Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Maryland
Cavon Walker
DL • 6'2" • 278 lbs • Washington, DC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Cavon Walker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
53
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
45
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Maryland
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Maryland
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Player Story
Cavon Walker built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Washington, DC wearing No. 5, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Cavon Walker's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Maryland
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Cavon Walker, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Maryland. Cavon Walker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 69
- TFL
- 15.5
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Cavon Walker quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Maryland · DL
- Career Tackles
- 69
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Maryland
- Top game
- Northwestern
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Dunbar · Maryland
- High school pipeline
- North Scott · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 38 tackles · DL 75th (top 11%) · Big Ten 107th (top 18%) · National 1,038th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Maryland | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Maryland | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Maryland | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Maryland | 11 | 4 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 63.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Maryland | 11 | 27 | 9 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 63.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Maryland | 11 | 38 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 47.4 |
Related Context
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Cavon Walker played DL for Maryland. Across 5 tracked seasons, Cavon Walker recorded 69 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Maryland.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Maryland paired 17.5 primary output with 27.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 27.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 90.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Maryland
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
27.7
Usage
9.6
Consistency
45.5
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Boston College: 1. Howard: 0. Florida International: 0. UCF: 3. Purdue: 1. Minnesota: 1. Michigan State: 1. Indiana: 3. Ohio State: 2. Nebraska: 2. Rutgers: 3.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boston College: 4 by 26.7. Howard: 1 by 4.2. Florida International: 2 by 8.3. UCF: 4 by 46.7. Purdue: 1 by 14.2. Minnesota: 1 by 14.2. Michigan State: 4 by 26.7. Indiana: 5 by 50.8. Ohio State: 2 by 28.3. Nebraska: 4 by 36.7. Rutgers: 3 by 47.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.4 · Games = 6 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 5 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Indiana
Best efficiency game
50.8 vs Indiana
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/26 | @ Boston College | L 30-36 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | vs RutgersSplash game | W 31-13 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ NebraskaSplash game | L 7-28 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Ohio StateSplash game | L 3-62 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ IndianaSplash game | L 36-42 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Michigan State | W 28-17 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Minnesota | L 10-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Purdue | W 50-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ UCFSplash game | W 30-24 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/9 | @ Florida International | W 41-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Howard | W 52-13 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Cavon Walker story
Cavon Walker built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Washington, DC wearing No. 5, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Cavon Walker's career was his defensive production: 69 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 22 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Maryland. 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 Cavon Walker's production has multiple signals. With 22 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Maryland.
The arc is straightforward: Cavon 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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Maryland
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Maryland | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Maryland | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Maryland | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Maryland | 17.5 | 27.7 | 9.6 | 17.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Maryland | 17.5 | 27.7 | 9.6 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Maryland | 8.5 | 22.1 | 9.9 | -9 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Northwestern
Week 7 · L 21-37 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Indiana
Week 9 · L 36-42 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.8 takeover score.
#3
@ UCF
Week 3 · W 30-24
3
Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Rutgers
Week 13 · W 31-13 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Ohio State
Week 6 · L 14-62 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Maryland
17.5 primary output · 27.7 efficiency · 9.6 usage
63.2
#2
2016 Regular Season · Maryland
63.2
17.5 primary · 27.7 efficiency · 9.6 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Maryland
47.4
8.5 primary · 22.1 efficiency · 9.9 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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