DJ Walker
DJ Walker
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Three seasons at Ohio, two different head coaches: Tim Albin and Brian Smith. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-MAC. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles, 1 TFL against West Virginia, Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-MAC
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
John Hauser
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-MAC
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 52–35
vs Gardner-Webb
2 TOT · 1 SOLO
Edged out Gardner-Webb at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Ohio
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Ohio
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +2 net (18 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Ohio · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #126 · 2026 recruiting class #107
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Terry Jones Jr.’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Blesyng Alualu-Tuiolemotu's junior season at UNLV (2025).
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Background
2025: Started all 13 games for Ohio…one of two defensive team captains... recorded 61 tackles, including 37 solo stops and 6 tackles for a loss…tallied two interceptions and one pass breakup…his first interception came against Bowling Green (Sept. 27) and his second against UNLV in the Scooters C...