Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2024Minnesota
Justin Walley
DB • 5'11" • 195 lbs • Diberville, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Justin Walley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
92
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
63
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
91
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Minnesota
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Minnesota
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Player Story
Justin Walley built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive back from Diberville, MS wearing No. 5, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Justin Walley's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Bowling Green
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 16
- Overall
- No. 80
- NFL Team
- Indianapolis Colts
Justin Walley, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Minnesota. Justin Walley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 142
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 27
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Justin Walley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Minnesota · DB
- Career Tackles
- 142
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Minnesota
- Top game
- Maryland
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Shaker Heights · Bowling Green
- High school pipeline
- Shaker Heights · 17 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 3 · Pick 16 · Indianapolis Colts
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 42 tackles · DB 215th (top 23%) · Big Ten 121st (top 15%) · National 882nd (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Minnesota | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 37.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Minnesota | 11 | 28 | - | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 37.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Minnesota | 11 | 33 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 38.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Minnesota | 12 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Minnesota | 12 | 34 | 2 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | 40.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Minnesota | 10 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 57 |
Related Context
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Justin Walley played DB for Minnesota. Across 4 tracked seasons, Justin Walley recorded 142 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Minnesota.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Minnesota paired 16 primary output with 33.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 33.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Minnesota
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
33.5
Usage
7
Consistency
36.3
Best Game by takeover score
Maryland
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Carolina: 1. Rhode Island: 1. Nevada: 0. USC: 4. UCLA: 0. Maryland: 4. Illinois: 2. Rutgers: 1. Penn State: 0. Wisconsin: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Carolina: 6 by 35. Rhode Island: 1 by 14.2. Nevada: 1 by 4.2. USC: 3 by 52.5. UCLA: 6 by 25. Maryland: 7 by 69.2. Illinois: 7 by 49.2. Rutgers: 4 by 26.7. Penn State: 3 by 12.5. Wisconsin: 4 by 46.7
Split Comparison
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Wins2 · Games = 7 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · -1.3 vs Wins
Game Log
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10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Maryland
Best efficiency game
69.2 vs Maryland
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | @ WisconsinSplash game | W 24-7 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Penn State | L 25-26 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Rutgers | L 19-26 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ IllinoisSplash game | W 25-17 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs MarylandSplash game | W 48-23 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Sun 10/13 | @ UCLA | W 21-17 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs USCSplash game | W 24-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Nevada | W 27-0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Rhode Island | W 48-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | vs North Carolina | L 17-19 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Justin Walley story
Justin Walley built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive back from Diberville, MS wearing No. 5, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Justin Walley's career was his defensive production: 142 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 7 interceptions across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Minnesota. 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 Justin Walley's production has multiple signals. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Minnesota.
The arc is straightforward: Justin Walley 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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Minnesota
2021-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Minnesota | 8 | 18.3 | 3.4 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Minnesota | 8 | 18.3 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Minnesota | 5 | 17.1 | 10.9 | -3 |
| 2023 Postseason | Minnesota | 11 | 22.4 | 4.2 | 6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Minnesota | 11 | 22.4 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Minnesota | 16 | 33.5 | 7 | 5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Maryland
Week 9 · W 48-23 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
89.5 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Wisconsin
Week 13 · W 23-16 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
75.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 75.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Michigan State
Week 4 · W 34-7 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Wisconsin
Week 14 · W 24-7 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Penn State
Week 8 · L 17-45 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Minnesota
16 primary output · 33.5 efficiency · 7 usage
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#2
2023 Postseason · Minnesota
40.3
11 primary · 22.4 efficiency · 4.2 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Minnesota
40.3
11 primary · 22.4 efficiency · 4.2 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
10
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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