Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-66@ Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-35@ Massachusetts | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#37
Davone Walden
Senior defensive back on UNLV's 2023 roster.
6′1″ · 185 lb · Las Vegas, NV
CFB Index 15 · #489 of 509 safetiesLow confidenceUNLV 2023 alumnus
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 story
4 defensive back on UNLV's roster.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to UNLV in 2019.
Recruiting
2★
CB recruit
No. 3231 nationally · Signed with UNLV
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonDavone Walden
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Davone Walden has played for two head coaches in four seasons at UNLV. The receipt: 5 tackles against Massachusetts — Week 4, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at UNLV, 38 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2019
- Signed with UNLV2-star out of Centennial
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
UNLV
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coaches2020–2022
UNLV
Coaching transition mid-career: Marcus Arroyo → Barry Odom. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020UNLV0-6HC: Marcus Arroyo · Run-leaning
2021UNLV2-10HC: Marcus Arroyo · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2022UNLV5-7HC: Marcus Arroyo · Balanced
2023UNLV9-5HC: Barry Odom · Run-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
41.6%
87 pass / 122 run
Plays / game
69.7
3 games
Team sack rate
9.3%
108 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
15 · #489 of 509 safeties
Two-star recruit. Now #489 at the position.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2021 production profile sits closest to Brayden Matts’s 2021 season.
Matches Brayden on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Brayden Matts's sophomore season at Coastal Carolina (2021).
97%match
Matches Brayden on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Davone Walden
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology