Player Dossier

2022-2025

Western Michigan

Corey Walker

LB • 6'5" • 297 lbs • Normal, IL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Corey Walker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10 disruption score.

Usage Score

9.7

Efficiency

28.9

Consistency

36.7

Season Value

29.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Western Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Western Michigan • Wisconsin
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Corey Walker, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Western Michigan. Corey Walker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Western Michigan paired 14.5 primary output with 22.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 28.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Western Michigan, Wisconsin.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Regular Season · Western Michigan

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

1.5

Efficiency

28.9

Usage

9.7

Consistency

36.7

Best Game by takeover score

Eastern Michigan

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 0. Ohio State: 2. Unknown: 2. Ball State: 2. Akron: 0. Buffalo: 1. Kent State: 1. Northern Illinois: 1. Bowling Green: 0. Central Michigan: 6. Eastern Michigan: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wisconsin: 3 by 12.5. Ohio State: 2 by 28.3. Unknown: 3 by 32.5. Ball State: 2 by 28.3. Akron: 4 by 16.7. Buffalo: 4 by 26.7. Kent State: 3 by 22.5. Northern Illinois: 3 by 22.5. Bowling Green: 3 by 12.5. Central Michigan: 7 by 79.2. Eastern Michigan: 4 by 36.7

Split Comparison

Wins1.2 · n=5 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · n=5 · +0.6 vs Wins
First Half1.2 · n=6 · -0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half2 · n=5 · +0.8 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Central Michigan

Best efficiency game

79.2 vs Central Michigan

Result
Sat 11/30vs Eastern MichiganW 26-1843002
Wed 11/20@ Central Michigan2+ sacks · Splash gameL 14-1675321
Wed 11/13@ Bowling GreenL 13-3130000
Thu 11/7vs Northern IllinoisL 28-4231001
Sat 10/26vs Kent StateW 52-21300.500.500
Sat 10/19@ BuffaloW 48-4142001
Sat 10/12vs AkronW 34-2443000
Sat 10/5@ Ball StateW 45-4222110
Sat 9/14vs Unknown32110
Sat 9/7@ Ohio StateL 0-5622110
Sat 8/31@ WisconsinL 14-2832000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Western Michigan

    2022-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Wisconsin

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

2022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan0
2023 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan14.522.88.914.5
2024 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan1728.99.72.5
2025 Regular SeasonWisconsin1102.7-16

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Central Michigan

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

6

Primary metric

6 disruption/tackle impact with 73.2 takeover score.

#2

Eastern Michigan

4.5

Primary metric

Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 59.3 takeover score.

#3

Central Michigan

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 48.7 takeover score.

#4

Miami (OH)

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 31.5 takeover score.

#5

Ball State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 26.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Western Michigan

14.5 primary output · 22.8 efficiency · 8.9 usage

29.7

#2

2024 Regular Season · Western Michigan

29.7

17 primary · 28.9 efficiency · 9.7 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Wisconsin

6.6

1 primary · 10 efficiency · 2.7 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

3

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8317

Normal Community · Normal, IL

Committed To
Western Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

2

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

81

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 29 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
81