Kani Walker is a defensive back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Arkansas.
Walker hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for three head coaches at three programs in five seasons: Scott Satterfield, Brent Venables and Sam Pittman. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Tennessee — Week 7, 2025.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
52 tackles. 11 passes defended. 1 interception. 3 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arkansas | 52 | 33 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2024 | Oklahoma | 24 | 18 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma | 19 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | Oklahoma | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 100 | 67 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 20 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-7vs Alabama A&M | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-14vs Arkansas State | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | L 35-41@ No. 17 Ole Miss | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-56vs No. 22 Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-34@ No. 12 Tennessee | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 42-45vs No. 4 Texas A&M | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-33vs Auburn | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 35-38vs Mississippi State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 22-23@ LSU | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 37-52@ No. 17 Texas | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-31vs Missouri | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 33 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 11 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
21%11 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
52tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%3 TFL52 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack · 11 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Road4g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sam Pittman
Pass share
48.8%
381 pass / 400 run
Plays / game
65.1
12 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
417 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #43 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #6 of 57 SEC DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Scott Satterfield, Brent Venables, Sam Pittman and Bobby Petrino.
