#11

Jalon Walker

Former linebacker at Georgia. 2024: 61 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks.

LB · Georgia · Jr. · #11

6′2″ · 245 lb · Salisbury, NC

CFB Index 84 · #37 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceAll-AmericanAtlanta — drafted 2025, Rd 1, Pick 15, #15 overall

On production he ranks #37 of 571 LBs; on reputation he is an All-American. The gap between those two numbers is the story.

Recruiting

4★

LB recruit

No. 46 nationally · Signed with Georgia

Statement game8 tackles · 3 TFL · 3 sacksat Texas (FBS) · W 30-15

Top 1% sacks game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at Georgia. 2024: 61 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Georgia in 2022.
Drafted round 1 by the Atlanta in 2025.
Named All-America (USA Today) in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Georgia, 90 tackles, an All-American season (2024) — drafted at #15 overall by Atlanta.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20226 games

Signed with Georgia4-star out of Salisbury

202413 games

The role got bigger.

All-America4 selectors
Butkuswinner

2025

Drafted by Atlantaround 1, pick 15

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#46 national

CFB

College

Georgia

2022–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #15

Atlanta · 2025

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

5 honors · 1 category

🥇

ALL-AMERICA

Named All-American (2024)

4 selectors honored him

Coaching lineage · 2022–2024

1 coach

2022–2024

Kirby Smart

Georgia

Played his entire career under Kirby Smart.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

AtlantaEntering 2nd NFL season

#15Rd 1 · Pick 15

AtlantaEntering 2nd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Kirby Smart — 39-4 over that span.

2022Georgia15-0HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced

2023Georgia13-1HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced

2024Georgia11-3HC: Kirby Smart · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

84All-Conference level #37 of 571?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (98th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (97th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Sacks#58 / 2892 · 98th pct

6.5

QB hurries#68 / 2892 · 97th pct

Tackles for loss#91 / 2892 · 96th pct

10.5

Solo tackles#267 / 2892 · 90th pct

Tackles#355 / 2892 · 87th pct

Passes defended#755 / 2892 · 67th pct

Forced fumbles#55 / 700 · 46th 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

2024 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home8g	4.8	0.3	0.3	0.1
Road5g	4.6	1.6	0.8	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.6	0.4	0.2	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	6.0	1.3	0.8	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kirby Smart

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

All-American

Named to an All-America team by a recognized selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

84 · #37 of 571 LBs

Former four-star. Now #37 at the position.

Selector Grid · 2024

AP—

FWAA—

AFCA—

WCFF—

SN—

SI—

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Georgia	61	38	10.5	6.5	2	--	--
2023	Georgia	20	14	5.5	5.0	--	--	--
2022	Georgia	9	5	2.0	1.0	--	--	--
Career		90	57	18.0	12.5	2	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2024

W 30–15

at Texas

8 TOT · 8 SOLO · 3 SACKS

With B. Thorson — 54 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 58 LONG · C. Beck — 175 yds · 0 TD · 3 INT · QBR 64.3 · 8 rush yds (4 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 34-3vs Clemson	6	3	1.5	1.5	—	0
Wk 2	W 48-3vs Tennessee Tech	3	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 13-12@ Kentucky	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 5	L 34-41@ Alabama	4	1	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 31-13vs Auburn	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 41-31vs Mississippi State	4	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 30-15@ Texas	8	8	3.0	3.0	—	0	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 10	W 34-20vs Florida	5	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 10-28@ Ole Miss	6	4	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 31-17vs Tennessee	8	6	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 14	W 44-42vs Georgia Tech	6	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 15	W 22-19@ Texas	3	3	3.0	1.0	—	0	3.0 TFL
Bowl	L 10-23vs Notre Dame	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	1
Total		61	38	10.5	6.5	—	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology