Jalon Walker: LB · Georgia · #11.
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Jalon Walker
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Third year in the same linebacker corps at Georgia. The first one came in 2024: All-America (AFCA). On tape: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Tennessee, Week 12, 2024.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
61 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 10.5 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 · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-3vs No. 14 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@ No. 4 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@ No. 1 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@ No. 16 Ole Miss | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-17vs No. 6 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 22-19vs No. 2 Texas | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
 Bowl | L 10-23vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 61 | 38 | 10.5 | 6.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
61tackles this seasonTFL rate
17%10 TFLSack rate
11%6 sacksPD rate
3%2 pass breakups61 tackles · 10.5 for loss · 6.5 sacks.
3 seasons under Kirby Smart — 39-4 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 5.0 | 1.2 | 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
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Pass share
55.2%
513 pass / 416 run
Plays / game
66.4
14 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
537 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Named to an All-America team by a recognized selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #37 at the position.
Selector Grid · 2024
How it ended
Three seasons at Georgia, 90 tackles, the Butkus Award (2024) — drafted at #15 overall by the Atlanta Falcons.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2024)
named by 4 selectors
National awards
Butkus
2024 season
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kirby Smart.
Next stop · NFL
Atlanta FalconsEntering 2nd NFL season
Atlanta FalconsEntering 2nd NFL season
