2015 Honors – – Coaches Appreciation Award, offense . . . third team All-America by Athlon Sports . . . honorable mention All-America by SI.com . . . first team All-Big Ten by league coaches, Associated Press and Phil Steele . . . second team All-Big Ten by league media . . . 2015 Preseason Honors – – Third team All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports . . . 2015 – – Started all 14 games at right guard and had 37 career starts . . . started at right guard in 31-14 win over Illinois State as offense gained 431 yards total offense and allowed no sacks . . . started at right guard in 31-17 win at Iowa State as offense gained 260 net rushing yards and 475 yards total offense . . . started at right guard in 27-24 win over Pitt as offense gained 363 yards total offense . . . started at right guard in 62-16 win over North Texas as offense gained 488 yards total offense . . . started at right guard and played every offensive play in 10-6 win at Wisconsin . . . started at right guard in 29-20 win over Illinois as offense rushed for 278 yards and gained 478 yards total offense . . . started at right guard in 40-10 win at Northwestern as offense rushed for 294 yards and gained 492 yards total offense . . . started at right guard in 31-15 win over Maryland . . . started at right guard and played every offensive down in 35-27 win at Indiana as offense rushed for 234 yards and gained 467 yards total offense . . . started at right guard and played every offensive down in 40-35 win over Minnesota as offense rushed for 272 yards and gained 506 yards total offense . . . started at right guard in 40-20 win over Purdue . . . started at right guard and played every offensive down in 28-20 win at Nebraska . . . started at right guard and played every offensive down in 16-13 loss to Michigan State . . . started at right guard in 45-16 Rose Bowl loss to Stanford.
2014 Preseason Honors – – Preseason second team All-Big Ten by Phil Steele . . . preseason fourth team All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports . . . 2014 – – Saw action in 12 games, with 10 starts at right guard . . . started at right guard and played every offensive down in 31-23 win over Northern Iowa as offense gained 401 yards total offense . . . started at right guard and played every offensive down in 17-13 win over Ball State as offense gained 455 yards total offense . . . started at right guard and played every offensive down in 20-17 loss to Iowa State . . . started at right guard and played every offensive down in 24-20 win at Pittsburgh . . . started at right guard and played every offensive down in 24-10 win at Purdue as offense gained 420 yards total offense . . . started at right guard in 45-29 win over Indiana, but was injured on first series and did not return . . . saw limited action at left guard in 38-31 loss at Maryland as offense gained 433 yards total offense . . . started at right guard in 48-7 win over Northwestern as offense gained 483 yards total offense . . . started at right guard in 51-14 loss at Minnesota . . . started at right guard in 30-14 win at Illinois as offense rushed for 304 yards and gained 587 yards total offense . . . saw action at right guard in 26-24 loss to No. 14 Wisconsin as offense gained 412 yards total offense against top-ranked defense in the nation . . . saw action at right guard in 37-34 overtime loss to Nebraska . . . started at right guard in 45-28 TaxSlayer Bowl loss to Tennessee.
2013 – – Started at right guard in all 13 games . . . started at right guard in 30-27 opening loss to Northern Illinois as offense gained 458 yards total offense . . . started at right guard in 28-14 win over Missouri State as offense gained 491 yards total offense . . . started at right guard in 27-21 win at Iowa State as offense gained 378 yards total offense while rushing for over 200 yards in third straight outing . . . started at right guard in 59-3 win over Western Michigan as offense gained 446 yards total offense and rushed for over 200 yards in fourth straight game . . . started at right guard in 23-7 win at Minnesota as offense gained 464 yards total offense and rushed for over 200 yards in fifth straight outing . . . started at right guard in 26-14 loss to Michigan State . . . started at right guard in 34-24 loss at Ohio State . . . started at right guard in 17-10 OT win over Northwestern . . . started at right guard in 28-9 loss to Wisconsin, but left game in first half due to injury . . . started at right guard in 38-14 win at Purdue as offense rushed for 318 yards and gained 509 yards total offense . . . started at right guard in 24-21 win over Michigan as offense gained 407 yards total offense . . . started at right guard in 38-17 win at Nebraska . . . started at right guard in 21-14 Outback Bowl loss to LSU.
2012 – – Saw action in seven games, with one start at left guard . . . saw action in 32-31 loss to Central Michigan as offense gained 430 yards total offense . . . saw action in 38-14 loss to Penn State . . . started at left guard in 28-17 loss at Northwestern for first start of career . . . alternated at left and right guard throughout 24-21 loss at Indiana . . . saw action in offensive line in 27-24 loss to Purdue . . . saw action in offensive line in 42-17 loss at Michigan . . . saw action on special teams in 13-7 loss to Nebraska.
2011 Honors – – Team Leader Award, Offense . . . 2011 – – Redshirted.
High school honors – – Offense-Defense All-American and second team Rivals All-American as a senior . . . named first team all-state by the Illinois Coaches Association, Rivals and Chicago Tribune as both a junior and senior . . . named to six all-area teams, including the Pioneer Press, DuPage County Daily Herald, Tom Lemming/NCSA, Chicago Sun Times and ESPN Chicago, as a junior and senior . . . two-time first team all-conference selection by the West Suburban Silver coaches . . . was a junior All-American by MaxPreps . . . named the Chicago Sun Times and Sportspower.com Player of the Week during junior campaign . . . Career – – Three-year starter in offensive line at either guard or tackle, helping prep team post three-year record of 35-4 . . . led prep team to three consecutive conference championship and a runner-up state finish as a junior, a semifinal appearance as a sophomore and a quarterfinal showing as a senior . . . had 206 pancake blocks and did not allow a sack during three-year varsity career . . . earned varsity letters in football, wrestling and track.
Personal – – Born 12/11/92 . . . social work interest major . . . parents are Natalie and Orlando Walsh… high school coach was Chad Hetlet.