Quay Walker

American football player (born 2000)

American football player

Quay Walker

Walker (right) with Georgia in 2021

No. 7 – Green Bay Packers
Position:| Linebacker
Personal information
Born:|  (2000-05-08) May 8, 2000 (age 23)
Cordele, Georgia, U.S.
Height:| 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:| 241 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:| Crisp County (Cordele, Georgia)
College:| Georgia (2018–2021)
NFL Draft:| 2022 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22
Career history

* Green Bay Packers (2022–present)

Roster status:| Active
Career highlights and awards

* PFWA All-Rookie Team (2022)
* CFP national champion (2021)

Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2023
| Total tackles:| 187

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Sacks:| 1.5
Forced fumbles:| 3
Fumble recoveries:| 1
Pass deflections:| 10
Interceptions:| 1
Defensive touchdowns:| 1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

JaQuavian Jy'Quese "Quay" Walker (born May 8, 2000) is an American football linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was selected by the Packers in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft.

## Early life and high school[edit]

Walker was born on May 8, 2000, in Cordele, Georgia. He attended Crisp County High School, where he had 109 tackles, eight sacks, and an interception as a junior.[1] Walker was rated a four-star recruit and initially committed to play college football at Alabama before his senior year in 2017, but changed to Georgia in early 2018.[2][3]

## College career[edit]

Walker played in all 14 of Georgia's games during his freshman season and had six total tackles.[4] He saw increased playing time as a sophomore and finished the season with 23 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, and 2.5 sacks.[5] Walker finished as Georgia's fourth-leading tackler with 43 in his junior season.[6][7]

## Professional career[edit]

Pre-draft measurables  Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press

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6 ft 3+3⁄4 in
(1.92 m)  | 241 lb
(109 kg)  | 32+5⁄8 in
(0.83 m)  | 9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m) | 4.52 s | 1.59 s | 2.64 s | 4.32 s | 6.89 s | 32.0 in
(0.81 m) | 10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m) | 23 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[8][9]

### Green Bay Packers[edit]

#### 2022[edit]

Walker was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the first round (22nd overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft.[10][11] The Packers previously acquired the pick in a trade that sent Davante Adams to the Las Vegas Raiders. On May 6, 2022, he signed his rookie contract.[12]

Walker was ejected in week 8 against the Buffalo Bills after an altercation with Bills' practice squad tight end Zach Davidson, following a play where Walker made a tackle on the Bills sideline.[13] In week 11, during a 40–33 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Walker scooped up a fumble forced by teammate Rudy Ford on Eagles wide receiver A. J. Brown and returned it 63 yards to put the Packers in scoring position.[14]

Walker was ejected a second time in week 18 against the Detroit Lions after shoving a member of the Lions medical staff, becoming the only player since the 2000 NFL season to be ejected more than once in a single season.[15]

Walker played all 17 games in his rookie campaign, finishing the season with a team-high 121 total tackles (75 solo, 46 assisted).[16] He also recorded a team-high three forced fumbles, as well as 1.5 sacks, five tackles for loss and one fumble recovery.[16]

#### 2023[edit]

On September 10, 2023, during a 38-20 win over the Chicago Bears, Walker intercepted a pass from Justin Fields and returned it 37 yards for his first NFL touchdown.[17]

## NFL career statistics[edit]

### Regular season[edit]

Year | Team | GP | GS | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles

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Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | SFTY | PDef | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR
2022 | GB | 17 | 16 | 121 | 75 | 46 | 1.5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1
Total | 17 | 16 | 121 | 75 | 46 | 1.5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1
Source: pro-football-reference.com

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Crisp County linebacker commits to Alabama". WALB. June 8, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
2. ^ Smith, Cam (June 9, 2017). "Four-star Crisp County (Ga.) LB Quay Walker picks Alabama". USA TODAY High School Sports. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
3. ^ Zenitz, Matt (February 7, 2018). "Kirby Smart flips 4-star LB Quay Walker from Alabama". AL.com. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
4. ^ Towers, Chip (September 5, 2019). "Georgia's Quay Walker glad to move on from 'regretful' hat toss". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
5. ^ Spooner, Chris (May 14, 2020). "2021 NFL Draft: Meet Georgia Linebacker Quay Walker". Pro Football Network. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
6. ^ Weiszer, Marc (November 16, 2021). "Sideline to sideline, Georgia football inside linebackers relish sharing playmaking load". Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
7. ^ Rowe, Jake (September 22, 2021). "Quay Walker experiences 'pretty awesome' transformation at Georgia". 247Sports.com. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
8. ^ "Quay Walker Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". National Football League. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
9. ^ "2022 Draft Scout Quay Walker, Georgia NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
10. ^ "2022 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
11. ^ "2022 NFL Draft: Packers select Georgia LB Quay Walker in first round, No. 22 overall". Packers.com. April 28, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
12. ^ "Packers sign seven draft picks". Packers.com. May 6, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
13. ^ Williams, Charean (October 31, 2022). "Quay Walker ejected for shove on Bills' sideline". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
14. ^ "Can't-Miss Play: Quay Walker goes 63 YARDS after picking up fumble forced by Rudy Ford". NFL.com. November 27, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
15. ^ Demovsky, Rob (January 9, 2023). "Ejected Packers LB apologizes for shoving trainer". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
16. ^ a b "Green Bay Packers 2022 Stats on ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
17. ^ "Can't-Miss Play: Quay Walker's first NFL TD comes via pick-six vs. Fields". NFL.com. September 10, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.

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