- Troy Walters
Infobox NFLactive
currentteam=Detroit Lions
currentnumber=86
currentposition=Wide receiver
birthdate=birth date and age|1976|12|15
birthplace=Bloomington, Indiana
heightft=5
heightin=8
weight=171
debutyear=2000
debutteam=Minnesota Vikings
college=Stanford
highlights=
*Fred Biletnikoff Award (1999)
draftyear=2000
draftround=5
draftpick=165
pastteams=
*Minnesota Vikings (2000-2001)
*Indianapolis Colts (2002-2005)
*Arizona Cardinals (2006)
*Detroit Lions (2007-present)
nfl=WAL722733Troy McHenry Walters (born
December 15 ,1976 inBloomington, Indiana ) is anAmerican football wide receiver andpunt returner for theDetroit Lions in theNational Football League . He was originally selected in the fifth round of the2000 NFL Draft out ofStanford University by theMinnesota Vikings . He has also played for theIndianapolis Colts and theArizona Cardinals . Walters won theFred Biletnikoff Award as a senior at Stanford ascollege football 's best wide receiver. Although listed at 5'8", Walters height is reportedly only 5'5" [ [http://www.couchscout.com/lion.htm] Accessed 30 December 2007.] according to other sources, making him one of the NFL's shortest players of all time.Early years
Walters attended
A&M Consolidated High School inCollege Station, Texas and was a good student and a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, as a senior, he was a second team All-Greater Houston selection and a third team All-State selection.References
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