Rasheed Walker

Early life

Walker grew up in Waldorf, Maryland and attended North Point High School. He was selected to play in the 2018 US Army All-American Bowl as a senior. He also earned first-team All-Met honors from The Washington Post during his senior season in 2017. Walker was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Penn State over offers from Ohio State, Maryland, and Virginia Tech.

College career

Walker redshirted in 2018 while appearing in four games. He was named the Nittany Lions' starting left tackle during training camp before the 2019 season and started all 13 of the team's games.

In 2020, Walker started all nine of Penn State's games during its COVID-19-shortened season. He was named third-team All-Big Ten by the media and received honorable mention recognition from the coaches.

In 2021, Walker was a team captain and made 10 starts at left tackle. He again received third-team All-Big Ten honors from the media and honorable mention recognition from the coaches. After the season, Walker announced that he would forgo his remaining collegiate eligibility and enter the 2022 NFL draft.

Personal life

Walker founded Youth Is the Future, an organization that has held youth football camps and offered mentoring programs.

In January 2026, Walker was arrested on firearms charges at New York City's LaGuardia Airport. Police said he had presented a firearm for inspection without the required credentials. His attorney said Walker had voluntarily disclosed an unloaded, secured firearm and that his firearm license was not valid in New York.

In March 2026, The Athletic reported that Walker had entered a pretrial diversion program under which the charges would be dismissed if he was not arrested again during the following six months.