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Player Dossier
2016-2019Fresno State
Mykal Walker
LB • 6'3" • 230 lbs • Sacramento, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Mykal Walker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 47.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
83
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Fresno State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Fresno State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Player Story
Mykal Walker built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Sacramento, CA wearing No. 3, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of Mykal Walker's career was his defensive...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 13
- Overall
- No. 119
- NFL Team
- Atlanta Falcons
Mykal Walker, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Fresno State. Mykal Walker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 47.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 182
- TFL
- 22.5
- Sacks
- 6.5
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 10
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Mykal Walker quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Fresno State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 182
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Fresno State
- Top game
- Nevada
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 4 · Pick 13 · Atlanta Falcons
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 96 tackles · LB 72nd (top 6%) · Mountain West 10th (top 2%) · National 87th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Postseason | Fresno State | 14 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 73.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Fresno State | 14 | 78 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 73.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Fresno State | 12 | 96 | 9 | 2.5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 63.8 |
Related Context
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Mykal Walker played LB for Fresno State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Mykal Walker recorded 182 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Fresno State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Fresno State paired 29.5 primary output with 46.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 47.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Loss with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Fresno State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
47.3
Usage
16.5
Consistency
45.1
Best Game by takeover score
Nevada
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. USC: 2. Minnesota: 1. Sacramento State: 1.5. New Mexico State: 1.5. Air Force: 1. UNLV: 2. Colorado State: 3. Hawai'i: 1. Utah State: 0. San Diego State: 0. Nevada: 5.5. San José State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. USC: 15 by 70. Minnesota: 9 by 47.5. Sacramento State: 5 by 35.8. New Mexico State: 9 by 52.5. Air Force: 11 by 55.8. UNLV: 9 by 57.5. Colorado State: 5 by 50.8. Hawai'i: 6 by 35. Utah State: 6 by 25. San Diego State: 5 by 20.8. Nevada: 11 by 95.8. San José State: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.5 · Games = 4 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 8 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Nevada
Best efficiency game
95.8 vs Nevada
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/1 | @ San José State | L 16-17 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | vs Nevada10+ tackles · Splash game | L 28-35 | 11 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ San Diego State | L 7-17 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | vs Utah State | L 35-37 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/3 | @ Hawai'i | W 41-38 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Colorado StateSplash game | L 31-41 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs UNLVSplash game | W 56-27 | 9 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Air Force10+ tackles | L 24-43 | 11 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/29 | @ New Mexico State | W 30-17 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/22 | vs Sacramento State | W 34-20 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/8 | vs Minnesota | L 35-38 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/1 | @ USC10+ tackles · Splash game | L 23-31 | 15 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Mykal Walker story
Mykal Walker built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Sacramento, CA wearing No. 3, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of Mykal Walker's career was his defensive production: 182 tackles, 22.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Fresno State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Mykal Walker's production has multiple signals. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Fresno State.
The arc is straightforward: Mykal Walker moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Fresno State
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201820182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Fresno State | 29.5 | 46.3 | 14.6 | 29.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Fresno State | 29.5 | 46.3 | 14.6 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Fresno State | 18.5 | 47.3 | 16.5 | -11 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Nevada
Week 13 · L 28-35 · Conference game
Loss with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5
Havoc Plays
98.6 takeover
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 98.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Toledo
Week 5 · W 49-27
5.5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Hawai'i
Week 9 · W 50-20 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
88.1 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.1 takeover score.
#4
vs San José State
Week 13 · W 31-13 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
77.3 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Boise State
Week 14 · W 19-16 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
76.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Fresno State
29.5 primary output · 46.3 efficiency · 14.6 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · Fresno State
73.6
29.5 primary · 46.3 efficiency · 14.6 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Fresno State
63.8
18.5 primary · 47.3 efficiency · 16.5 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
10
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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