Deone Walker: DT · Kentucky.
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Deone Walker
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Third year in the same defensive front at Kentucky. That makes three straight seasons on the honors list: All-SEC again in 2024. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Florida — Week 8, 2024.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5 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 · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 6-31vs South Carolina | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 12-13vs No. 1 Georgia | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-6vs Ohio | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-17@ No. 6 Ole Miss | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-20vs Vanderbilt | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 20-48@ Florida | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-24vs Auburn | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 18-28@ No. 7 Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-31@ No. 3 Texas | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-41vs Louisville | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 13 | 5.0 | 1.5 | — | 2 |
Week 5 · 2024
W 20-17
at Ole Miss
0.5 sacks · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%5 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries37 tackles · 5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
3 seasons under Mark Stoops — 18-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Stoops
Pass share
42.1%
311 pass / 427 run
Plays / game
61.5
12 games
Team sack rate
11.1%
351 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #56 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Kentucky, 131 tackles — drafted at #109 overall by the Buffalo Bills.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mark Stoops.
Next stop · NFL
Buffalo BillsEntering 2nd NFL season
Buffalo BillsEntering 2nd NFL season
