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Jersey Number 90
Eddie Walls III
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fort Myers, Fla.
- High School:
- South Fort Myers HS
- Prev School:
- FIU
As a Senior (2025)
HIGH SCHOOL
Personal
- Started all 13 games on the defensive line
- All-Big 12 Second Team
- Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 27)
- 69.9 PFF pass rush grade led the Cougars
- 30 PFF stops ranked 36th nationally among linemen and third in the Big 12
- 7.3 missed tackle rate ranked fifth in the Big 12 among linemen with at least 500 snaps
- Paced Houston with 11.5 TFLs and seven sacks
- Nine QB hurries tied for the team lead
- 77.4 PFF Defensive grade ranked fourth on the team
- Earned 62 tackles on the season, fourth on the team
- 3.0 sacks at Arizona State tied Houston’s record in a Big 12 game
- Two 80+ and five 70+ defense grades
- One 80+ and five 70+ run defense grades
- One 80+ and three 70+ pass rush grades
- Nine 70+ tackling grades
- One 10+, six 5+ and 12 multi-tackle games
- Posted 3.0 TFLs twice during the season
- Recorded at least one sack in five games
- Spent the 2024 season at FIU and three seasons at Bethune-Cookman (2021-23)
- 2024 All-CUSA Preseason Fourth Team honoree by Phil Steele
- 32 tackles, 4.5 TFLs and three sacks in eight games as a redshirt freshman in 2022
- Played just three games as a freshman in 2021 – redshirt season
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played high school football at South Fort Myers High
- Played both ways as a senior
- Caught nine passes for 103 yards and a touchdown as a senior
- Averaged 9.4 yards per reception
- 90 tackles as a senior along with 10 TFLs and six sacks
- Blocked a field goal and forced a fumble
- Also wrestled
Personal
- Hobbies: working on project car, video games, exploring new places
- Dream job outside of football: coaching
- Something people don’t know about him: flexible
- Hidden talent: dancing
- Chose UH because of the shared vision for life and football
- One word to describe him on the field: relentless
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: oxtails
- Biggest motivation for working hard: creating a legacy for his last name
- Favorite childhood memory: climbing trees
- Most memorable athletic accomplishment: sack against Miami for Bethune-Cookman in 2023
- Interesting fact: can do a backflip
- Gameday rituals: pray, watch film, watch film of NFL players at his position
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Speaks to Media on the 2026 Transfer Portal Class
Wednesday, February 04
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. LSU (Texas Bowl)
Sunday, December 28
Highlights: Houston 38, LSU 35 (Texas Bowl)
Sunday, December 28
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews Texas Bowl vs. LSU
Monday, December 22
