Player Dossier

2022-2024

Indiana

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.

Usage Score

12.4

Efficiency

42

Consistency

28.9

Season Value

45.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Indiana

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
James Madison • Indiana
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue

Scouting Read

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Jailin Walker, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Indiana. Jailin Walker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42 disruption score.

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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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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+ tacklesL 17-27104100
Sun 12/1vs PurdueSplash gameW 66-05341.5012
Sat 11/23@ Ohio StateSplash gameL 15-38841010
Sat 11/9vs MichiganSplash gameW 20-1572101
Sat 11/2@ Michigan StateW 47-1043001
Sat 10/26vs WashingtonW 31-1783001
Sat 10/19vs NebraskaSplash gameW 56-764100
Sat 10/5@ NorthwesternW 41-2433000
Sat 9/28vs MarylandSplash gameW 42-288210.501
Sat 9/21vs CharlotteW 52-1452001
Sat 9/14@ UCLAW 42-1373100
Fri 9/6vs Western IllinoisW 77-331001
Sat 8/31vs Florida InternationalW 31-785000

Career Arc

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  1. 1

    James Madison

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Indiana

    2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20222023202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonJames Madison1438.27.6
2023 PostseasonJames Madison12.537.97.7-1.5
2023 Regular SeasonJames Madison12.537.97.70
2024 PostseasonIndiana274212.414.5
2024 Regular SeasonIndiana274212.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Purdue

Win with 11.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

11.5

Primary metric

11.5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.3 takeover score.

#2

Marshall

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 61.2 takeover score.

#3

Arkansas State

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.

#4

Bucknell

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.

#5

UConn

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 39.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Postseason · Indiana

27 primary output · 42 efficiency · 12.4 usage

45.8

#2

2024 Regular Season · Indiana

45.8

27 primary · 42 efficiency · 12.4 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · James Madison

38.2

14 primary · 38.2 efficiency · 7.6 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

14

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

201

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 33 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.