Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-3vs Tennessee State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Zayden Walker
Sophomore linebacker for Georgia. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 225 lb · Ellaville, GA · Schley County HS
Returning to Georgia for 2026
The numbers
3
tackles · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, vs Tennessee State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Georgia. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 5-star recruit to Georgia in 2025.
Zayden Walker
This is his second year in the same linebacker corps at Georgia. The receipt: 3 tackles against Tennessee State — Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20254 games
- Signed with Georgia5-star out of Schley County
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★★
CFB
College
Georgia
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Kirby Smart — 14-2 over that span.
2025Georgia12-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning
2026Georgia2-0HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 63–3
3 TOT · 2 SOLO
Dominant 60-point win at home against Tennessee State.
With S. White — 3 rec · 34 yds · G. Stockton — 202 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Georgia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Georgia
Returning around him
- 8 Georgia players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (9 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia · Last season: 12-2 (AP #2) · Talent rank #1 · 2026 recruiting class #6
Background
2025: Appeared in 10 games during the season as a reserve inside linebacker...made collegiate debut against Marshall with with one solo stop...had three tackles, one solo in road win at Mississippi State...had a sack for four yards and forced fumble against Texas...another sack for five yards in...
The linebacker corps · Georgia
- #5Raylen Wilson74 tackles · 2025
- #9Chris Cole61 tackles · 2025
- #19Justin Williams35 tackles · 2025
- #3Quintavius Johnson34 tackles · 2025
- #10Zayden Walker6 tackles · 2025
12 more on the roster · Georgia team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology