Rory Walling

Photo by: Jeff Spaur

Photo by: Jeff Spaur

Photo by: KL6PHOTO LLC.

Position:
RB
Height:
5-11
Weight:
203
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Des Moines, Iowa
High School:
East

Awards and Honors
HM All-Big 12 – Coaches (2020)
First Team Academic All-Big 12 (2020)
Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year (2017)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F21)

2021
Competed in 12 games as ISU’s star on special teams … tallied four tackles.

2020
Honorable Mention All-Big 12 … First Team Academic All-Big 12 … former walk-on who was placed on scholarship at the end of the season … the undisputed leader on special teams … recorded 14 tackles, primarily on punt and kickoff team units … sniffed out a fake punt vs. Texas with a tackle short of first down yardage to help the Cyclones to victory … recovered an on-side pooch kickoff vs. Oregon in the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl.

2019
A key contributor on special teams, registering 11 tackles while playing in all 13 games … had two tackles vs. ULM and two tackles and a fumble recovery vs. TCU.

2018
Saw action in two games on special teams.

2017
Redshirted initial collegiate season ... Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year.

High School
Two-time all-state selection, earning first-team Class 4A all-state honors and district MVP honors as a senior … led the team in tackles in his last three seasons … as a senior, led Class 4A in rushing (1,662) and was second in rushing TDs (27) … averaged 8.7 yards per carry and also passed for 638 yards and four TDs … registered 95 tackles, 15.5 TFL and two sacks … as a junior, tallied 93.5 tackles, 11.0 TFL and four fumble recoveries to honorable mention all-state accolades … recorded 58.5 tackles, 6.5 TFL and three sacks as a sophomore … also lettered in swimming and track and field … owns four school records in swimming … played in the 2017 Iowa Shrine Bowl ... coached by former Cyclone defensive lineman, Greg Schoon.

Personal
Born Dec. 16, 1998 … son of John and Beth Walling … majoring in family consumer science … class valedictorian with a 4.0 overall GPA.