Justin Walley: DB · Minnesota · #5.
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Justin Walley
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Fourth year in the Minnesota secondary. Another came in 2024: All-Big Ten. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Illinois — Week 10, 2024.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 10 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2 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 1 | L 17-19vs North Carolina | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-0vs Rhode Island | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-0vs Nevada | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-17vs No. 11 USC | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-17@ UCLA | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 48-23vs Maryland | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 25-17@ No. 24 Illinois | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 19-26@ Rutgers | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 25-26vs No. 4 Penn State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 24-7@ Wisconsin | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 42 | 25 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 10 |
Week 9 · 2024
W 48-23
vs Maryland
1 interception · 7 tackles · 3 pass breakups
Dominant 25-point win at home against Maryland.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
24%10 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
42tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL42 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack · 10 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
4 seasons under P.J. Fleck — 32-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Road4g | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Pass share
50.6%
409 pass / 399 run
Plays / game
62.2
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
429 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #33 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Minnesota, 142 tackles — drafted at #80 overall by the Indianapolis Colts.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM
All-Big Ten 2nd team (2024)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2021)
Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under P.J. Fleck.
Next stop · NFL
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 2nd NFL season
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 2nd NFL season
