Ronald Walker: CB · Louisville · #20.
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Ronald Walker
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Two seasons in the Louisville secondary to date. On tape: 7 tackles against Clemson, Week 3, 2017.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Louisville | 35 | 26 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2016 | Louisville | 23 | 13 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 58 | 39 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-28vs Purdue | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 47-35@ North Carolina | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 21-47vs No. 3 Clemson | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-3vs Kent State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-10vs Murray State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 25-39@ No. 24 NC State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-28@ Florida State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 32-42@ Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-21vs Virginia | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-10vs Syracuse | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 27-31vs No. 24 Mississippi State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 26 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
35tackles this season35 tackles · 1 for loss · 2 pass breakups.
2 seasons under Bobby Petrino — 17-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bobby Petrino
Pass share
48.5%
464 pass / 492 run
Plays / game
73.5
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
500 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Louisville, 58 tackles — the college career is complete.
