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04/10/2009 - The San Diego Chargers. The Green Bay Packers. The Indianapolis Colts. These are a few teams that are taking a look at former Eastern defensive end Pierre Walters. Walters finished a meeting with the Chargers Wednesday in San Diego. He is back in Illinois to perform workouts with the Packers today at Westchester's St. Joseph High School. He will conduct workouts with the Colts Tuesday at O'Brien Stadium. "I had a great time (in San Diego)," Walters said. "It was really cool. It was an honor to sit down with coaches." Walters received a physical, filled out a lot of paperwork on health history and took many X-rays. "The fun didn't start until after that," Walters said. He met defensive coordinator Ron Rivera, head coach Norv Turner, linebackers coach John Pagano and a bunch of other assistants and front office staff. Walters had a meeting with Pagano and other assistants. They broke down what was going to happen if he was drafted and how Walters fits into their system. "He went through the depth charts," Walters said. "They're really interested. They like how I come out of a two-point stance." Walters could fit into the weak outside linebacker position. They watched the Illinois State game and Texas vs. the Nation practice. Walters was also quizzed on different schemes. "I nailed all of it," Walters said. "I'm pretty football smart." Walters said if San Diego didn't draft him on April 25 or April 26, the Chargers could pick him as a free agent. "If I were to be picked up, I would be sitting in a very nice position to be on the team," Walters said. - Kevin Murphy, Daily Eastern News
02/02/2009 - Top 15 players NOT invited to the NFL Combine: DE Pierre Walters (Eastern Illinois, 6-4/269/4.78): It's hard to imagine a player with Walters' upside and versatility going undrafted. He plays on either side of the line and is still learning how to use his hands on pass rush moves and to shed. - Chad Reuter, The Sports Xchange, NFLDraftScout.com
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Twice a first-team All-Ohio Valley pick, Walters saved his best football for his senior season. He was named a second-team All-American after making 48 tackles (154 in his career), 16.5 for loss (40) and 4.5 sacks (15.5) in 2008. Walters has impressed scouts with his ability to play either side of the line. He could be a swing reserve end who possesses good size and flashes speed to affect the pocket and stop the run. |
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Positives: Good height, length and build in the upper body, along with good leg strength. Plays hand-down and standing up. Reads and reacts quickly to inside runs. Holds up his man while holding his ground, waiting for the back to make a choice. Gets under the pads of a tackle to get around him and push him into the quarterback. Uses his hands violently across the body of his man to pressure the passer. Good quickness on stunts to effect inside runs. Negatives: Might not provide enough pass rush for 4-3 teams and might not be quite big enough to be a good 3-4 end option. Flashes quickness off the snap, but more of a power rusher than quick around the edge. His sacks often come when quarterback hangs onto the ball too long or steps up in the pocket. Needs more pass rush moves; his spin move is too slow to develop. Does not turn corner quickly enough. Inconsistent second effort. Could improve his backfield awareness to keep from biting on play-action and misdirection. Pedals tall and slow in zone blitzes. |
| 2007 Season |
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First team All-Ohio Valley. |
| 2006 Season |
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Played in all 13 games making 11 starts … did not start two games due to ankle injury … led team with 15 tackles for loss and six sacks … ranked second in OVC in sacks and seventh in tackles for loss … finished year with 38 total tackles including three forced fumbles … season high eight tackles against Indiana State including two sacks … also had two sacks against Illinois State in NCAA first round playoff game … second team All-OVC … |
| 2005 Season |
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Played in all 12 games with significant playing time as a redshirt freshman … had 21 tackles with five tackles for loss and one quarterback sack against Southeast Missouri … also had four quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery. |
| 2004 Season |
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Redshirted. |
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Prepped for coach Larry Pawelski at St. Joseph HS … he was listed in the Chicago Sun-Times "Top 100" players, all-area, team captain and team MVP … was All-East Suburban Catholic Conference … lettered four times in football, three in track … competed in state track meet as a junior hurdler. | |
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Sociology major … son of Perry and Geraldine Walters. | |
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