Walker Eget
| San Jose State Spartans – No. 5 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  |
| Major | Kinesiology |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Santa Clarita, California, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | West Ranch (Stevenson Ranch, California) |
Walker Eget is an American college football quarterback for the San Jose State Spartans.
Early life
[edit]Eget attended West Ranch High School located in Stevenson Ranch, California.[1] Coming out of high school, Eget was rated as a three-star recruit, where he decided to commit to play college football for the San Jose State Spartans.[2][3]
College career
[edit]During Eget's first three seasons from 2021 through 2023, Eget appeared in four games where he completed one of his nine pass attempts for eight yards, while also redshirting.[4][5][6][7] In week eight of the 2024 season, Eget got his first career start where he completed 20 of his 38 passes for 318 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions, as he helped lead the Spartans to a 24-14 win over the Wyoming Cowboys.[8] In week eleven, Eget threw for 395 yards and a touchdown, as he helped San Jose State clinch bowl eligibility by beating the Oregon State Beavers.[9]
Statistics
[edit]| San Jose State Spartans | |||||||||||||||
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| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | INT | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 8 | 12.5 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 20.9 | 1 | -15 | -15.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 2–2 | 118 | 199 | 59.3 | 1,758 | 8.8 | 6 | 8 | 135.4 | 17 | 66 | 3.9 | 0 |
| Career | 13 | 4 | 2–2 | 119 | 208 | 57.2 | 1,766 | 8.5 | 6 | 8 | 130.4 | 19 | 52 | 2.7 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ Fattal, Tarek (18 November 2019). "Daily News Boys Athlete the Week: Walker Eget, West Ranch". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ Procter, Scott (15 July 2021). "Walker Eget is San Jose State's lone Class of 2021 QB commit". BVM Sports. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "West Ranch QB Walker Eget voted Southern California football player of the week". Sports Illustrated. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Walker Eget". Sports Reference. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ Vieyra, Christian (8 November 2024). "San Jose State, Eget look to use extra week to bounce back against Oregon State, get bowl eligible". The Mercury News. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ Austin, Nick. "A mystery once again: Walker Eget replaces Emmett Brown during the game against Nevada". The Spear. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ Moore, Jackson. "San Jose State QB Walker Eget finding his fit in new offense". 247Sports. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ Vieyra, Christian (19 October 2024). "SJSU moves to 5-2 in homecoming win over Wyoming". The Mercury News. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Eget throws for 395 yards, Harvey has pick-6 to help SJSU beat Oregon State 24-13". Oregon Public Broadcasting. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.