Meet Lewis Walker, Cornerbacks Coach and the newest member of the NDSU staff.
Lewis Walker’s Coaching Resume
2015:
Columbia (N.Y.) – Defensive Assistant
2016:
Columbia (N.Y.) – Defensive Assistant
2017:
Monmouth (N.J) – Defensive Backs
2018:
Monmouth (N.J) – Defensive Backs
2019:
Monmouth (N.J) – Defensive Backs
2020:
Monmouth (N.J) – Defensive Backs
2021:
Monmouth (N.J) – Defensive Backs
Q&A
What do you think of the program so far?
It has been awesome so far. Walking in the door and getting to meet everybody on staff, the players and people around the community, you can see why this place is so special.
You’re coming into a bit of a unique situation, working with a very experienced room as a new face. What has that experience been like?
I’m just going to be me. And I’ve told my cornerbacks from day one that there’s no ego. I’m learning just as much from the guys as they’re learning from me. My job is not to come in and change everything. This place has been successful. I’m just trying to elevate things and bring something to help them grow and develop them as people and players and to be a mentor, someone that’s here to support them. I want to help make them better every single day
Who have you seen make a big jump from the spring to this fall?
It sounds like a cliche answer, but I think the whole room has evolved. And this is just me looking at past film because I have nothing else to go off of other than that. In the spring, their progression was slower because I was coming in and trying to tweak techniques and it’s hard to break old habits. But from the beginning of spring to the present day, they’ve all made strides.
One guy who has really made strides is Destin Talbert. The confidence he got from that playoff run and his catch at JMU has bled over to the spring and he has played at a very high level since then. He has also been able to help coach the younger guys in the room. He has been able to have conversations with me about how can we work on things. Just his competitive nature and his competence, it bleeds off to the other guys—all the way down to the guys that may not have a lot of snaps.
Is there anything else you’d like to say to the readers that maybe we haven’t touched on?
Personally, I would just like to say thank you. I’ve received a lot of support already from people in the community.
