Senior linebacker for Wisconsin. 2025: 12 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
6′5″ · 297 lb · Normal, IL
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
sacks · 2025
1 TFL · 12 tackles
Best game: 0.5 TFL, 2 tackles, vs Washington
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Wisconsin. 2025: 12 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
Corey Walker
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Corey Walker has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Indiana, Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Luke Fickell.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (4th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #70 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wisconsin | 12 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Western Michigan | 38 | 22 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Western Michigan | 31 | 17 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
| Career | 81 | 43 | 15.5 | 8.0 | 9 | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2025
W 13–10
vs Washington
0 TFL · 1 SOLO · 2 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
With S. West — 24 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0 · A. Bertrams — 37 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 43 LONG
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 7 | L 0-37vs Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-34vs Ohio State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-21@ Oregon | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 13-10vs Washington | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-31@ Indiana | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 27-10vs Illinois | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Wisconsin
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Wisconsin
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Wisconsin · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #30 · 2026 recruiting class #78
Player DNA
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Corey Walker’s 2023 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Trevon Mason's sophomore season at Arizona (2021).
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Player DNA