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Kirby Smart has Georgia's edge players living for the big picture. The Bulldogs rolled Tennessee State 63-3. The pass rush snagged three sacks as a

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Georgia's linebacker room has the ingredients for a gourmet meal of a group. The sum of the parts is tantalizing. Georgia will miss CJ Allen. He was

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Last season, the SEC had just one of the top 25 rushing teams in the nation in terms of yards per game, and just three of the top 30 on a

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Georgia sophomore Zayden Walker feels like one of the under-talked-about options in Georgia's linebacker room.  Georgia returns Raylen Wilson, Justin

Bag of Bones: Georgia LB Zayden Walker an X-factor in pass rush?

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Zayden Walker comes from a long line of successful football players coming out of Schley County. His half-brother, Zykevious, ranked as one of the nation's top EDGE recruits in the 2020 class before signing with Auburn. Another brother, Jalewis Solomon, is a four-star recruit coming out of the 2024 recruiting class. Walker said he uses the death of his father, Lewis Walker III, who was the victim of gun violence as a motivating factor to be great at everything he does. Walker says he writes his father's name on his tape or gear to honor him. “My dad really drives me,” Walker told DawgNation. “I lost him at a very young age. What I get is always great stories when I hear them.” Even though he is a linebacker recruit, Walker plays both way for Schley County. As a freshman, he rushed for 1,001 yards and 18 touchdowns. He also racked up more than 27 tackles for a loss and 10 sacks through the first three years of high school play.

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Zayden Walker has several similarities to Dylan Moses as a high school prospect. Both have similar size and frames, becoming off-ball linebacker prospects over the course of their high school career. Both also emerged as national prospects very early. 

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Physical linebacker prospect who plays with a dogged effort level. Measured at around 6-foot-2, 225 pounds with arms that register under 31.5 inches before his senior season. One-time top EDGE prospect who became an off-ball linebacker prospect as a high school upperclassman. Had his best season of high school football since his freshman year as a senior. Hyper physical, showing major pop in his hands. Easily stacks and sheds blockers. Increased play speed, showing a jump in his trigger and recognition skills. Shows elite strain in tracking down plays in pursuit. Embraces contact and has some violence as a finisher. Adds value as a disruptive pass rusher and blitzer. Looks like a man amongst boys playing in a lower classification of high school football. Finished his senior season with 77 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and an interception. May have been battling some injuries as a sophomore and junior, looking to be fully healthy as a senior. Lacks ideal length. Has adequate straight-line speed, but will need to continue improving his athleticism in order to offset the lack of ideal length. End to his senior season should be taken as an encouraging sign for his long-term projection as an off-ball linebacker. 


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Year	Team	GP	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACKS	TFL	FF
2026	UGA	2	5	3	2	0	0	0
2025	UGA	4	6	5	1	2	1	1
Career		6	11	8	3	2	1	1

Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	PD	SACKS	TFL	FF	INT
Sep 19	ARK	W 45-17	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 5	TSU	W 63-3	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0

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