Deone Walker
Deone Walker
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. This is his third year in the same defensive front at Kentucky. 2023 brought the first one: All-SEC. The receipt: 5 tackles, 1 TFL against Florida — Week 8, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Kentucky, 131 tackles — drafted at #109 overall by Buffalo.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-SEC
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mark Stoops.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
BuffaloEntering 2nd NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Stein
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-SEC
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2024
W 20–17
at Ole Miss
4 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 SACKS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to CamRon Jackson’s 2024 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Evan Anderson's junior season at Florida Atlantic (2022).
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