12/18)• Led the team with 47 yards receiving on three receptions at Indianapolis (12/22)• Caught one pass for 11 yards in AFC Wild Card Playoff vs. Cincinnati (1/7/12)• Had two receptions for 25 yards in AFC Divisional Playoff at Baltimore (1/15/12)2010 (Houston 16/16):• Started all 16 games catching 51 passes for 621 yards and five touchdowns• Had two receptions 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 receptionsvs. Dallas (9/26)• Caught six passes for 90 yards and a touchdown at Jacksonville (11/14)• Gained 57 yards on five receptions vs. Baltimore (12/13)• Led the Texans receivers with seven receptions and 79 yards and a touchdown at Tennessee(12/19)• Caught three passes for 54 yards in the season finale vs. Jacksonville (1/2/11)2009 (Houston 14/14):• Started the final 14 games of the season, catching 53 passes for 611 yards and two touchdowns• Made his first start of the season vs. Jacksonville (9/27) and led the team in receiving with 96 yardson seven receptions, along with one rush for 11 yards• Also scored his first touchdown of the season on a 9-yard reception in the second quarter• Started at wide receiver and caught one pass for 41 yards vs. Oakland (10/4)• Made five receptions for 67 yards at Indianapolis (11/8)• Played in his 100th career game and caught four passes for 27 yards vs. Tennessee (11/23)• 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 four passes for 42 yards and a touchdown at St. Louis (12/20)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 Andre Johnson to become the most productive receiving tandem in the NFL with acombined 2,474 yards• Caught three passes for 41 yards, including a touchdown pass from QB Matt Schaub in the fourthquarter at Pittsburgh (9/7)• Finished with eight catches for 76 yards along with a career-high two touchdowns at Jacksonville(9/28)• Caught four passes for 98 yards vs. Miami (10/12)• Caught five passes for 70 yards and two touchdowns vs. Cincinnati (10/26)• Caught four passes for 85 yards, including a 60-yard touchdown vs. Baltimore (11/9)• Caught three passes for 79 yards, including a career-long 61-yard catch in the first quarter atIndianapolis (11/16)• Caught his seventh touchdown pass of the season and the 13th of his career at Cleveland (11/23)• Caught six passes for 146 yards and one touchdown at Green Bay (12/7)• His 58-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter was his eighth of the season, tying the franchisesingle-season record set by WR Andre Johnson in 2007• That catch also put him over 2,000 yards in his career2007 (Houston 16/15):HEADERTEXANS BIOS• Started 15 of 16 games and caught a career-high 65 passes for 800 yards and five touchdowns• Was the only Texans receiver to start more than 10 games in 2007• Tied a team record with 12 receptions in one game• One of three Texans to have 800-plus receiving yards on the season• Started at Carolina (9/16), recovered a fumbled kickoff in the end zone for his first Texanstouchdown• Started at Jacksonville (10/14), had 12 receptions for 160 yards, which tied Andre Johnson’sTexans record for receptions in a game• Started at wide receiver vs. Tennessee (10/21) and made six receptions for 97 yards, his secondhighestreceiving total of the season, and his first receiving touchdown as a Texan• Started at Cleveland (11/25) and made six receptions for 65 yards and a touchdown• Started at Indianapolis (12/23) and had four receptions for 69 yards2006 (Houston 16/2):• Played in all 16 games, starting two, in his first season as a Texan• Saw the majority of his action on special teams and played sparingly as reserve wide receiver• Caught 17 passes for 160 yards with a long reception of 15 yards• Made his first start of the season at WR vs. Miami (10/1) and caught a season-high three passesfor 25 yards, with a long gain of 10 yards• Caught two passes for 22 yards, including a 13-yard reception on the Texans touchdown drive inthe fourth quarter at New York Jets (11/26)2005 (Cincinnati 16/2):• Played in all 16 games for the second consecutive year• Made 19 receptions for 211 receiving yards and one touchdown• Contributed 17 special teams tackles• Caught four passes for 47 yards and touchdown at Cleveland (9/11)• Had a season-high 65 receiving yards on four catches at Tennessee (10/16)2004 (Cincinnati 16/0):• Played in all 16 games for the first time in his career with no starts• Caught eight balls for 67 yards• Finished fifth on the team with 14 special teams tackles• Caught two passes for 23 yards, including a long of 18 yards in his first two-catch game of hiscareer at Washington (11/14)2003 (Cincinnati 11/0):• Played in 11 games with no starts• Joined the Bengals after being released by the New York Giants at the end of training camp• Spent the first five games on the practice squad• Caught three passes for 18 yards• Made NFL debut and had one special teams tackle vs. Baltimore (10/19)• First career reception of nine yards at San Diego (11/23).COLLEGE:• Left Eastern Michigan with school records for receptions with 211, receiving yards with 2,838 andtouchdown catches with 20• Made at least one catch in each of his last 34 games• Earned first-team All-MAC honors as a senior with 93 receptions for 1,368 receiving yards, whichwere both school single-season recordsPERSONAL:• Married to Caroline• Attended Libertyville (Ill.) High School, where he lettered three times in football and was namedfirst-team all-state as a senior• General business major at Eastern Michigan• Hometown is Vernon Hills, Ill., located just outside of Chicago• Born Kevin Patrick Walterwww.HoustonTexans.comtwitter.com/TexansPR