Andrew Walter
Andrew Walter

He was born on May 11, 1982 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Described as big, strong-armed young quarterback who showed tremendous potential in preseason action as a rookie.

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He attended Grand Junction (Colorado) High School, where he was named honorable-mention All-America by USA Today. He was a member of the Tacoma News Tribune's "Western 100" listing, ranked the 88th-best player in the nation by The Sporting News, second-team All-West pick by the Orange County Register, PrepStar Top 100 Dream Team player as the No. 8 quarter-back in the nation, ranked as the No. 15 quarterback in the nation by Super Prep on its "All-America 308" listing and ranked as the No. 19 player on the Midlands Region Super 30 by SportsLine/PrepStar. Max Emfinger even listed him as a third-team All-American for USA Today. As a junior, he completed 193 of 361 passes for 2,789 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior and hit on 131 of 261 throws for 2,116 yards and 21 touchdowns. All-Southwest League selection as a junior and senior. He earned All-Conference honors in the Colorado Springs/Southwest League as a senior. He was even lettered three times in football, twice in basketball and once in track. He became the teams' captain of football team during his senior year. His father Randy, played baseball at Arizona State.

During his collegiate years, he finished his career as one of the top QBs in Arizona State history, setting almost every school career and single-season record for passing and total offense. He shattered the Pac-10 Conference record for career touchdown passes with 85, surpassing NFL Hall of Famer John Elway's total of 77. He finished fifth on the Pac-10's career charts for passing yards (10,617 yards) and third for total offense (10,142 yards).

He now holds the ASU career record for passing yards, completions, attempts, touchdowns, interception percentage and total offense. He played in 48 games for the Sun Devils, starting 35. He became a part of the Two-time All-Pac 10 selection, earning second team honors as a senior in 2004 and an honorable mention nod following his junior year in 2003. In 2001, he was named to the Freshman All-Pac 10 team in 2001.

For three consecutive years, he became the team captain of his collegiate team and holds the record of the top three single-season passing totals in school history and is the only Sun Devil QB to throw for over 3,000 yards in a season. He threw four or more touchdown passes in ten career games and also had fourteen 300-yard games in his career, including eight with 400 yards or more. He was a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and a semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien Quarterback Award as a senior in 2004, both of which are awarded annually to the nation's top collegiate QB.

Passed for 3,150 yards on 244 of 426 attempts (57.3%) and a school-record 30 touchdowns. He was also named the team's Most Valuable Offensive Player. When he was a junior, he threw for 3,044 yards, completing 221 of 421 passes (52.5%), and tossed 24 touchdowns. Set the Arizona State single-season passing yardage record with 3,877 yards as a sophomore in 2002, breaking Danny Whites old mark (2,878) by nearly 1,000 yards. He began the season on the bench before moving into the starting lineup for the final 10 games of the year. He also shattered school records for passing attempts (483) and completions (274), and his 28 touchdowns were one shy of the school record. Threw for a school and conference game-record 536 yards and four touchdowns against Oregon, completing 31 of 53 passes. He's the co-recipient of the team's Most Valuable Offensive Player award. Completed 38 of 86 passes (44.2%) for 546 yards with three touchdowns as a freshman in 2001. He started the team's final two contests vs. Arizona and UCLA. Named to the Freshman All-Pac-10 Conference Team by the Sporting News. Redshirted in 2000. He graduated in December 2004 with a degree in Communications.

In 2001, Walter's redshirt freshman season saw limited playing time behind sophomore starter Jeff Krohn. Krohn faced numerous injuries that season to go along with the frustrations of an offense under a new coach. This lead Walter to come off the bench and gain playing experience, which included a decent performance in "mop-up" duty during a losing effort against the University of Oregon. Koetter's first season with ASU was disastrous and ended with a 4-7 record and only one win in the Pacific 10 Conference. This prompted Krohn to transfer out of ASU after the season was over.

