Linebacker, Fresno State, 2016–19
Mykal Walker
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Sacramento, CA
- Born
- Aug 28, 1997
Mykal Walker played linebacker at Fresno State (2016–19). The Atlanta Falcons took Walker in round 4, No. 119 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
15tackles, career highat USC, 2019Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2018
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Fresno State | 86 | 38 | 13.5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 2019 | Fresno State | 96 | 56 | 9 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Career | 182 | 94 | 22.5 | 6.5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Fresno State | 3 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Fresno State | 3 | LB | So. | ||
| 2018 | Fresno State | 3 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | Fresno State | 3 | LB | Sr. | 6′3″ | 230 |
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
2019 Fresno State 12 games, 96 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at USC | L 23–31 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Minnesota | L 35–38 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Sacramento State | W 34–20 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at New Mexico State | W 30–17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Air Force | L 24–43 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. UNLV | W 56–27 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Colorado State | L 31–41 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Hawai’i | W 41–38 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Utah State | L 35–37 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at San Diego State | L 7–17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Nevada | L 28–35 | 11 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 30 | at San José State | L 16–17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Fresno State 14 games, 86 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Idaho | W 79–13 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | atMinnesota | L 14–21 | 9 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | at UCLA | W 38–14 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Toledo | W 49–27 | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 6 | atNevada | W 21–3 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Wyoming | W 27–3 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at New Mexico | W 38–7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 27 | vs.Hawai’i | W 50–20 | 9 | 6 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atUNLV | W 48–3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Boise State | L 17–24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | vs.San Diego State | W 23–14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | vs.San José State | W 31–13 | 8 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | atBoise State | W 19–16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 15 ✦ | vs. Arizona State | W 31–20 | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3″ |
| Weight | 230 lb |
| Arm length | 32½″ |
| Hand size | 10″ |
| Wingspan | 79⅞″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.65 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 sW |
| Vertical jump | 33″ |
| Broad jump | 10′2″ |
| Bench press | 20 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.09 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.25 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 75 games with a stat; latest team: New York Jets.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Atlanta Falcons | 12 | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 97 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 28 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Washington Commanders | 13 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | New York Jets | 12 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 75 | 251 | 1 | 4 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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