Memphis Christian Brothers High School linebacker Chris Walker already boasts some 14 scholarship offers, the most recent of which came last week from Michigan coach Lloyd Carr.

The 6-foot-4, 220-pound recorded 83 tackles (11 of them for loss), four sacks and two interceptions as a junior last season,

"It’s been a lot of fun and it’s flattering, but at the same time it’s been kind of stressful, talking to all these coaches," said Walker, who has made unofficial visits to Auburn, Alabama, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Louisville, Kentucky and Arkansas and still has plans to visit Tennessee the last week of June, Clemson, Miami (Fla.) and Michigan.

"I’ve gotten to meet a lot of coaches that I’ve seen on TV and everything, and it’s cool to have all these schools wanting me. The main thing they like about me is that I’m really long, can cover a lot of ground and make big plays."

Walker, who’s received 105 letters from Vanderbilt and more than 80 from LSU, said he’ll narrow his list to five or six schools before the 2006 season kicks off in August, then make a final decision after the season.

Schools to have offered him include Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Clemson, Louisville, LSU, Miami, Michigan and Memphis.