Football in Palm Beach County is only a month away, so it’s time to get to know some of the top seniors who will take the field this fall.
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Palm Beach Gardens defensive back De’Quan Walker holds a Wisconsin offer. The Badgers are one of the schools he hopes to visit. (Michael Ares/Palm Beach Post)
Each week leading up to football season, we will post a Q&A with a top 2018 recruit. This week, we spoke to Palm Beach Gardens defensive back De’Quan Walker.
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The 5-foot-10, 170-pound Walker, who is the No. 14 player on the Post’s Class of 2018 Big Board, holds an offer from Wisconsin.
He was an All-Area honorable mention selection for Dwyer last season.
Here’s what he had to say:
1. As of right now, which are some of your favorite schools?
Middle Tennessee and Wisconsin.
2. Have you visited any schools so far?
USF and Miami.
3. Which schools would you like to visit?
FAU, Wisconsin and Florida.
4. Which college coaches do you get along with the best, or talk with the most?
I would say I get along with numerous college coaches, so that’s a hard one to choose.
5. Do you have a dream school? Is there a team you grew up rooting for?
My family loves Florida, and I did like Florida growing up.
6. Are you being recruited as a defensive back, or at other positions?
Only as a defensive back.
7. What’s been the most surprising thing in recruiting?
I never expected to get this much love from schools I saw on TV growing up, so this whole process is new to me.
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