Deone Walker (born March 11, 2004) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats and was selected by the Bills in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL draft.
Early life Walker grew up in Detroit, Michigan, and attended Cass Technical High School. In addition to playing football, he was also a member of the basketball team. Walker made 28 with 13 tackles for loss, seven sacks and three forced fumbles in his junior season. He had 43 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, and six sacks in seven games as a senior. Walker was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Kentucky from 30 total scholarship offers, including programs such as Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, and Penn State.
College career Walker entered his freshman season at Kentucky as a member of the defensive line rotation before becoming a starter three games into the year. He was named a semifinalist for the Shaun Alexander Award.
Professional career
Walker was selected in the fourth round with the 109th overall pick by the Buffalo Bills in the 2025 NFL draft. In the Divisional Round of the playoffs against the Denver Broncos, Walker recorded an interception off quarterback Bo Nix in the 33–30 overtime loss.
NFL career statistics Regular season YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast TFL QBH Sck Sfty Int Yds Lng TD PD FF FR Yds TD2025 BUF 17 16 39 17 22 8 4 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 6 02026 BUF 3 3 10 4 6 2 4 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 Career 19 18 49 21 28 10 8 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 6 0
Playoffs YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast TFL QBH Sck Sfty Int Yds Lng TD PD FF FR Yds TD2025 BUF 2 2 6 3 3 0 0 0.0 0 1 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 Career 2 2 6 3 3 0 0 0.0 0 1 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 References
External links Buffalo Bills bio Kentucky Wildcats bio