Zamari Walton: CB · Ole Miss · #6.
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Zamari Walton
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Played for four head coaches at two programs in six seasons: Paul Johnson, Geoff Collins, Brent Key and Lane Kiffin. On tape: 6 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Arkansas, Week 6, 2023.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 6 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 3.5 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ole Miss | 38 | 23 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | 36 | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2021 | Georgia Tech | 18 | 13 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Georgia Tech | 36 | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2019 | Georgia Tech | 29 | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2018 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 161 | 110 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 23 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-7vs Mercer | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-20@ No. 24 Tulane | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-23vs Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-24@ No. 13 Alabama | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-49vs No. 13 LSU | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-20vs Arkansas | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 28-21@ Auburn | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 33-7vs Vanderbilt | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-35vs Texas A&M | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-52@ No. 1 Georgia | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-3vs UL Monroe | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 17-7@ Mississippi State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
 Bowl | W 38-25vs No. 10 Penn State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 38 | 23 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
16%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
38tackles this season38 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 6 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Pass share
42.7%
394 pass / 529 run
Plays / game
71.0
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
419 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #94 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Georgia Tech and Ole Miss, 161 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Paul Johnson, Geoff Collins, Brent Key and Lane Kiffin.
