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Jersey Number 5
Jailin Walker
- Year:
- Junior
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 218
- Hometown:
- Richmond, Va.
- High School:
- Varina
- Major:
- Sport and Recreation Management
2023:
- Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt Conference selection
- Played in 10 games, making nine starts at linebacker
- Had 61 tackles (32 solo) to go with 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and four pass breakups
- Career highs of 10 tackles, 2.0 TFL, one sack and two forced fumbles at Marshall (Oct. 19)
- Made eight stops with a half TFL vs. Old Dominion (Oct. 28)
- Had seven tackles with a tackle for loss at Georgia State (Nov. 4)
- Career-high two pass breakups vs. Georgia Southern (Oct. 14)
- Made six tackles in three of final four games, including six with a TFL vs. Air Force in Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Dec. 23)
- Had four or more tackles in all 10 games played
- Named to SBC Academic Honor Roll
2022:
- Started 10 games at linebacker
- Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt Conference selection
- Pro Football Network Weeks 5 & 11 College Football Team of the Week – Second Team
- Had 63 tackles (30 solo) to go with 3.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, three interceptions, and five pass breakups
- Registered two defensive touchdowns on pick-sixes
- Career-high 10 tackles vs. #23 Coastal Carolina (Nov. 26)
- Had nine tackles with a TFL vs. Middle Tennessee (Sept. 3)
- Also had nine tackles with a breakup at Georgia Southern (Oct. 15)
- Seven tackles with a pick-six vs. Texas State (Oct. 1)
- Made six stops with another pick-six at Old Dominion (Nov. 12)
- Recorded first career interception to set up go-ahead score at App State (Sept. 24)
- Six tackles with a sack and career-high two breakups at Arkansas State (Oct. 8)
- Also had five tackles vs. Norfolk State (Sept. 10) and vs. Georgia State (Nov. 19)
- Tallied four or more tackles in nine games
- Pro Football Network Honorable Mention Midseason All-American
- Dean's List (Fall 2022)
2021:
- Played in 11 games
- Had 18 tackles (eight solo) to go with 1.0 tackle for loss, 1.0 sack, one forced fumble and a pass breakup
- Season-high five tackles and a forced fumble vs. Campbell (Nov. 6)
- Recorded first career sack vs. Morehead State (Sept. 4)
- Made three stops at Delaware (Oct. 23)
- Had two or more tackles in six games
High School:
- Helped Varina to 2019 Region 5B title, advancing to the VHSL 5A state semifinals
- Had 60 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, two fumble recoveries, an interception and three breakups as a junior
- Also rushed for nine touchdowns, including two in 2019 Region 5B championship game to earn Player of the Game honors
- Part of three playoff teams at Varina, reaching the region semifinals his freshman year
- Played both linebacker and running back for the Blue Devils
- Dual-sport athlete, who also competed at state track meet in the long jump
- Honor roll student with straight A’s
- Named to the 2019-20 All-Academic Team, ranking #21 in his class academically
Personal:
- Son of Jaimmie Walker and Nicole Lightfoot
- Has a brother, Jaivon, and a sister, India
- His brother plays football at the Apprentice School
- Majoring in sport and recreation management
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