Jailin Walker
Jailin Walker
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Curt Cignetti and Damian Wroblewski. The receipt on tape: 8 tackles, 1 TFL against Ohio State, Week 13, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Indiana, 201 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tom Allen → Curt Cignetti. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Curt Cignetti
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Indiana | 82 | 39 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | James Madison | 61 | 33 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | James Madison | 58 | 28 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 201 | 100 | 18.0 | 4.5 | 17 | 5 | 1 |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2024
W 20–15
vs Michigan
1 PD · 1 TFL · 2 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Deshawn Pace’s 2023 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Al Walcott's junior season at Baylor (2022).
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