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WalkerWood
- position Quarterback
- height 6-0
- Weight 190
- class Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown Lexington, Ky.
- High school Lafayette
2019 – Sophomore
- Saw action in two games (Vanderbilt and UT Martin)
- Completed 2 of 3 passes for 15 yards and has 22 yards on three rushing attempts
- Saw his first collegiate action in the win over Vanderbilt, connecting on one pass for seven yards … Also had two rushes for 12 yards
- Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll
2018 – r-Freshman
- Practiced with the team
2017 – Freshman
- Redshirt season
- Graduated a semester early and enrolled at Kentucky in January of 2017
High School
- Three-star recruit by every major recruiting service
- Rated as the No. 24 dual-threat quarterback in the 2017 class by Rivals
- Completed 203 of 321 passes (63.2 percent) for 3,047 yards and 30 touchdowns in leading the Lafayette Generals to a 13-2 overall record and an appearance in the Class 6-A championship game for the second straight year
- Also rushed for 1,321 yards and 31 touchdowns and averaged 6.6 yards per carry
- Received the Paul Hornung Award, given by the Louisville Quarterback Club to the state’s top player and was a first-team All-State selection by the Courier-Journal
- Lexington’s Player of the Year by the Herald-Leader
- Earned All-USA Kentucky Football Offensive Player of the Year and First Team honors by USA Today
- Candidate for Kentucky’s Mr. Football award
- Named third-team All-State by The Courier-Journal as a junior after totaling 43 touchdowns (22 rushing, 21 passing) and leading Lafayette to the Class 6-A state final
- Saw varsity action as a freshman and finished his career with 8,230 passing yards and 74 touchdowns, along with 4,199 rushing yards and 73 touchdowns
- Elected team captain as a junior and senior
- Four-year starter for coach Eric Shaw
- High school teammate of current UK offensive lineman Landon Young
- Chose UK over Louisville, Ohio and Wake Forest
Personal
- Born in Lexington, Ky.
- Son of Tom and Wesley Wood
- On track to graduate in May of 2020 with a degree in agricultural economics
Walker Says
- His nickname is “Walk”
- He chose Kentucky because he believes in what Coach Stoops has started and the culture he has created
- When he’s not on the field he enjoys skateboarding
- His life’s theme song is “Party in the U.S.A.” by Miley Cyrus
- If he had a hashtag to describe himself it would be #TakeIt2TheLennieHouse