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Atlanta Falcons edge rusher Jalon Walker #11 poses for a headshot at the Atlanta Falcons Training Facility in Flowery Branch, Ga. On Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (Photo by Jay Bendlin/Atlanta Falcons)

Jalon Walker

OLB

#11

Experience: 2 years

Height: 6-2

Age: 22

Weight: 245 lbs

College: Georgia

2025 SEASON

  • Solo
    23
  • SCK
    5.5
  • FF
    2
  • INT
    --
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Preseason

WKGame DateOPPRESULTTotalSoloASTSCKSFTYPDEFINTYDSAVGLNGTDSFFFR
308/22/2025@CowboysL 13 - 31
208/15/2025TitansL 20 - 23
108/08/2025LionsL 10 - 171010000

Regular Season

WKGame DateOPPRESULTTotalSoloASTSCKSFTYPDEFINTYDSAVGLNGTDSFFFR
1801/04/2026SaintsW 19 - 172010000
1712/29/2025RamsW 27 - 241100000
1612/21/2025@CardinalsW 26 - 191100000
1512/11/2025@BuccaneersW 29 - 281010.5000
1412/07/2025SeahawksL 9 - 37
1311/30/2025@JetsL 24 - 271010000
1211/23/2025@SaintsW 24 - 101101000
1111/16/2025PanthersL 27 - 304400000
1011/09/2025@ColtsL 25 - 3164210011
911/02/2025@PatriotsL 23 - 245412011
810/26/2025DolphinsL 10 - 34
710/19/2025@49ersL 10 - 20
610/13/2025BillsW 24 - 144220000
409/28/2025CommandersW 34 - 272110000
309/21/2025@PanthersL 0 - 303210000
209/14/2025@VikingsW 22 - 62111000
109/07/2025BuccaneersL 20 - 233210000

Biography

CAREER

  • Has notched 33 tackles (21 solo), nine quarterback hits, five tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks in 15 career games. He has also recorded three solo tackles on special teams.
  • Finished the season with the second-most sacks amongst all rookies with 5.5.
  • Recorded his first-career fumble recovery in Week 10. He finished the game with six tackles (a career-best four solo), one sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
  • Earned Pepsi Zero Sugar Rookie of the Week honors for his Week 9 performance where he recorded the first forced fumble of his career on a strip-sack of Patriots QB Drake Maye, leading to an Atlanta touchdown. He also notched the first pass defense of his career and recorded career highs in sacks (two), tackles (five), solo tackles (four) and tackles for loss (two).
  • Totaled two tackles (one solo) and one quarterback hit against the Commanders (9/28/25).
  • Recorded his first career sack in Week 2 against the Vikings and finished the game with two assisted tackles (9/14/25).
  • Made his NFL debut in Week 1 against the Buccaneers (2025).

COLLEGE

  • Spent three seasons (2022-24) at Georgia, totaling 89 tackles (56 solo), 12.5 sacks, three passes defensed and one forced fumble in 43 games for the Bulldogs.
  • Tallied 60 tackles (37 solo), 10.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, two passes defensed and one forced fumble in 14 games in 2024, earning the Butkus Award for the nation's top linebacker.
  • Recorded seven quarterback pressures, three sacks and a fumble recovery against Texas in 2024, earning SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors.
  • Appeared in all 14 games for Georgia in 2023, logging 20 tackles (14 solo), six tackles for loss, a team-leading five sacks, five quarterback hits and one forced fumble.
  • Appeared in 15 games in 2022 and logged nine tackles (five solo), one sack and one pass defense. Saw action as a reserve linebacker and on kick coverage units in all 15 games, blocking a first-quarter Kent State punt that resulted in a safety.

PERSONAL

  • Attended Salisbury HS.
  • Majored in communication studies
  • Recipient of the Michael A. Kahn Family Football Scholarship and the Erskine "Erk" Russell Football Scholarship.
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