Baylor Center Yakiri Walker Denied Temporary Injunction

Baylor offensive lineman Yakiri Walker had his temporary injunction denied on Wednesday; KWTX’s Tommy Witherspoon first reported the news.

An expedited trial date is set for early October which means he could play some of the season. If he wins the trial then he could play a portion of the season and collect the $200,000 in revenue sharing funds from Baylor continegent on him being eligible.

Walker was expected to be Baylor’s starting center after the 6-foot-2, 295-pound prospect started all 13 games for Memphis last season, with all 881 of his snaps coming at the center position.

“Yakiri gives us leadership and confidence because he’s been in that position,” head coach Dave Aranda said of the Memphis transfer at Big 12 Media Days. “We have other guys in there that can play that position. There’s good depth at center, but we’re stronger with him in there.”

Walker spent the 2024 season at Colorado, where he played just three snaps the entire year. Prior to that, he played three seasons at Connecticut, starting 12 games. Walker attended DeSoto High School and was a three-star prospect in the 2021 recruiting class.

Baylor graduate Ryan Luna was the judge who denied the request.