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Jalon Walker Atlanta Falcons · #11

Linebacker · 6' 2", 245 lbs · Salisbury, NC · Age 22

Jalon Walker is a Linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons, drafted 15th overall, 2025. In 2025 he recorded 36 tackles, 5.5 sacks.

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Atlanta Falcons · #11 · Linebacker

Jalon Walker

Season avg36 tkl · 5.5 sacks · 0 int

Career avg36 tkl · 5.5 sacks · 0 int

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

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5.5sacks

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Scouting report

Jalon 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.

Linebacker · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Jalon Walker is a Linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons, drafted 15th overall, 2025. In 2025 he recorded 36 tackles, 5.5 sacks.

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Tackling

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Coverage

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Tackling

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Pass rush

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Coverage

Solid · defense

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Splash plays

Elite · defense

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Disruption

Strong · defense

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Act II

Where Jalon 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%

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23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #253 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

70Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Jalon Walker — every number, three levels deep

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

A+

Tackling

36 TKL

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A+

Pass rush

5.5 SACK

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A+

Coverage

1 PD

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The engine

How the model sees Jalon 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 2026 modeled

tackles

35–39

5.6

sacks

5.3–5.9

int

0–0

2–2

games

14–16

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 1-season history below.

What moves the tackles line vs last season

Last season 36 → projected 37 tackles

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Net vs last season+0.7 tackles

Everything it reads

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1 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: 15

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

Jalon Walker career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Tkl	Sack	INT	FF	PD
2025	15	36	5.5	0	2	1
Career	15	36	5.5	0	2	1

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

Nic Scourton 100%James Pearce Jr. 99%Dallas Turner 98%Byron Young 98%Kingsley Enagbare 97%Odafe Oweh 97%

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Context

Are the Atlanta Falcons built to win?

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

13–4proj record

95off index

99def index

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95%playoff odds

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Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades A+ (95), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 92, pass rush 99, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 13–4 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 Jalon Walker

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

2004-02-24

The beginning

Jalon Walker is a Linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons, in his 2nd NFL season.

Atlanta Falcons

Turning pro

Drafted 15th overall, 2025 as a Linebacker.

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Jalon Walker is an Atlanta Falcons linebacker, drafted 15th overall, 2025.

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Across 1 season (2025) he has recorded 36 tackles, 6 sacks and 0 interceptions.

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Most recently he posted 36 tackles, 6 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2025.

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Walker's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Jalon Walker College Football Highlights💥| Georgia LB | NFL Draft Film ▶ Jalon Walker Week 10 NFL Highlights | All Snaps Vs Colts

Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 245 lbs
Draft: 15th overall, 2025
Born: Salisbury, NC
Age: 22
Jersey: #11

Background

Jalon Walker is from Salisbury, NC and is 22 years old. He was drafted 15th overall, 2025 and plays linebacker at 6' 2", 245 lbs.

Over his 2025 season he has recorded 36 tackles, 5.5 sacks and 0 interceptions. Walker is currently on the Atlanta Falcons roster.

The person

Jalon Walker is a depth and special-teams linebacker who has piled up 36 tackles with 5.5 sacks and 0 interceptions across his 2025 rookie season.

Tackle volume36 career tackles over 1 season.

Pass rush5.5 career sacks blitzing off the second level.

Takeaways0 interceptions, 2 forced fumbles and 1 passes defensed.

First-round pedigree15th overall, 2025.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Jalon Walker — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Jalon Walker, answered.

What position does Jalon Walker play?

Jalon Walker is a Linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons.

When was Jalon Walker drafted?

Jalon Walker was drafted 15th overall, 2025.

How many seasons has Jalon Walker played?

1 (2025).

What are Jalon Walker's career stats?

He has recorded 36 tackles, 6 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Jalon 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.

Jalon Walker Atlanta Falcons · #11

Jalon Walker — the report card

Where Jalon Walker stands

Jalon Walker — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Jalon Walker

Jalon Walker career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Atlanta Falcons built to win?

The Ballad of Jalon Walker

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Chapter

Off the field

Jalon Walker — frequently asked

Injury history

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Jalon Walker head-to-head

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