Player Dossier

2022-2024

Kentucky

Deone Walker

DT • 6'6" • 345 lbs • Detroit, MI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Deone Walker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

12.6

Efficiency

34.5

Consistency

37.1

Season Value

31.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Kentucky

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Kentucky
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Missouri

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.

Deone Walker, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Kentucky. Deone Walker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Kentucky paired 22 primary output with 34.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 34.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Missouri

Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2023 Postseason · Kentucky

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

1.7

Efficiency

34.5

Usage

12.6

Consistency

37.1

Best Game by takeover score

Clemson

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 4. Ball State: 0. Unknown: 2. Akron: 0. Vanderbilt: 1. Florida: 3. Georgia: 1. Missouri: 5. Tennessee: 2. Mississippi State: 0. Alabama: 1. South Carolina: 3. Louisville: 0

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. Clemson: 4 by 56.7. Ball State: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 5 by 40.8. Akron: 2 by 8.3. Vanderbilt: 3 by 22.5. Florida: 2 by 38.3. Georgia: 4 by 26.7. Missouri: 7 by 79.2. Tennessee: 3 by 32.5. Mississippi State: 2 by 8.3. Alabama: 5 by 30.8. South Carolina: 9 by 67.5. Louisville: 7 by 29.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.7 · n=6 · -2 vs Losses
Losses2.7 · n=6 · +2 vs Wins
First Half1.6 · n=7 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1.8 · n=6 · +0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Missouri

Best efficiency game

79.2 vs Missouri

Result
Fri 12/29vs Clemson2+ sacks · Splash gameL 35-3842220
Sat 11/25@ LouisvilleW 38-3175000
Sun 11/19@ South CarolinaSplash gameL 14-1798210
Sat 11/11vs AlabamaL 21-4951100
Sat 11/4@ Mississippi StateW 24-320000
Sat 10/28vs TennesseeL 27-3331110
Sat 10/14vs MissouriSplash gameL 21-3876410
Sat 10/7@ GeorgiaL 13-5142001
Sat 9/30vs FloridaW 33-1421111
Sat 9/23@ VanderbiltW 45-28300.500.500
Sat 9/16vs AkronW 35-320000
Sat 9/9vs Unknown51110
Sat 9/2vs Ball StateW 44-1421000

Career Arc

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

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    Kentucky

    2022-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2022202320232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonKentucky6.5195.7
2023 PostseasonKentucky2234.512.615.5
2023 Regular SeasonKentucky2234.512.60
2024 Regular SeasonKentucky8.523.98.5-13.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Missouri

Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.9 takeover score.

#2

South Carolina

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.4 takeover score.

#3

Louisville

1.5

Primary metric

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 50.6 takeover score.

#4

Florida

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.8 takeover score.

#5

Clemson

4

Primary metric

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 49.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Postseason · Kentucky

22 primary output · 34.5 efficiency · 12.6 usage

31.7

#2

2023 Regular Season · Kentucky

31.7

22 primary · 34.5 efficiency · 12.6 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Kentucky

26.2

8.5 primary · 23.9 efficiency · 8.5 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

3

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.9023

Cass Technical · Detroit, MI

Committed To
Kentucky
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

131

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 35 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Deone Walker quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DT
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
131