Defensive tackle, Kentucky, 2022–24
Deone Walker
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 345 lb
- Class (2024)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Detroit, MI
- Born
- Mar 11, 2004, in Detroit, Michigan
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Deone Walker played defensive tackle at Kentucky (2022–24). The Buffalo Bills took Walker in round 4, No. 109 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9tackles, career highat South Carolina, 20232sacks, career highvs. Clemson, 2023Honors
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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
2024 Kentucky 10 games, 37 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. South Carolina | L 6–31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Georgia | L 12–13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Ohio | W 41–6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Ole Miss | W 20–17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Vanderbilt | L 13–20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Florida | L 20–48 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Auburn | L 10–24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Tennessee | L 18–28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Texas | L 14–31 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Louisville | L 14–41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Kentucky 13 games, 55 tackles, 7.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Ball State | W 44–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 28–17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Akron | W 35–3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atVanderbilt | W 45–28 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Florida | W 33–14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | atGeorgia | L 13–51 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Missouri | L 21–38 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Tennessee | L 27–33 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Mississippi State | W 24–3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Alabama | L 21–49 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atSouth Carolina | L 14–17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atLouisville | W 38–31 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Clemson | L 35–38 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2022 Kentucky 12 games, 39 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 37–13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | atFlorida | W 26–16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Youngstown State | W 31–0 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 31–23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atOle Miss | L 19–22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.South Carolina | L 14–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Mississippi State | W 27–17 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | atTennessee | L 6–44 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atMissouri | W 21–17 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Vanderbilt | L 21–24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Georgia | L 6–16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Louisville | W 26–13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (American team, won 22–19).
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Combine or pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′7⅜″ | |
| Weight | 331 lb | |
| Arm length | 34¼″ | |
| Hand size | 10⅝″ | |
| Wingspan | 84⅛″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 5.36 sW | |
| 10-yard split | 1.90 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 25″ | |
| Broad jump | 8′8″ | |
| Bench press | 22 repsW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 19 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Buffalo Bills | 15 | 37 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Buffalo Bills | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL career | 19 | 49 | 2 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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