#18

Anthony Walker

Linebacker for Northwestern. 2016: 105 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

LB · Northwestern · #18

6′1″ · Miami, FL

Northwestern 2016 alumnus

The story

2016 linebacker for Northwestern. 2016: 105 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Northwestern, 105 tackles — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Northwestern

2014–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2016

1 coach

2014–2016

Pat Fitzgerald

Northwestern

Played his entire career under Pat Fitzgerald.

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Pat Fitzgerald — 22-16 over that span.

2014Northwestern5-7HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Balanced, fast tempo

2015Northwestern10-3HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-heavy

2016Northwestern7-6HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (99th percentile). Strength: tackles (98th percentile). Concern: interceptions (28th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Solo tackles#37 / 2668 · 99th pct

Tackles#53 / 2668 · 98th pct

105

QB hurries#74 / 2668 · 97th pct

Tackles for loss#161 / 2668 · 93rd pct

10.0

Passes defended#276 / 2668 · 88th pct

Sacks#489 / 2668 · 78th pct

2.0

Forced fumbles#77 / 736 · 45th pct

Interceptions#334 / 763 · 28th pct

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

2016 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home8g	7.4	0.9	0.1	0.5
Road5g	9.2	0.6	0.2	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	6.7	0.5	0.3	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	9.7	1.1	0.0	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

David Braun

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 1 game in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	Northwestern	105	62	10.0	2.0	5	1	--
2015	Northwestern	--	--	--	--	--	1	--
2014	Northwestern	--	--	--	--	--	2	--
Career		105	62	10.0	2.0	5	4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2016

W 31–24

vs Pittsburgh

7 TOT · 4 SOLO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.

With J. Jackson — 224 rush yds (32 car) · 3 TD · C. Thorson — 214 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 52.3 · 16 rush yds (12 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week