Last confirmed: Maryland, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 278 lb · Washington, DC · Dunbar
Cavon Walker: DL · Maryland · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Cavon Walker
Wins his gap play after play. He has spent two seasons in the Maryland defensive front. On tape: 6 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Rutgers, Week 10, 2017.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Washington Post Oct 19Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 63-17vs Towson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-38vs UCF | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-24@ Minnesota | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 14-62@ No. 10 Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-37vs Northwestern | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-38@ No. 5 Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-39vs Indiana | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-31@ Rutgers | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-35vs No. 21 Michigan | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-17@ No. 22 Michigan State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 3-66vs No. 12 Penn State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 19 | 6.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%6 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackHurry rate
3%1 hurry38 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 1 sack.
2 seasons under D.J. Durkin — 10-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
D.J. Durkin
Pass share
42.7%
318 pass / 426 run
Plays / game
62.0
12 games
Team sack rate
9.0%
366 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2017
38 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Maryland, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Randy Edsall → D.J. Durkin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
