Last confirmed: Virginia Tech, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 300 lb · Hampton, VA · Bethel
Ricky Walker: DL · Virginia Tech · #8.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ricky Walker
Wins his gap play after play. This is his third year in the same defensive front at Virginia Tech. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Georgia Tech — Week 9, 2018.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
49 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 10.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Virginia Tech | 49 | 23 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2017 | Virginia Tech | 41 | 19 | 12.5 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 2016 | Virginia Tech | 28 | 10 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 4 |
| Career | 118 | 52 | 29.5 | 8.0 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-3@ No. 19 Florida State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 35-49@ Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-14@ No. 22 Duke | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-45vs No. 6 Notre Dame | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 22-19@ North Carolina | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-49vs Georgia Tech | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 21-31vs No. 24 Boston College | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 22-52@ Pittsburgh | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-38vs Miami | 5 | 1 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 13 | W 34-31vs Virginia | 7 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 41-20vs Marshall | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 23 | 10.5 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
21%10 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksHurry rate
8%4 hurries49 tackles · 10.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
3 seasons under Justin Fuente — 25-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Justin Fuente
Pass share
45.6%
428 pass / 510 run
Plays / game
72.2
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
461 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
49 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Virginia Tech, 8 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 37 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Frank Beamer → Justin Fuente. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
