Ahmad Walker: LB · SMU · #34.
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Ahmad Walker
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Hugh Freeze and Rhett Lashlee. One game to point at: 10 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Virginia — Week 13, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
88 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 8 TFL.
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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 29-24@ Nevada | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 59-7vs Houston Christian | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 15-18vs BYU | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 66-42vs TCU | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-16vs Florida State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-27@ No. 22 Louisville | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 40-10@ Stanford | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-27@ Duke | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | W 48-25vs No. 18 Pittsburgh | 10 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 38-28vs Boston College | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 33-7@ Virginia | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-6vs California | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 10-38@ No. 5 Penn State | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 88 | 43 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 |
Week 10 · 2024
W 48-25
vs Pittsburgh
2.5 tackles for loss · 10 tackles · 3 solo tackles
Dominant 23-point win at home against Pittsburgh.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
88tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%8 TFLSack rate
1%0 sacksPD rate
3%3 pass breakups88 tackles · 8 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Road6g | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Pass share
45.3%
436 pass / 527 run
Plays / game
68.8
14 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
455 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
88 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #129 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Liberty and SMU, 243 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 47 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Hugh Freeze and Rhett Lashlee.
