University of South Alabama Athletics

As A Junior (2017): Saw action in each of the first eight contests ... Posted three carries for six yards — all in a win over Alabama A&M — as well as a nine-yard kickoff return ... Credited with a solo tackle in his final appearance of the year at Georgia State as well ... Shared the coaches’ award for big hit following ULM victory.

Junior College Highlights (2015-16): Listed as a two-star junior-college recruit by both Rivals.com and 247Sports.com ... Ran for 1,000 yards and a team-leading 12 touchdowns to help Northwest Mississippi CC to a 9-3 finish and No. 6 ranking in the final National Junior College Athletic Association poll as a sophomore ... A first-team all-Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges selection after the Rangers advanced to the state championship game and the C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl ... Ran for a career-best 147 yards and three touchdowns in win at Mississippi Delta CC ... Matched that rushing total the following week, adding a 24-yard reception in defeat of 15th-ranked Holmes (Miss.) CC ... In shutout victory over Coahoma (Miss.) CC, posted 131 yards and two scores on 25 attempts ... Ran for 92 yards and a pair of touchdowns in bowl game against No. 4 Trinity Valley (Texas) CC ... Recorded 89 yards on the ground and another 36 on two catches in season-opening win at nationally-ranked Hinds (Miss.) CC ... Had 78 yards in regular-season win and 88 in road playoff victory over East Central (Miss.) CC, scoring a touchdown in both contests ... Ran for 67 yards in defeat of No. 10 Itawamba (Miss.) CC ... Had 129 yards on 38 carries and returned four kicks for 108 more yards in five appearances as a freshman at NWMCC before suffering season-ending injury ... Team would go on to finish 11-1 on the way to claiming the NJCAA national championship following a win over second-ranked Rochester (Minn.) CTC ... Posted season-high 64 yards on nine attempts in win over Northeast Mississippi CC ... Rushed five times for 35 yards in defeat of 14th-ranked Hinds CC in final appearance of the year ... Also gained 26 yards in Ranger debut, a win over No. 19 Jones County (Miss.) JC ... Sat out as a redshirt at Louisiana Tech in 2014.

High School Highlights: Earned two-stars from Rivals.com ... Set school records at Madison S. Palmer High for most touchdowns in a game and a season ... Finished his prep career with 4,817 all-purpose yards ... Was voted all-state and all-district as a senior after collecting 1,680 yards rushing and 68 points ... Named the state 3A athlete of the year that season as well ... Was an all-district selection honors his sophomore and junior years.

Personal: Full name is Tywun Eshaun Walters ... Born Jan. 15, 1996, in Lambert, Miss. ... Son of Sheila Jenkins ... Is the oldest of four children ... Favorite movie is “Transformers” ... Favorite books are the “Goosebump” series ... Favorite teams are the Golden State Warriors and Tampa Bay Buccaneers ... Favorite athletes are LeBron James, Le’Veon Bell and Ezekiel Elliott ... Favorite musical artists are Young Thug, Migos and Blac Youngsta ... Favorite food is chicken ... Favorite subject is physical education ... Likes to listen to music and shop in his spare time ... Graduated in May with an interdisciplinary studies degree, is working toward a second degree in communication.