With an opening at quarterback in 2002, Walter seemed to be the favorite going in to the season to start. This turned out not to be the case however, when Walter was kept as the backup, after redshirt freshman Chad Christiansen had impressive spring and fall practices. Walter's frustration at lack of playing time almost lead him to transfer from ASU.

In September of 2002, the Sun Devils fell behind the San Diego State Aztecs 22-0. Christiansen was largely ineffective and was replaced by Walter. Walter entered the game with a protective boot due to an injury he sustained during the previous week of practice. The injury did not prove to be a factor as Walter connected with ASU wide receiver Shaun McDonald for an 72 yard touchdown pass on his first play from scrimmage. Walter's second pass from scrimmage also ended up as a touchdown. ASU came back to beat the Aztecs in the largest come-from-behind win in ASU history, but it definitely would not be Walter's last.

Later in the season, Arizona State University put together an impressive win streak when visiting #6 Oregon at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. Autzen had a reputation as an intimidating stadium for visiting opponents, as the Ducks had lost only one game at Autzen over the previous four seasons. After falling behind 21-0 in the second quarter, Walter picked apart the Oregon secondary to storm back to an unbelievable 45-42 upset over the Ducks. Walter broke a Pac-10 single game record for passing with 536 yards against Oregon.

Arizona State University would end the regular season with an 8-5 record and nearly upset the Kansas State Wildcats, who were favored by 44 points over the Devils, in the 2002 Holiday Bowl. Although Arizona State University narrowly lost the contest 34-27 (relinquishing the lead only once, in the closing minute of the game) Walter would achieve the ASU single season passing record with 3,877 yards

The year 2003 was marked as a disappointing season for Walter and the Sun Devils. ASU started the season ranked at #15 but put up disappointing performances against traditionally weaker opponents Northern Arizona University and Utah State University. The Sun Devils suffered their first loss at the University of Iowa getting pounded 21-2 by the Hawkeyes.

Despite the Sun Devils achieving a paltry 5-7 record (2-6 Pac-10), Walter still put up great numbers throwing for 3,044 yards including the game winning touchdown vs North Carolina as time expires. Walter also earned the Territorial Cup MVP when ASU beat their arch-rivals the University of Arizona at Sun Devil Stadium (ASU). At the end of the 2003 season, Walter decided to forego his opportunity to jump into the NFL and decided to stay at Arizona State for his last year of eligibility.

In 2004, Walter's senior campaign featured a number of highs and lows. Walter lead the Sun Devils to an incredible comeback year where the Devils piled up an 8-3 record and clinched a berth in the Vitalis Sun Bowl. He also surpassed practically every ASU quarterback in every statistic. Walter also surpassed NFL legend John Elway as the Pac-10's all time touchdown leader. During the 2004 season, Walter helped the Devils get revenge on #15 Iowa, blowing them out 44-7. His low point of the season came when he went down in the fourth quarter during the regular season finale against Arizona and suffered a third degree shoulder separation, forcing him to miss the Sun Devils' post-season Sun Bowl game (a 27-23 victory over Purdue).

He was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the third round (#69 overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft with the hope of eventually replacing the scrambling, short style passing of then-quarterback Rich Gannon, who led Oakland to Super Bowl XXXVII. Walter was renowned for his great arm strength and accuracy coming out of Arizona State, but the shoulder injury caused his draft stock to drop from a sure first round pick to a third round selection.

Walter spent his 2005 rookie season as the third string quarterback for the Raiders behind Kerry Collins and backup quarterback Marques Tuiasosopo. He did not play during the 2005 NFL season as a rookie (although he did play in two of the four exhibition games) due to a groin injury suffered presumably at training camp (in addition to the shoulder injury from college). Walter's groin injury eventually required surgery at the conclusion of the 2005 season.

When he entered the 2006 NFL season, he is expected to compete for the starting quarterback position with Tuiasosopo and Aaron Brooks. After Oakland's recently completed mini-camp, wide receiver Randy Moss complimented Walter on his strong arm, fast release, and ability to get Moss the ball.

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