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Deone Walker Buffalo Bills · #96

Defensive Tackle · 6' 7", 331 lbs · Detroit, MI · Age 22

Deone Walker is a Defensive Tackle for the Buffalo Bills, drafted 109th overall, 2025. In 2026 he recorded 12 tackles, 1 sacks.

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Buffalo Bills · #96 · Defensive Tackle

Deone Walker

Season avg12 tkl · 1 sacks · 0 int

Career avg51 tkl · 2 sacks · 0 int

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

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Scouting report

Deone Walker — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

Defensive Tackle · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Deone Walker is a Defensive Tackle for the Buffalo Bills, drafted 109th overall, 2025. In 2026 he recorded 12 tackles, 1 sacks.

B+

Pass rush

Run D

C+

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Pass rush

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B+

Run defense

Excellent · defense

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A+

Disruption

Elite · defense

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Splash plays

Solid · defense

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C+

Ball skills

Solid · defense

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Act II

Where Deone Walker stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #258 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

41Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Deone Walker — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+

Tackling

12 TKL

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A+

Pass rush

1.0 SACK

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A+

Coverage

4 PD

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0 FF

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The engine

How the model sees Deone Walker

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027 modeled

1.0

sacks

1.0–1.1

tackles

11–32

0–0

4–4

games

3–14

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.

What moves the sacks line vs last season

Last season 1 → projected 1 sacks

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Net vs last season+0.0 sacks

Everything it reads

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2 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 22 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 17 / 4

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Deone Walker career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Tkl	Sack	PD
2025	17	39	1	4
2026 in progress · 4 games	4	12	1	4
Career	21	51	2.0	8

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Malcolm Roach 99%Tershawn Wharton 98%Sheldon Rankins 98%Dante Stills 98%Travon Walker 98%Jeffery Simmons 98%

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Context

Are the Buffalo Bills built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record

86off index

99def index

+51net

95%playoff odds

60roster

Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades A- (86), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 78, pass rush 99, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Deone Walker

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2004-03-11

The beginning

Deone Walker is a Defensive Tackle for the Buffalo Bills, in his 2nd NFL season.

Buffalo Bills

Turning pro

Drafted 109th overall, 2025 as a Defensive Tackle.

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Deone Walker is a Buffalo Bills defensive tackle, drafted 109th overall, 2025.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has recorded 51 tackles, 2 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 12 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions in 2026.

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Walker's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 7"
Weight: 331 lbs
Draft: 109th overall, 2025
Born: Detroit, MI
Age: 22
Jersey: #96

Background

Deone Walker is from Detroit, MI and is 22 years old. He was drafted 109th overall, 2025 and plays defensive tackle at 6' 7", 331 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has recorded 51 tackles, 2 sacks and 0 interceptions. Walker is currently on the Buffalo Bills roster.

The person

Deone Walker is a depth defensive lineman who has generated 2 sacks and 51 tackles across 2 seasons (2025–2026).

Pass rush2 career sacks with 0 forced fumbles.

Run defense51 career tackles up front.

Best season1 sacks in 2025.

Draft pedigree109th overall, 2025.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Deone Walker — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Deone Walker, answered.

What position does Deone Walker play?

Deone Walker is a Defensive Tackle for the Buffalo Bills.

When was Deone Walker drafted?

Deone Walker was drafted 109th overall, 2025.

How many seasons has Deone Walker played?

2 (2025–2026).

What are Deone Walker's career stats?

He has recorded 51 tackles, 2 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Deone Walker career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Deone Walker Buffalo Bills · #96

Deone Walker — the report card

Where Deone Walker stands

Deone Walker — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Deone Walker

Deone Walker career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Buffalo Bills built to win?

The Ballad of Deone Walker

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Chapter

Off the field

Deone Walker — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Injury history

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