Pooda Walker is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Memphis.
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. The first one came in 2025: All-AAC. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Rice — Week 10, 2025.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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 | Memphis | 28 | 12 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
| 2024 | Kennesaw State | 26 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 54 | 20 | 6.0 | 0.5 |
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 45-10vs Chattanooga | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-16@ Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-7@ Troy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 32-31vs Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-26@ Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-7vs Tulsa | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-31@ UAB | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-14@ Rice | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 27-31@ East Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-28vs Navy | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 7-31vs NC State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 12 | 4.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Week 10 · 2025
W 38-14
at Rice
0.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss · 7 tackles
Dominant 24-point win on the road against Rice.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%4 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksHurry rate
14%4 hurries28 tackles · 4 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Silverfield
Pass share
46.9%
412 pass / 466 run
Plays / game
67.5
13 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
425 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-AAC
Based on 2025: #34 of 53 American Athletic DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC
All-AAC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Brian Bohannon, Chandler Burks and Ryan Silverfield.
