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Position | Linebacker |
Class | Junior |
Major | Communication Studies |
Personal information | |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
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High school | Salisbury (Salisbury, North Carolina) |
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Jalon Nicholas Walker is an American football linebacker for the Georgia Bulldogs.
Walker attended Salisbury High School in Salisbury, North Carolina. [1] [2] He was the 2021 North Carolina Gatorade Football Player of the Year after recording 79 tackles and eight sacks. [3] A five-star recruit, Walker was selected to play in the 2022 Under Armour All-American Game. He committed to the University of Georgia to play college football. [4] [5] [6]
Walker played in all 15 games his true freshman year at Georgia in 2022 and had nine tackles and one sack. [7] As a sophomore in 2022, he again played in all 14 games and recorded 20 tackles and five sacks. [8]