Defensive back, Minnesota, 2021–24
Justin Walley
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Diberville, MS
- Born
- Sep 22, 2002
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Justin Walley played defensive back at Minnesota (2021–24). The Indianapolis Colts took Walley in round 3, No. 80 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
8tackles, career highvs. Nebraska, 2023Honors
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Minnesota | 5 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Minnesota | 5 | DB | So. | ||
| 2023 | Minnesota | 5 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Minnesota | 5 | DB | Sr. | 5′11″ | 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
2024 Minnesota 10 games, 42 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. North Carolina | L 17–19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Rhode Island | W 48–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Nevada | W 27–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. USC | W 24–17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 12 | at UCLA | W 21–17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Maryland | W 48–23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 2 | at Illinois | W 25–17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | at Rutgers | L 19–26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Penn State | L 25–26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Wisconsin | W 24–7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 Minnesota 12 games, 38 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Nebraska | W 13–10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 25–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | atNorth Carolina | L 13–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Louisiana | W 35–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Michigan | L 10–52 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Iowa | W 12–10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Michigan State | W 27–12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Illinois | L 26–27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 11 | at Purdue | L 30–49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Ohio State | L 3–37 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Wisconsin | L 14–28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. Bowling Green | W 30–24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Minnesota 11 games, 33 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. New Mexico State | W 38–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Western Illinois | W 62–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Colorado | W 49–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | atMichigan State | W 34–7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Purdue | L 10–20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atIllinois | L 14–26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atPenn State | L 17–45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atNebraska | W 20–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Northwestern | W 31–3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Iowa | L 10–13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atWisconsin | W 23–16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2021 Minnesota 11 games, 29 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 31–26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | atColorado | W 30–0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 2 | atPurdue | W 20–13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Nebraska | W 30–23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs.Maryland | W 34–16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | atNorthwestern | W 41–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Illinois | L 6–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atIowa | L 22–27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 20 | at Indiana | W 35–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Wisconsin | W 23–13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. West Virginia | W 18–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Combine or pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′10⅛″ | |
| Weight | 190 lb | |
| Arm length | 30¾″ | |
| Hand size | 10″ | |
| Wingspan | 74⅞″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.40 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.52 s | |
| Vertical jump | 32″W | |
| Broad jump | 10′0″W | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.01 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.36 sW |
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).
In the NFL
1 season, 5 games with a stat; latest team: Indianapolis Colts.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | Indianapolis Colts | 5 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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