Player Dossier

2023-2025

UCF

John Walker

DT • 6'4" • 324 lbs • Kissimmee, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

John Walker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

4

Efficiency

14.9

Consistency

9.1

Season Value

9.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · UCF

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
UCF
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia

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.

John Walker, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · UCF. John Walker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

UCF paired 6 primary output with 13.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 14.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia

Win with 2 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

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

2025 Regular Season · UCF

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

14.9

Usage

4

Consistency

9.1

Best Game by takeover score

BYU

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Jacksonville State: 0. Unknown: 0. North Carolina: 0. Kansas: 0. Cincinnati: 0.5. West Virginia: 2. Baylor: 0. Houston: 1. Texas Tech: 0. Oklahoma State: 0. BYU: 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. Jacksonville State: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. North Carolina: 2 by 8.3. Kansas: 1 by 4.2. Cincinnati: 4 by 21.7. West Virginia: 6 by 45. Baylor: 3 by 12.5. Houston: 5 by 30.8. Texas Tech: 2 by 8.3. Oklahoma State: 2 by 8.3. BYU: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.5 · n=4 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=6 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · n=6 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=5 · -0.2 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

West Virginia

Best efficiency game

45 vs West Virginia

Result
Sat 11/29@ BYUL 21-4130000
Sat 11/22vs Oklahoma StateW 17-1420000
Sat 11/15@ Texas TechL 9-4821000
Sat 11/8vs HoustonL 27-3054100
Sat 11/1@ BaylorL 3-3032000
Sat 10/18vs West VirginiaW 45-1365110
Sat 10/11@ CincinnatiL 11-20400.5000
Sat 10/4vs KansasL 20-2711000
Sat 9/20vs North CarolinaW 34-922000
Sat 9/6vs Unknown21000
Thu 8/28vs Jacksonville StateW 17-1011000

Career Arc

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

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    UCF

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2023202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 PostseasonUCF613.14.4
2023 Regular SeasonUCF613.14.40
2024 Regular SeasonUCF0-6
2025 Regular SeasonUCF3.514.943.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

West Virginia

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.1 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

2

Primary metric

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.8 takeover score.

#3

Cincinnati

1.5

Primary metric

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.

#4

Houston

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 30.1 takeover score.

#5

Baylor

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 23.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Postseason · UCF

6 primary output · 13.1 efficiency · 4.4 usage

16.7

#2

2023 Regular Season · UCF

16.7

6 primary · 13.1 efficiency · 4.4 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · UCF

9.7

3.5 primary · 14.9 efficiency · 4 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.9537

Osceola · Kissimmee, FL

Committed To
UCF
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

48

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 21 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

John Walker quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DT
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
48