2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 40
Walker O'Steen
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- White Plains, Ala.
- High School:
- White Plains HS
-2025 Second-Team All-Conference USA
2025: Played in all 14 games with eight starts...Second on the team in tackles with 84...Added seven for loss, six QB hurries, three interceptions, 2.5 sacks, a forced fumble, and fumble recovery...Racked up eight tackles at Georgia Southern (9/13)...Made six tackles and an interception in Homecoming win over Murray State (9/20)...Had nine tackles, 3.5 for loss, and a sack in win at Sam Houston...Had five tackles and a fumble recovery which he returned 27 yards against Delaware (10/15)...Had first double-digit tackle game with 14 and an interception in win over Kennesaw State (11/15)...Had 11 stops and half a sack in Air National Guard Conference USA Championship (12/5)...Had four tackles, a sack, and a hurry in IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl win over Troy (12/16).
2024: Played in 10 games, mostly making contributions on special teams units...Totaled six tackles...Made two solo stops in Homecoming victory over Southern Miss (9/21)...Added a solo tackle in regular season finale at Western Kentucky (11/30)...Assisted on two tackles against Ohio in the StaffDNA Cure Bowl (12/20).
2023: Redshirted for the Gamecocks in 2023...made his first career appearance on Sept. 2 against ETSU.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for head coach Chandler Tyree at nearby White Plains High School…was a two-way standout, starting at running back and linebacker…earned First-Team All-County and Second-Team All-State accolades…became program’s single season rushing leader after rumbling for 1,671 yards and a 7.6 yards per carry average as a senior…ran for a school-record 382 yards on 35 carries in a 27-6 victory over Pleasant Valley in 2021…named F&M Bank Player of the Week after he rushed for 311 yards and four touchdowns in a win over Elmore County…also played basketball for the Wildcats, where he was named to the All-Calhoun County Tournament Team.
PERSONAL: Is the younger brother of Jax State offensive lineman Will O’Steen.
2025: Played in all 14 games with eight starts...Second on the team in tackles with 84...Added seven for loss, six QB hurries, three interceptions, 2.5 sacks, a forced fumble, and fumble recovery...Racked up eight tackles at Georgia Southern (9/13)...Made six tackles and an interception in Homecoming win over Murray State (9/20)...Had nine tackles, 3.5 for loss, and a sack in win at Sam Houston...Had five tackles and a fumble recovery which he returned 27 yards against Delaware (10/15)...Had first double-digit tackle game with 14 and an interception in win over Kennesaw State (11/15)...Had 11 stops and half a sack in Air National Guard Conference USA Championship (12/5)...Had four tackles, a sack, and a hurry in IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl win over Troy (12/16).
2024: Played in 10 games, mostly making contributions on special teams units...Totaled six tackles...Made two solo stops in Homecoming victory over Southern Miss (9/21)...Added a solo tackle in regular season finale at Western Kentucky (11/30)...Assisted on two tackles against Ohio in the StaffDNA Cure Bowl (12/20).
2023: Redshirted for the Gamecocks in 2023...made his first career appearance on Sept. 2 against ETSU.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for head coach Chandler Tyree at nearby White Plains High School…was a two-way standout, starting at running back and linebacker…earned First-Team All-County and Second-Team All-State accolades…became program’s single season rushing leader after rumbling for 1,671 yards and a 7.6 yards per carry average as a senior…ran for a school-record 382 yards on 35 carries in a 27-6 victory over Pleasant Valley in 2021…named F&M Bank Player of the Week after he rushed for 311 yards and four touchdowns in a win over Elmore County…also played basketball for the Wildcats, where he was named to the All-Calhoun County Tournament Team.
PERSONAL: Is the younger brother of Jax State offensive lineman Will O’Steen.
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