Junior Walling

Position:
Inside Linebacker
Height:
6-1
Year:
Freshman
Hometown:
Keizer, Ore.
High School:
McNary

2021 (FRESHMAN)
• Did not play

2020 (FRESHMAN)
• Did not play

McNARY HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year varsity starter at McNary for head coach Jeff Auvinen
• Rated three stars by both 247Sports and Rivals
• Played every position but offensive line during his career at McNary but saw most of his action at linebacker and running back
• Ended his career with 41 consecutive starts
• Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a senior
• First-Team all-league at linebacker as a sophomore, junior and senior. First-team all-league at running back as a junior and senior and second team as a sophomore. Earned honorable mention honors at safety as a freshman
• Team captain as a junior and senior
• Ended his high school career with 355 tackles, 57 tackles for loss and 23 sacks. Offensively, ran for 2,972 yards and 35 touchdowns and caught eight touchdowns
• Collected 92 tackles and 12 tackles for loss with four sacks as a senior in 2019. Added one interception. Offensively, carried the ball 143 times for 930 yards and 14 touchdowns. Also caught 20 passes for 287 yards and two touchdowns
• Totaled 86 tackles and 16 tackles for loss with five sacks as a junior. Ran the ball 210 times for 1,005 yards and 12 touchdowns. Added 13 receptions for 91 yards and two scores
• As a sophomore, finished with 88 tackles with 22 tackles for loss and 12 sacks. Ran for 1,037 yards and nine touchdowns on 212 carries. Also caught 15 passes for 223 yards and four touchdowns
• Finished with 89 tackles as a freshman, collecting seven tackles for loss and two sacks

PERSONAL
• Son of Cyndi and Jason Walling Jr.
• Father, Jason, lettered at Oregon State in 1991 and 1992
• Has one sister, Jordan
• Majoring in management
• Chose Oregon State because “I was born a Beaver and have been a Beaver my entire life. When it came time to decide where I would go to college, I wanted to make sure that the schools I was considering were a good fit for me, athletically, academically and socially. Oregon State checked all the boxes and it kept me close to my family. Family is a huge part of my life.”