Jailin Walker: LB · Indiana · #2.
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Jailin Walker
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Curt Cignetti and Damian Wroblewski. The first career honor came in 2024: Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. On tape: 10 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Notre Dame, Bowl, 2024.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
82 tackles. 8 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 10 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.
The Daily Hoosier Oct 28
The Herald-Times Oct 21
USA Today Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Indiana | 82 | 39 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | James Madison | 61 | 33 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | James Madison | 58 | 28 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 201 | 100 | 18.0 | 4.5 | 17 | 5 | 1 |
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 31-7vs Florida International | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 77-3vs Western Illinois | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-13@ UCLA | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-14vs Charlotte | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-28vs Maryland | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-24vs Northwestern | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 56-7vs Nebraska | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-17vs Washington | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 47-10@ Michigan State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 20-15vs Michigan | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 15-38@ No. 2 Ohio State | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 66-0vs Purdue | 5 | 3 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 4.0 TFL |
| Bowl | L 17-27@ No. 3 Notre Dame | 10 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 82 | 39 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 8 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
82tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%10 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
10%8 pass breakups82 tackles · 10 for loss · 2 sacks · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 6.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Road4g | 7.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Curt Cignetti
Pass share
43.4%
360 pass / 470 run
Plays / game
63.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
383 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
82 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons, at James Madison and Indiana, 201 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 33 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
1 coachPlayed for 1 head coach at 2 schools: Curt Cignetti.
