Arden Walker

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Denver, Colo.
High School:
Cherry Creek

Arden Walker

A three-star prospect at strongside defensive end by all the major recruiting services … Rivals.com rates him as the nation’s No. 32-ranked strongside defensive end and the state of Colorado’s No. 6-ranked recruit at any position … Guided Cherry Creek to back-to-back Class 5A State Championships, highlighted by a 21-0 win in the 2020 state title game over rival Valor Christian to cap a perfect season for the school’s 11^th state title … Team earned the No. 1 ranking in Colorado according to MaxPreps following the season … Named First Team All-Centennial League as a senior … Totaled 31 tackles, 10.0 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks as a senior … Closed his high school career with 157 career tackles, 14.0 sacks and 21.0 tackles for loss … Had 59 tackles with 8.0 tackles for loss as a junior and 55 tackles with 3.0 tackles for loss as a sophomore … Birthday: Sept. 25, 2002 … High school coach: Dave Logan … Primary recruiters: Brick Haley, Ryan Walters … Chose Mizzou over offers from Colorado, UCLA, Boise State, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Oregon State, Texas, Texas Tech, Washington State and Wisconsin, among others.