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49ers Pick Mules' Walker in 6th Round

Central Missouri State wide receiver and return specialist Delanie Walker is getting a shot at the NFL. Walker was selected by San Francisco in the sixth round (175th pick overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft Sunday.

The Pomona, Calif. native was named First Team All-MIAA after setting a Central Missouri State record with 61 receptions for 724 yards and six touchdowns in 2005. He ranked among the league leaders in receptions, receiving yards, all-purpose yards, and kickoff returns.

Walker also had 16 carries for 57 yards and a touchdown and returned three punts 47 yards for a team leading 1,257 all-purpose yards.

Walker became the first CMSU player to record 10 or more receptions in a game when he hauled in 12 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown at Southwest Baptist. Two weeks later, he had 10 receptions for 120 yards and a TD at Northwest Missouri State.

Walker ranks sixth in school history in receptions (109) and ninth in all-purpose yards (2,578).

The 49ers used their first of two sixth round picks to draft the 6-2, 241-pound Walker. While Walker is the only player from the Mules to be selected in this year's draft, he will join Mules' alumni Todd Devoe (WR, Denver Broncos) and Roderick Green (DE, Baltimore Ravens) in the NFL.

Walker is the second highest draft pick in CMSU history (Green, 5th round in 2003).

 

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