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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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Defense

Days

GTotalSoloASTSCKSFTYPDEFINTTDSYDSAVGLNG
Mondays253200000000
Other Days (not Mon or Sun)11010.50000000
Sundays122920950100000

Months

GTotalSoloASTSCKSFTYPDEFINTTDSYDSAVGLNG
December43210.50000000
January110100000000
November51713440100000
October142200000000
September4106410000000

Opponents by Group

GTotalSoloASTSCKSFTYPDEFINTTDSYDSAVGLNG
vs AFC Teams41610630100000
vs NFC Teams11191362.50000000
Outside Own Division92214840100000
vs Own Division613941.50000000

Opponents by Team

GTotalSoloASTSCKSFTYPDEFINTTDSYDSAVGLNG
Buffalo Bills142200000000
Carolina Panthers276100000000
Indianapolis Colts164210000000
Los Angeles Rams111000000000
Miami Dolphins000000000000
Minnesota Vikings121110000000
New England Patriots154120100000
New Orleans Saints221110000000
New York Jets110100000000
Arizona Cardinals111000000000
San Francisco 49ers000000000000
Seattle Seahawks100000000000
Tampa Bay Buccaneers24220.50000000
Washington Commanders121100000000

Outcomes

GTotalSoloASTSCKSFTYPDEFINTTDSYDSAVGLNG
Losses72216630100000
Wins813762.50000000

Stadiums

GTotalSoloASTSCKSFTYPDEFINTTDSYDSAVGLNG
Gillette Stadium154120100000
U.S. Bank Stadium121110000000
Bank of America Stadium132100000000
State Farm Stadium111000000000
Mercedes-Benz Stadium71510500000000
Levi's® Stadium000000000000
Caesars Superdome111010000000
Raymond James Stadium11010.50000000
MetLife Stadium110100000000

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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