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Baylor center in town
Baylor center J.D. Walton, who played at Allen, grew up going to Cowboys' games at Texas Stadium. one of the thrills of his career at Baylor was playing in Cowboys Stadium last year. Walton would love to play for the team he grew up rooting for, but he probably is too good for the Cowboys to have a shot at him.
Walton, the third-best center in the 2010 class, is expected to be drafted by the third round. The Cowboys have Andre Gurode at center and other more pressing needs to worry about in the early rounds of the draft.
"It was very exciting," Walton said in a phone interview. "I've been a Dallas fan ever since I was a little kid, so to get to go and meet the coaches and experience it was a blast."
Walton, who is 6-3, 300 pounds, ran a 5.19 in the 40 at the combine. He also did 24 reps in the 225-pound bench press, and he had a 27-inch vertical. In nine of 12 games last season, Walton earned a coach's grade of 90 percent or better with no grade lower than 86 percent. He had 36 consecutive starts after arriving in Waco as a transfer from Arizona State.
Walton had individual workouts for the Broncos and the Falcons in Waco.
"By far this is the hardest part, the sitting around and waiting," Walton said. "I'm anxious. I want to know where I'm going to spend the next part of my life."
-- Charean Williams
Baylor center J.D. Walton, who played at Allen, grew up going to Cowboys' games at Texas Stadium. one of the thrills of his career at Baylor was playing in Cowboys Stadium last year. Walton would love to play for the team he grew up rooting for, but he probably is too good for the Cowboys to have a shot at him.
Walton, the third-best center in the 2010 class, is expected to be drafted by the third round. The Cowboys have Andre Gurode at center and other more pressing needs to worry about in the early rounds of the draft.
"It was very exciting," Walton said in a phone interview. "I've been a Dallas fan ever since I was a little kid, so to get to go and meet the coaches and experience it was a blast."
Walton, who is 6-3, 300 pounds, ran a 5.19 in the 40 at the combine. He also did 24 reps in the 225-pound bench press, and he had a 27-inch vertical. In nine of 12 games last season, Walton earned a coach's grade of 90 percent or better with no grade lower than 86 percent. He had 36 consecutive starts after arriving in Waco as a transfer from Arizona State.
Walton had individual workouts for the Broncos and the Falcons in Waco.
"By far this is the hardest part, the sitting around and waiting," Walton said. "I'm anxious. I want to know where I'm going to spend the next part of my life."
-- Charean Williams
