Walter
Thurmond.
Walter
Thurmond.
Oregon· 5'11"· 189 lb· 4.53s 40
Pete Carroll Cover-3 match concept that values long, rangy secondary players and allows defensive backs to play forward against the run and short passes.
Immediate special teams contributor with a ceiling as an outside cornerback or sub-package slot defender.
Man-heavy schemes with limited safety help over the top, where his recovery speed would be exposed against advanced route combinations.
Thurmond's versatility and athleticism make him a valuable asset in a Cover-3 system, allowing him to play multiple secondary roles effectively.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.53sp50
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- Broad jump
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- Three-cone
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- Shuttle
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- Bench
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| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Oregon | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Oregon | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Oregon | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Oregon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 41 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.