Mykal Walker is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Walker in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Walker's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2020 | 23 | ATL | 16 | — | 38 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 385 | 34.4% | 189 | 42.4% | 14 | 12 | 0.9 | 113.4 | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 24 | ATL | 17 | — | 25 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 193 | 15.9% | 310 | 72.5% | 16 | 12 | 0.8 | 77.6 | 7.4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 25 | ATL | 16 | — | 97 | 46 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 769 | 70.5% | 5 | 1.1% | 53 | 44 | 0.8 | 80.3 | 3.6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 26 | PIT | 8 | — | 28 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 294 | 60.0% | 11 | 5.4% | 26 | 19 | 0.7 | 128.2 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 27 | WAS | 17 | — | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 77 | 6.9% | 344 | 72.7% | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 112.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 28 | NYJ | 14 | — | 31 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 194 | 20.1% | 306 | 81.8% | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 54.6 | 0.4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 88 | — | 229 | 111 | 118 | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,912 | 32.1% | 1,165 | 49.5% | 118 | 93 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 76 | 18 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
35 career value over replacement — #2539 all-time of 4,695. 5.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #119 (Rd 4) · ATL · 2020 · +22 vs expected KV-H
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