Senior defensive lineman on Auburn's 2025 roster.
6′4″ · 296 lb · Ellaville, GA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
sacks · 2025
9 tackles · 1 hurries
Best game: 3 tackles, at Baylor
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Auburn's 2025 roster.
Zykeivous Walker
Wins his gap play after play. Zykeivous Walker has been at Auburn through three head coaches in five seasons. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Alabama, Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Kevin Steele, Bryan Harsin, and Hugh Freeze. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2025
W 62–17
vs Mercer
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 QB HUR
Dominant 45-point win at home against Mercer.
With D. Knight — 239 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.8 · 162 rush yds (9 car) · 4 TD · M. Simmons — 5 rec · 149 yds · 1 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-24@ Baylor | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 42-3vs Ball State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-23vs Missouri | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 62-17vs Mercer | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 20-27vs Alabama | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Auburn
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Auburn
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Auburn · Last season: 5-7 (AP #22) · Talent rank #18 · 2026 recruiting class #31
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jordan Bertagnole’s 2022 season.
Matches Jordan on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jordan Bertagnole's junior season at Wyoming (2022).
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Player DNA