ITHACA, NJ.Y. -- Record-breaking Cornell wide receiver Bryan Walters has signed a two-year rookie free agent deal with the San Diego Chargers and will participate in this weekend's mini camp. Walters is the first Cornell player to sign an NFL rookie contract since Kevin Boothe '06 was selected in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders and ended up starting on the offensive line as a rookie.

"I'm excited to get down there and just play football again, show them what I can do," Walters said. "I couldn't have asked for a better situation to be in."

Walters finished second in the Ivy League in receiving yards per game (76.4), fifth in the league in receptions per game (5.0) and tied for second with six receiving touchdowns. The second-team All-Ivy receiver and special teams returner was also first in the Ancient Eight in yards per catch (15.3). He led Ivy League and finished fifth nationally in all-purpose yards per game (171.6 ypg.), the second-best mark in a season at Cornell behind Ed Marinaro's magical 1971 campaign that saw him finish as the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy. Walters was second in the Ivy League in punt return yards (174) and average per return (6.7) and led the Ancient Eight in kickoff return yards (777). A three-time Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Week in 2009, Walters had two 100-yard receiving games and five games with at least 80 yards. He posted three games with more than 200 all-purpose yards, including 338 yards vs. Fordham, the highest total this past year by any player in the Football Championship Subdivision.

In 2009, Walters ranked among the top 20 among active players at the FCS level in 14 categories, including the top five in 10 categories. Walters graduates with Ivy League records for career punt (972) and kick return (2,790) yards, and finished behind only Harvard's Clifton Dawson on the conference's all-purpose yardage list (5,795 yards). He finished fourth on Cornell's career reception (144) and receiving yardage (2,032) charts as well.