Quay Walker was a five-star recruit and the No. 25 player in the On3 Consensus coming out of Cordele (Ga.) Crisp County in the 2018 recruiting class. He had his pick of college teams but stayed home to play for the Georgia Bulldogs. In Athens, he played in all 14 games as a reserve in 2018, where he won the team's special teams newcomer of the year award. In 2019, he had 23 tackles, 3.5 tackles for a loss and 2.5 sacks. He ramped things up even more in 2020 with 43 tackles, two tackles for a loss and a sack. In UGA’s national championship 2021 season, he started all 15 games, recording 67 tackles, 5.5 for loss with 1.5 sacks, and three pass breakups.