Defensive back, Northwestern, 2023–26
Damon Walters
- Number
- No. 21
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Bolingbrook, IL
Damon Walters plays defensive back for Northwestern. Last time out, at Michigan State: 5 tackles.
2026 so far
29 tackles, 1 INT
Last game: 5 tackles at Michigan State, W 24–21
Next game: vs. Rutgers, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
11tackles, career highvs. Wisconsin, 2024Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northwestern | 42 | 26 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | Northwestern | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | Northwestern | 29 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 74 | 41 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Northwestern | 21 | DB | RS | ||
| 2024 | Northwestern | 21 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2025 | Northwestern | 21 | DB | So. | ||
| 2026 | Northwestern | 21 | DB | Jr. | 6′1″ | 195 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Northwestern 4 games, 29 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. South Dakota State | W 34–18 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Colorado | W 41–7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Indiana | L 23–29 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Michigan State | W 24–21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Northwestern 2 games, 3 tackles
2024 Northwestern 8 games, 42 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 13–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Maryland | W 37–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Wisconsin | L 3–23 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Iowa | L 14–40 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Purdue | W 26–20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Ohio State | L 7–31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Michigan | L 6–50 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Illinois | L 28–38 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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