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Player Dossier
2022-2024Indiana
Jailin Walker
LB • 6'1" • 215 lbs • Richmond, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jailin Walker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
76
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Indiana
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- James Madison • Indiana
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Marshall
Player Story
Jailin Walker built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a linebacker from Richmond, VA wearing No. 2, spending time with Indiana and James Madison. The clearest part of Jailin Walker's career was his...
Read the storyJailin Walker, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Indiana. Jailin Walker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 201
- TFL
- 18
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 17
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Jailin Walker quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Indiana · LB
- Career Tackles
- 201
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Indiana
- Top game
- Marshall
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 82 tackles · LB 89th (top 8%) · Big Ten 20th (top 3%) · National 130th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | James Madison | 10 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 52.1 |
| 2023 Postseason | James Madison | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | James Madison | 10 | 55 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 51.7 |
| 2024 Postseason | Indiana | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 67.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Indiana | 13 | 72 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 67.7 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | James Madison to Indiana | G5/FCS to P4 | 80.5 | Dec 5, 2023 |
Jailin Walker played LB for James Madison and Indiana. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jailin Walker recorded 201 tackles and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Indiana.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Indiana paired 27 primary output with 42 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 42 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across James Madison, Indiana.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Win with 11.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Indiana
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
2.1
Efficiency
42
Usage
12.4
Consistency
28.9
Best Game by takeover score
Purdue
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 1. Florida International: 0. Western Illinois: 1. UCLA: 1. Charlotte: 1. Maryland: 2.5. Northwestern: 1. Nebraska: 2. Washington: 1. Michigan State: 1. Michigan: 2. Ohio State: 2. Purdue: 11.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 10 by 51.7. Florida International: 8 by 33.3. Western Illinois: 3 by 22.5. UCLA: 7 by 39.2. Charlotte: 5 by 30.8. Maryland: 8 by 58.3. Northwestern: 3 by 22.5. Nebraska: 6 by 45. Washington: 8 by 43.3. Michigan State: 4 by 26.7. Michigan: 7 by 49.2. Ohio State: 8 by 53.3. Purdue: 5 by 70.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.2 · Games = 11 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 2 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Purdue
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Purdue
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/21 | @ Notre Dame10+ tackles | L 17-27 | 10 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/1 | vs PurdueSplash game | W 66-0 | 5 | 3 | — | 4 | 1.50 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Ohio StateSplash game | L 15-38 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs MichiganSplash game | W 20-15 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Michigan State | W 47-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Washington | W 31-17 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs NebraskaSplash game | W 56-7 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Northwestern | W 41-24 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs MarylandSplash game | W 42-28 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Charlotte | W 52-14 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ UCLA | W 42-13 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/6 | vs Western Illinois | W 77-3 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Florida International | W 31-7 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jailin Walker story
Jailin Walker built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a linebacker from Richmond, VA wearing No. 2, spending time with Indiana and James Madison. The clearest part of Jailin Walker's career was his defensive production: 201 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 5 interceptions across 33 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Indiana. 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 Jailin Walker's production has multiple signals. With 33 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Indiana and James Madison.
The arc is straightforward: Jailin 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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James Madison
2022-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Indiana
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20222023202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | James Madison | 14 | 38.2 | 7.6 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | James Madison | 12.5 | 37.9 | 7.7 | -1.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | James Madison | 12.5 | 37.9 | 7.7 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Indiana | 27 | 42 | 12.4 | 14.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Indiana | 27 | 42 | 12.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Marshall
Week 8 · W 20-9 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Purdue
Week 14 · W 66-0 · Conference game
11.5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with 11.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
11.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Arkansas State
Week 6 · W 42-20 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Bucknell
Week 1 · W 38-3
2
Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 1 · W 44-7
2
Havoc Plays
64.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Indiana
27 primary output · 42 efficiency · 12.4 usage
67.7
#2
2024 Regular Season · Indiana
67.7
27 primary · 42 efficiency · 12.4 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · James Madison
52.1
14 primary · 38.2 efficiency · 7.6 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
14
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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