Pooda Walker
Pooda Walker
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Pooda Walker has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. The receipt: 7 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Rice — Week 10, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Memphis | 28 | 12 | 4.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kennesaw State | 26 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 54 | 20 | 6.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
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
2026 Outlook
Memphis
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Memphis
Returning around him
- 1 Memphis player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +4 net (51 in / 47 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Memphis · Last season: 8-5 (AP #22) · Talent rank #59 · 2026 recruiting class #72
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Adarius McWilliams’s 2022 season.
Matches Adarius on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to T.J. Bollers's sophomore season at California (2024).
Matches T.J. on