Tampa Bay Buccaneers · LB · 8 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Central Arkansas (2025 Round 4, Pick 121)

David Walker

40.9
Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #92 of 156 qualified LBs
Combined tackles
2215 solo · 7 ast
Sacks & QB hits
46 QB hits
Tackles for loss
60 forced fumbles
Coverage
0 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps
15419.3 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play
−0.159Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

David Walker among the 156 qualified linebackers: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

  1. Singleton93.8
  2. Cashman93.8
  3. Jones92.4
  4. Dean89.5
  5. Warner89.2
  6. Trotter87.8
  7. Smith86.4
  8. Wilson84.6
  9. Edmunds84.5
  10. Walker#9340.9
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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 156 qualified LBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per team game, regressed8% weight · Raw 0.34 → Shrunk 22.56
14thpercentile
Tackles per game32% weight · Raw 0.05 → Shrunk 2.89
34thpercentile
Weighted defensive disruption per game14% weight · Raw 0.09 → Shrunk 5.20
39thpercentile
Combined tackle rate, regressed18% weight · Raw 4.8% → Shrunk 5.0%
34thpercentile
Solo tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 3.3% → Shrunk 3.2%
49thpercentile
Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 3.4% → Shrunk 2.8%
82thpercentile
Coverage disruption rate, regressed4% weight · Raw 0.0% → Shrunk 0.2%
10thpercentile
Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw −0.159 → Shrunk −0.044
98thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for David Walker. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

WeekDateMatchupResultTacklesSoloSacksTFLQB hitsPDINTDef. snaps
Week 1Sep 13, 2026@ CINL 27-3311000000
Week 2Sep 20, 2026vs CLEL 19-2311111009
Week 3Sep 27, 2026vs MINL 16-23321210019
Week 4Oct 4, 2026vs GBL 14-17320000024
Week 5Oct 8, 2026@ DALW 24-16200010019
Week 6Oct 18, 2026vs PITL 19-26742230028
Week 7Oct 25, 2026@ CARW 43-13550100030
Week 8Nov 1, 2026vs ATLW 16-0000000025

College to the NFL: Central Arkansas to Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Verified identity bridge linking David Walker's college regular-season tackles at Central Arkansas to official NFL game lines.

Central Arkansas (College tackles)

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42024
121121st pick
2025 Draft

TB (NFL tackles)

222026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 1 season.

SeasonClubGTacklesSoloAstSacksTFLQBHPDINTFFDef. snaps
2026 (so far)TB822157466000154

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