Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Virginia Tech
Ricky Walker
DL • 6'2" • 300 lbs • Hampton, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ricky Walker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
92
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
76
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Virginia Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Virginia Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Miami
Player Story
Ricky Walker built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from Hampton, VA wearing No. 8, spending time with Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Ricky Walker's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Virginia Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Ricky Walker, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Virginia Tech. Ricky Walker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 118
- TFL
- 29.5
- Sacks
- 8
- QB hurries
- 14
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Ricky Walker quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Virginia Tech · DL
- Career Tackles
- 118
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Virginia Tech
- Top game
- Miami
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Bethel · Virginia Tech
- High school pipeline
- Bethel · 5 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 49 tackles · DL 34th (top 5%) · ACC 77th (top 13%) · National 682nd (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 14 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 14 | 28 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 45.1 |
| 2017 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 73.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 12 | 37 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 73.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 11 | 49 | 10.5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 61.8 |
Related Context
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Ricky Walker played DL for Virginia Tech. Across 5 tracked seasons, Ricky Walker recorded 118 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Virginia Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Virginia Tech paired 24 primary output with 34.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 34.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Miami
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
34.5
Usage
9.8
Consistency
57.7
Best Game by takeover score
Miami
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida State: 1. Old Dominion: 1. Duke: 1.5. Notre Dame: 1. North Carolina: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. Boston College: 1.5. Pittsburgh: 1.5. Miami: 4. Virginia: 3. Marshall: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida State: 2 by 18.3. Old Dominion: 2 by 18.3. Duke: 5 by 35.8. Notre Dame: 3 by 22.5. North Carolina: 4 by 16.7. Georgia Tech: 8 by 33.3. Boston College: 3 by 27.5. Pittsburgh: 4 by 31.7. Miami: 5 by 60.8. Virginia: 7 by 59.2. Marshall: 6 by 55
Split Comparison
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Wins1.7 · Games = 5 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 6 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Miami
Best efficiency game
60.8 vs Miami
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/1 | vs MarshallSplash game | W 41-20 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/23 | vs VirginiaSplash game | W 34-31 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs MiamiSplash game | L 14-38 | 5 | 1 | — | 2.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Pittsburgh | L 22-52 | 4 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Boston College | L 21-31 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 10/25 | vs Georgia Tech | L 28-49 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ North Carolina | W 22-19 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/7 | vs Notre Dame | L 23-45 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Duke | W 31-14 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Old Dominion | L 35-49 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 9/4 | @ Florida State | W 24-3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Ricky Walker story
Ricky Walker built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from Hampton, VA wearing No. 8, spending time with Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Ricky Walker's career was his defensive production: 118 tackles, 29.5 tackles for loss, 8 sacks, and 6 passes defended across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 19 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Ricky Walker's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Virginia Tech
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 16 | 19.8 | 4.7 | 16 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 16 | 19.8 | 4.7 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 24 | 34.2 | 11 | 8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 24 | 34.2 | 11 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 17.5 | 34.5 | 9.8 | -6.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Miami
Week 12 · L 14-38 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Boston College
Week 6 · W 23-10 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
86.7 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Virginia
Week 13 · W 34-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Oklahoma State
Week 1 · L 21-30 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Marshall
Week 14 · W 41-20
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Havoc Plays
76.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Virginia Tech
24 primary output · 34.2 efficiency · 11 usage
73.2
#2
2017 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
73.2
24 primary · 34.2 efficiency · 11 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
61.8
17.5 primary · 34.5 efficiency · 9.8 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
14
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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