Tyler Walton
Tyler Walton
Wins his gap play after play. Tyler Walton has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Wake Forest. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against SMU, Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dave Clawson → Jake Dickert. 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
Jake Dickert
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 16 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 19 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2025
W 13–12
vs SMU
3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 QB HUR
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Wake Forest
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Wake Forest
Returning around him
- 2 Wake Forest players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (24 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Wake Forest · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #74 · 2026 recruiting class #39
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Anthony Jones’s 2023 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Alex Bray's sophomore season at Illinois (2024).
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