Jalon Walker
Career Highs
* 4 tackles vs. Vanderbilt, 2022
* 2.0 sacks vs. Alabama, 2023
* 1.0 TFL vs. TCU, Alabama, 2023
2023: Played in all 14 games as a reserve ILB…posted a team-leading five sacks for a loss of 39 yards…tallied 20 tackles, including 14 solo stops...credited with half of a sack for a loss of four yards in win over Kentucky...forced the second fumble of the season for the Bulldogs with a sack for a loss of 13 yards in road win over Florida...had two tackles, including assisting on one for loss, in win over Ole Miss at home...posted a pair of tackles, including a career-high two sacks for a combined loss of 16 yards, along with five QB hurries in the SEC Championship against Alabama...notched four tackles in the Capital One Orange Bowl win over Florida State...selected to the Preseason Media Days All-SEC Third Team.
2022: Saw action as a reserve LB and on kick coverage units in all 15 games...blocked a first-quarter Kent State punt that resulted in a safety...had four tackles in win over Vanderbilt...had two QB hurries in win over Florida...lone tackle in win at Kentucky resulted in a 1-yard loss...had two tackles, including one for lost yardage, in win over Georgia Tech...had one QB hurry against LSU in the SEC Championship...credited three QB hurries in win over Ohio State in CFP Semifinal Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl...had one tackle for loss of 10 yards, one pass breakup and four QB hurries in win over TCU in CFP National Championship Game.
High School: Salisbury HS, coached by Brian Hinson…selected to play in 2022 Under Armour All-American Game…247Sports.com four-star prospect…ranked as the #3 linebacker prospect nationally, the #2 prospect in North Carolina and the #44 prospect nationally…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #5 LB prospect, #2 prospect in North Carolina and #41 prospect nationally…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #3 LB prospect, #2 prospect in North Carolina and #38 prospect nationally…rivals.com four-star prospect, #3 LB prospect, #2 prospect in North Carolina and #79 prospect nationally…selected as the 2020 North Carolina Gatorade Football Player of the Year…helped lead Salisbury to 11-1 record and third round of NCHSAA Class 2A playoffs…notched 39 tackles, including 24 solo stops and one sack, while also playing offensive snaps at tight end…named finalist for 2021 High School Butkus Award…named the Central Carolina Conference Defensive Player of the Year during his junior and senior seasons…named Big 22 Player of the Year for best player in Charlotte area…also competed in basketball and track and field for Salisbury.
Personal: Full name JALON NICHOLAS WALKER...major: Communication Studies...recipient of the Michael A. Kahn Family Football Scholarship.
2022
| defensive | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TFL | QB HUR | TOT | TD | PD | SACKS | SOLO |
| 2.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| puntReturns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | NO | TD | LONG | YDS |
| 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Physical Attributes:
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| Height: | 6-2 |
| Weight: | 225 |
| Forty: | 4.57 |
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