Defensive Tackle
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Deone Walker
2025 NFL Draft Prospect
- Height: 6-7
- Weight: 331
- School: Kentucky
- Class: Junior
| PRO | CON |
|---|---|
| Imposing size and incredible wing span (84½ inches) to go along with some impressive mobility. Manhandles blockers one-on-one and takes up multiple gaps with his frame. Uses his bull rush to clog up the line of scrimmage. | Questions about his motor have lingered. Will take plays off and recuperate, possibly due to poor conditioning. Needs to add more pass-rushing moves and improve his hand placement. |
OVERVIEW: It didn't take long for Walker to make an impact in Lexington. He took over the starting defensive tackle spot early in his freshman season, which led to All-SEC and Freshman All-America honors in 2022. He followed that up with an even better sophomore year when he was also named a team captain for the season by his coaches and peers. Then as a junior in 2024, he continued his dominance of the SEC by earning his third-straight All-Conference recognition. Overall, the natural ability is there, the production is there, but will Walker's conditioning be enough?
COMPARISON: Leki Fotu
SCOUTING COMBINE STATS: 40: –– B: –– VJ: 25" BJ: 8'8" 3cone: –– 20SHTL: ––