Walker Little‘s name was not included in AP All-America announcement on Monday, and with good reason as he missed nearly the entire season with a knee injury, an ailment that originally projected to cost him the month but later led to season-ending surgery.
But there’s a good chance Walker will be on the 2020 AP All-America team, and not many people projected that, either.
Little on Monday announced he will return to Stanford for his senior season, eschewing a chance to become a first round pick in April’s NFL draft.
“I’m excited to announce that I’m coming back for my senior season. I’m excited to earn my degree from Stanford University and ready to win with my brothers,” he said in a statement.
— Walker Little (@walkerlittle45) December 16, 2019
In 2017 Little became the first Stanford true freshman to start a game at left tackle since 2000, and in 2018 he started all 12 games while earning First Team All-Pac-12 honors.
He will not receive any honors for 2019, but the Houston native will indeed be back to pick up some hardware in 2020.