Wali Lundy

Wali Lundy
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Lundy with the Houston Texans in 2006
No. 33
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1983-09-08) September 8, 1983 (age 41)
New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:214 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school:Delran (NJ) Holy Cross
College:Virginia
NFL draft:2006 / round: 6 / pick: 170
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:124
Rushing yards:476
Rushing touchdowns:4
Receptions:33
Receiving yards:204
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Wali Sultan Lundy (born September 8, 1983) is an American former professional football running back who played for the National Football League (NFL). Lundy was selected in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL draft, after playing college football at the University of Virginia.[1]

Early life

Wali started his career at Holy Cross High School in Delran Township, New Jersey, where he broke the records for rushing and most touchdowns. He had previously attended Florence Township Memorial High School in Florence Township, New Jersey, where he played for the Flashes.

College career

He holds many Virginia Cavaliers records and Atlantic Coast Conference records, including being the all-time touchdown leader in ACC history with 52 touchdowns. He played in 49 games at Virginia, where he rushed for 3,193 yards, the fifth-highest total ever in school history, and 4,497 all-purpose yards.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 11 in
(1.80 m) 		214 lb
(97 kg) 		31+1⁄2 in
(0.80 m) 		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		 4.45 s 1.58 s 2.62 s 4.36 s 6.99 s 35.0 in
(0.89 m)		 9 ft 3 in
(2.82 m)		 18 reps
All values from NFL Combine[2]

It was announced on August 29, 2006, that Texans running back Domanick Davis would be unable to start the team's first regular season game due to a lingering knee injury. Houston Head Coach Gary Kubiak stated that Lundy would start the first game of his rookie campaign in Davis's place. Lundy stepped up for 476 yards and 4 touchdowns in his rookie season.[3] On August 31, 2007, the Texans released him.

Music career

In a 2004 interview with Sports Illustrated, Lundy suggested he would aspire to be a rap artist if football didn't work out.[4] In 2010, he partnered with producer Jase Harley and established a collective called Fresh Fuzion.[5][6] He is a founding member of Fresh Fuzion.

References

  1. ^ "2006 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Wali Lundy Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "Wali Lundy". Houston Texans. Archived from the original on March 22, 2007.
  4. ^ Duerson, Adam. "Wali Lundy pimps your iPod". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on June 3, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2011. An aspiring rapper "if football doesn't work out," Lundy keeps two rhyme books filled with lyrics and can spit out songs from Def Leppard through Jay-Z.
  5. ^ Goldstein, Matt (May 21, 2012). "Wali Lundy, Former Houston Texan, Explores Life Outside of the NFL". Bleacher Report. Retrieved June 1, 2012. Lundy helped co-found the social and artistic movement called Fresh Fuzion, which is dedicated to be a platform for all types of innovative art, including paintings, poems, music, fashion and film.
  6. ^ "About The Fresh Fuzion Collective". Fresh Fuzion Media Network. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2011. The Fresh Fuzion Collective is a tight-knit avant-garde group established in 2010 by current members, Jay Criss and former NFL running-back Wali Lundy, as an expression of the Fresh Fuzion movement.