Last confirmed: Florida State, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · Jacksonville, FL · Sandalwood
DeMarcus Walker: DE · Florida State · #44.
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DeMarcus Walker
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes. He has spent two seasons in the Florida State defensive front. On tape: 10 tackles against Clemson, Week 9, 2016.
Play style
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
67 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 20.5 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.
Sports Illustrated Oct 23
Tomahawk Nation Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Florida State | 67 | 45 | 20.5 | 16.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2015 | Florida State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 67 | 45 | 20.5 | 16.0 | 2 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-34vs No. 11 Ole Miss | 6 | 5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | — | 0 | 4.0 TFL |
| Wk 2 | W 52-8vs Charleston Southern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-63@ No. 10 Louisville | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 55-35@ South Florida | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 35-37vs North Carolina | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-19@ No. 10 Miami | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-6vs Wake Forest | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 9 | L 34-37vs No. 3 Clemson | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 24-20@ NC State | 10 | 8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 11 | W 45-7vs Boston College | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 45-14@ Syracuse | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 13 | W 31-13vs No. 13 Florida | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
 Bowl | W 33-32vs No. 6 Michigan | 4 | 4 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 67 | 45 | 20.5 | 16.0 | — | 2 |
Week 1 · 2016
W 45-34
vs Ole Miss · neutral site
4.5 sacks · 4.5 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
Edged out Ole Miss at a neutral site in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
24%16 sacksTFL rate
31%20 TFLHurry rate
6%4 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
80%16 of 20 pressures67 tackles · 20.5 for loss · 16 sacks.
2 seasons under Jimbo Fisher — 20-6 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 5.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 4.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimbo Fisher
Pass share
45.3%
421 pass / 508 run
Plays / game
71.5
13 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
466 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
67 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Florida State, 16 sacks — drafted at #51 overall by the Denver Broncos.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jimbo Fisher.
Where he ended up · NFL
Denver BroncosEntering 10th NFL season
Denver BroncosEntering 10th NFL season
