Phillip “P. J.” Walker is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. Walker began his collegiate career as a backup to Connor Reilly. Walker would eventually earn the starting spot at quarterback in week 6 against Cincinnati, where he would throw his first collegiate touchdown.
Walker is the Owl’s all-time leader in wins by a starting quarterback (28), passing yards, passing touchdowns, completions, attempts, total yards, and total touchdowns. Walker led the Owls to their first conference title in 49 years (2016) and their first-ever back-to-back bowl appearances in school history (2015 and 2016).
Where did P.J. Walker go to high school?
Walker attended Elizabeth High School. During his junior year, Walker threw for 2,168 yards and 18 touchdowns, while going 120-of-189 (63.5 percent) in passing percentage. Following the completion of his high school career, Walker chose to attend Temple University, under head coach Matt Rhule. He played college football at Temple and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Indianapolis Colts in 2017.
