Wesley Walls

San Francisco 49ers 56th pick

TE ·

Mississippi · 1999–2003

196

Games

450

Receptions

5,291

Rec Yards

Rec TD

Draft Details

Year

1989

Round

Round 2

Pick

56th overall

Team

San Francisco 49ers

Position

College

Mississippi

Wesley Walls Career Stats

5× Pro Bowl selection.
Primary starter for 9 seasons.
Ranks 4th in the 1989 draft class in receiving yards (5,291).
Best statistical season: 1999 with CAR (822 receiving yards).

Career Totals

Games	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD
196	450	5,291	54

Receiving

Season	Team	G	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD
1999	CAR	16	108	63	822	12
2000	CAR	8	49	31	422	2
2001	CAR	14	73	43	452	5
2002	CAR	13	36	19	241	4
2003	GB	10	0	20	222	1
Since 1999		61	266	176	2,159	24

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Season-by-season detail is available from 1999 on; career totals above cover the full career.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Wesley Walls is a former tight end out of Mississippi, selected by the San Francisco 49ers with the 56th overall pick (round 2) in the 1989 NFL Draft. He played 196 regular-season games from 1989 to 2003. From 1999 on, he played for the Carolina Panthers and Green Bay Packers. He was named to 5 Pro Bowls.

Season Statistics

Season	Team	G	TGT	REC	YDS	TD	Y/R	1D
1999	CAR	16	108	63	822	12	13.0	47
2000	CAR	8	48	30	415	2	13.8	20
2001	CAR	14	73	43	452	5	10.5	20
2002	CAR	12	36	19	241	4	12.7	12
2003	GB	10	20	20	222	1	11.1	9
2003 POST	GB	2	2	2	12	0	6.0	1
1999	CAR	16	108	63	822	12	13.0	47
2000	CAR	8	48	30	415	2	13.8	20
2001	CAR	14	73	43	452	5	10.5	20
2002	CAR	12	36	19	241	4	12.7	12
2003	GB	12	22	22	234	1	10.6	10
Career		60	285	175	2,152	24	12.3	108
Career		2	2	2	12	0	6.0	1
Career		196	—	450	5,291	54	11.8	—

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