Adrian Walker Jr.

Sophomore defensive back for Miami (OH). 2025: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 20 tackles.

DB · Miami (OH) · So. · #6

5′9″ · 175 lb · Inkster, MI · Belleville

CFB Index 28 · #459 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to Miami (OH) for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 3:30 pm ETat CincinnatiTQL StadiumCincinnati by 14.5

The numbers

interception · 2025

2 PBU · 20 tackles · 0.5 TFL

Best game: 1 INT, 3 tackles, at Buffalo

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2 defensive back for Miami (OH). 2025: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 20 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Miami (OH) in 2025.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Moves between deep coverage and the slot.

Passes defended: 67th percentile.

The full scouting read

Adrian Walker Jr.

DB · Miami (OH) · So · #6

Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The receipt: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Ball State — Week 14, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Miami (OH)7-7HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

28Below cohort / limited sample #459 of 544?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: tackles for loss (18th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#777 / 2975 · 67th pct

Solo tackles#1520 / 2975 · 47th pct

Tackles#1998 / 2975 · 32nd pct

Interceptions#304 / 817 · 31st pct

Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct

0.0

QB hurries#1662 / 2975 · 22nd pct

Tackles for loss#2332 / 2975 · 18th pct

0.5

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home4g	2.5	0.1	0.0	0.2
Road6g	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+4g	2.5	0.1	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Chuck Martin

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

28 · #459 of 544 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #459 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-MAC

Based on 2025: #35 of 40 Mid-American DBs

How the All-MAC estimate is computed

15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Miami (OH)	20	14	0.5	0.0	2	1	--
Career		20	14	0.5	0.0	2	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025

W 38–0

vs Lindenwood

2 TOT · 2 SOLO

Dominant 38-point win at home against Lindenwood.

With P. Stainton — 47 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 54 LONG · H. Hesson — 208 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 21.5 · 13 rush yds (3 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 0-17@ Wisconsin	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 17-45@ Rutgers	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 38-41vs UNLV	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 38-0vs Lindenwood	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 20-7@ Akron	3	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 44-30vs Eastern Michigan	2	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	W 37-20@ Buffalo	3	2	0.0	1	0
Wk 14	W 45-24vs Ball State	4	2	0.5	—	0	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 15	L 13-23@ Western Michigan	1	0	0.0	—	0
Bowl	L 3-18@ Fresno State	1	0	0.0	—	1
Total		20	14	0.5	1	2

How he plays

Play style

Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.

CFB Index positional classification

Activity vs finishing · season enumeration

What the box score actually says

10 games

20Tackles

14Solo

0.5TFL

0Sacks

2Pass def.

1INT

20 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interceptions. 0.5 TFL.

Week 11 PD
Week 81 PD
Week 131 INT

Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.

2026 Outlook

Miami (OH)

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive back · Miami (OH)

Returning around him

1 Miami (OH) player drafted to NFL
Transfer portal: +2 net (16 in / 14 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Miami (OH) · Last season: 7-7 · Talent rank #86 · 2026 recruiting class #105

DNA match

Player DNA

Hybrid Nickel

Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.

His 2025 production profile sits closest to TJ Green’s 2025 season.

TJ Green

84%match

Boston College · 2025

Chau Smith-Wade

Washington State · 2021

NFL Rd 5

82%

Kentrell Webb

Tulane · 2023

78%

Five Hamilton

Kennesaw State · 2024

76%

Lucius Tillery

UL Monroe · 2023

76%

Matches TJ on

Class year

Weight

Tackle volume

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Omillio Agard's freshman season at Wisconsin (2025).

Omillio Agard

87%match

Wisconsin · 2025

TJ Green

Boston College · 2025

85%

Tae Harris

Georgia Tech · 2025

81%

Andrew Pellicciotta

Duke · 2025

80%

Dallas Golden

Notre Dame · 2025

78%

Matches Omillio on

Tackle volume

PD rate

Weight

Player DNA

Players who play like Adrian Walker Jr.

TJ Green

Boston College · 2025

84%

Background

2025: Saw action in 12 games, making two starts Finished season with 21 tackles, one interception and two pass breakups Recorded first career interception in a win at Buffalo Had a season-high four tackles in a win over Ball State High School: Graduated from Belleville High School Coached by Calv...

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The secondary · Miami (OH)

#24Mychal YharbroughDB · Sr.44 tackles · 2025
#12Kaleb MartinDB · Jr.31 tackles · 2025
#21Toney Coleman Jr.DB · Jr.21 tackles · 2025
#6Adrian Walker Jr.DB · So.20 tackles · 2025
#1Dillon TatumDB · Sr.16 tackles · 2025

17 more on the roster · Miami (OH) team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

202510 games

2025 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Hybrid Nickel

Players who play like Adrian Walker Jr.

Background

The secondary · Miami (OH)