#31

Jadyn Walker

LB · USC · R-Jr. · #31

Returning to USC for 2026
R-Jr. · Portage, Mich. → Portage Northern HS
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Jadyn Walker

LB · USC · Fr · #31

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1115 national
CFB
College
USC
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025USC9-4HC: Lincoln Riley · Balanced

Career stats

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Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2025

W 26–21

vs Iowa

6 SOLO  ·  6 TOT

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 at home.

How he plays

Play style

Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

USC

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Linebacker · USC

Returning around him

  • 37% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • 3 USC players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -13 net (9 in / 22 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

USC · Last season: 9-4 (AP #16) · Talent rank #17 · 2026 recruiting class #1

DNA match

Player DNA

Sideline-to-Sideline

Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.

LB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kieren Douglas’s 2022 season.

Purdue · 2022

#2

Semisi Fakasiieiki

Purdue · 2022

65%
#3

Cole Sullivan

Michigan · 2025

64%
#4

Chris Cole

Georgia · 2024

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 8
62%
#5

Kourt Williams II

Ohio State · 2021

61%

Matches Kieren on

Weight
Solo tackle rate

Differs from Kieren on

PD rate (higher)
TFL rate (higher)
Sack rate (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Brayden Knox's freshman season at North Texas (2025).

Brayden Knox

71%match

North Texas · 2025

#2

Rudy Dyson

Tulane · 2021

70%
#3

Elijah Melendez

Auburn · 2025

70%
#4

Eric Winters

Auburn · 2025

69%
#5

Tackett Curtis

USC · 2023

64%

Matches Brayden on

TFL rate
PD rate
Sack rate

Differs from Brayden on

Tackle volume (higher)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #7313

Final rank
#7313
Avg #7933.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #7313 this season.

Background

2026: Walker will compete for playing time at linebacker as a redshirt sophomore in 2026. 2025: Walker saw action in all 13 games, including 5 starts (Michigan, Notre Dame, Iowa, Oregon and the Alamo Bowl against TCU) as a redshirt freshman linebacker in 2025. He recorded 33 tackles, including 4...

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