#23

Tracy Walker

Former defensive back at Louisiana. 2017: 2 interceptions, 6 pass breakups, 97 tackles.

DB · Louisiana · #23

6′2″ · 200 lb · Brunswick, GA

Detroit — drafted 2018, Rd 3, Pick 18, #82 overall

The story

Former defensive back at Louisiana. 2017: 2 interceptions, 6 pass breakups, 97 tackles.

Drafted round 3 by the Detroit in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Louisiana, 158 tackles — drafted at #82 overall by Detroit.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2018

Drafted by Detroitround 3, pick 82

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Louisiana

2014–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #82

Detroit · 2018

Coaching lineage · 2014–2017

1 coach

2014–2017

Mark Hudspeth

Louisiana

Played his entire career under Mark Hudspeth.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

DetroitEntering 9th NFL season

#82Rd 3 · Pick 18

DetroitEntering 9th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Mark Hudspeth — 24-26 over that span.

2014Louisiana9-4HC: Mark Hudspeth · Run-leaning

2015Louisiana4-8HC: Mark Hudspeth · Run-leaning

2016Louisiana6-7HC: Mark Hudspeth · Run-heavy

2017Louisiana5-7HC: Mark Hudspeth · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (98th percentile). Strength: tackles (97th percentile). Concern: qb hurries (27th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#48 / 2682 · 98th pct

Tackles#79 / 2682 · 97th pct

Passes defended#213 / 2682 · 91st pct

Interceptions#144 / 795 · 72nd pct

Tackles for loss#889 / 2682 · 65th pct

3.5

Sacks#1228 / 2682 · 52nd pct

0.5

QB hurries#1249 / 2682 · 27th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	8.6	0.2	0.0	0.6
Road7g	7.7	0.4	0.1	0.4

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	7.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Weeks 8+6g	9.2	0.6	0.1	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Michael Desormeaux

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Louisiana	97	62	3.5	0.5	6	2	--
2016	Louisiana	61	30	2.5	0.0	3	3	--
2015	Louisiana	--	--	--	--	--	1	--
2014	Louisiana	--	--	--	--	--	2	--
Career		158	92	6.0	0.5	9	8	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2017

W 51–48

vs SE Louisiana

10 TOT · 9 SOLO · 2 PD

Edged out SE Louisiana at home in a shootout.

With R. Calais — 2 TD · 57 AVG · 100 LONG · S. Geraci — 1 SOLO · 1 TOT · 38 AVG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week