David Walker

LOLB3

Season

Tackles

76th of 124 LBs

Stops

81st of 124 LBs

Yards per run tackle

1.0

7th of 124 LBs

Missed tackle rate

8.7%

76th of 124 LBs

Coverage

3 targets

100.0 cmp% · 6.7 y/tgt · 0 int

Ranks compare against the 123 qualifying linebackers on the 2026 leaderboard plus Walker.

Week-by-week

Tackles by game

	Usage		Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Game	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tacklesMissed tackles (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Completion % allowedCompletions allowed per target in coverage.	Yards per target allowedReceiving yards allowed per target in coverage.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.
Wk 1 @ CINL	–	–	1	–	0	–	0.0	0	–	–	–	–	0	0
Wk 2 vs CLEL	9	16.1	1	1	1	0	1.0	1	1	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 3 vs MINL	19	32.2	3	2	2	0	1.0	1	2	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 4 vs GBL	24	40.0	3	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	100.0	4.0	0	0
Wk 5 @ DALW	19	32.2	2	1	0	1	0.0	1	2	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 6 vs PITL	28	35.0	7	5	2	0	2.0	3	3	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 7 @ CARW	30	53.6	5	3	1	1	0.0	0	0	2	100.0	8.0	0	0
Season	129	34.9	22	14	6	2	4.0	6	8	3	100.0	6.7	0	0

2026 linebackers who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Rookie deal · signed 2025 with Buccaneers

$5.2Mover 4 years

2025

2026 · now

2027

2028

Year 2 of 4

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall			Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Season	GamesGames played.	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tackle rateMissed tackles as a share of tackle attempts (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Passer rating allowedNFL passer rating on throws into the defender's coverage, computed from completions, yards, touchdowns and interceptions allowed.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.	Forced fumblesFumbles forced.	Defensive touchdownsTouchdowns scored on defense.
2026	7	129	34.9	22	14	6	8.7	4.0	6	8	3	94.4	0	0	0	0