#13

Wesley Walker

Former defensive back at Michigan. 2024: 1 interception, 1 pass breakup, 32 tackles.

DB · Michigan · Sr. · #13

6′1″ · 200 lb · Nashville, TN

CFB Index 42 · #345 of 537 safetiesLow confidenceMichigan 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

3★

CB recruit

No. 572 nationally · Signed with Ensworth

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Michigan. 2024: 1 interception, 1 pass breakup, 32 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Ensworth in 2019.
Transferred from Tennessee to Louisville in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Six seasons at Michigan, 213 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

3 programs, one constant: he played.

2019

Recruited3-star out of Ensworth

202211 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

20249 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#572 national

CFB

College

3 teams

2019–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2024

2 coaches

2019–2023

Jim Harbaugh

Michigan

2024

Sherrone Moore

Michigan

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Jim Harbaugh → Sherrone Moore. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Georgia Tech3-9HC: Geoff Collins · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2020Georgia Tech3-7HC: Geoff Collins · Run-leaning

2021Georgia Tech3-9HC: Geoff Collins · Run-leaning

2022Tennessee11-2HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning

2023Tennessee9-4HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning

2024Michigan8-5HC: Sherrone Moore · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

42Rotational starter #345 of 537?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: qb hurries (23rd percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#1048 / 2892 · 63rd pct

Tackles#1275 / 2892 · 55th pct

Passes defended#1155 / 2892 · 49th pct

Interceptions#314 / 862 · 32nd pct

Tackles for loss#1909 / 2892 · 27th pct

1.0

Sacks#1455 / 2892 · 25th pct

0.0

QB hurries#1536 / 2892 · 23rd 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

2024 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	3.3	0.1	0.0	0.1
Road2g	4.5	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-74g	3.0	0.2	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kyle Whittingham

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

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

42 · #345 of 537 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #345 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Michigan	32	20	1.0	0.0	1	1	--
2023	Tennessee	53	33	3.5	1.0	2	--	--
2022	Tennessee	33	22	5.5	1.0	4	1	--
2021	Georgia Tech	44	24	0.0	0.0	2	--	--
2020	Georgia Tech	48	30	2.0	0.0	4	--	--
2019	Georgia Tech	3	2	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		213	131	12.0	2.0	13	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2024

W 13–10

at Ohio State

6 TOT · 4 SOLO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.

With T. Doman — 47 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 68 LONG · K. Mullings — 116 rush yds (32 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 30-10vs Fresno State	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 12-31vs Texas	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 28-18vs Arkansas State	3	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 24-17vs Michigan State	3	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 17-38vs Oregon	7	5	0.0	—	1	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 11	L 15-20@ Indiana	3	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 50-6vs Northwestern	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	W 13-10@ Ohio State	6	4	0.0	—	0
Bowl	W 19-13vs Alabama	6	3	1.0	1	0
Total		32	20	1.0	1	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology