5-star LB Zayden Walker set for a pair of visits the next two weekends

Ellaville (Ga.) Schley County five-star linebacker Zayden Walker is locked in for a busy summer official visits.

The nation’s No. 2 linebacker in the On3 Industry Ranking will be at Penn State from June 7-9. That is sandwiched between visits to Georgia (May 31) and Miami (June 14). And he will also make a stop at South Carolina (June 21). The home-state Bulldogs have looked to be the trending school at one point or another, but Walker is giving each program a long look.

Before he makes those stops in May and June though, he’ll be back on a couple of campuses the next two weekends, he tells On3’s Chad Simmons. Walker will visit Miami this weekend before heading to Columbia to the see Shane Beamer and the Gamecocks next weekend.

Both programs made his top schools list back in November.

“The relationships were big,” he told Simmons of his top schools in November. “How the schools recruited me and made me feel wanted also factored in. My visits were important also.”

As it stands today, he doesn’t have a commitment timeline in mind, though it’s likely to come after he’s taken his official visits.

“I don’t really want to put a date on my commitment because I will just do it when I feel I am ready. I am looking into everything a school has to offer because it has to be a great fit for me on and off the field.”

Zayden Walker Recruit Profile

Walker is the nation’s No. 16 overall prospect, No. 2 linebacker and No. 4 recruit from Georgia in the 2025 cycle according to the On3 Industry Ranking — a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

On3’s Scouting and Rankings team writes this about him as a prospect:

“The early front-runner for top EDGE prospect in the 2025 cycle as a rising junior. An unverified 6-foot-2, 220 pounds. Flashes a high-end combination of on-field athleticism and functional play strength. Lines up in both two and three-point stances off the edge. Shows noticeable first-step quickness off the snap. Very strong at the point of attack. Plays with excellent leverage and uses his strong lower body to move offensive linemen both as a bull rusher and run defender.

“Makes some eye-popping plays in pursuit, showcasing high-end athleticism in tracking down ball carriers from the back side. Doubles as a dangerous running back, using his athleticism and strength to pick up yards after contact. Helped his team to a state title appearance as a sophomore.”