Deone Walker makes Clark Brooks' list of biggest SEC freaks

One of the newest media members to join the On3 family, Andy Staples, sat down with the Stat Cat, Clark Brooks, during SEC Media Days for an incredibly insightful session aptly titled SEC Freaks. As you might have inferred from the name, Clark lists his top-5 freak athletes in SEC football, and as you most certainly predicted, Deone Walker made the cut.

The All-Freshman defensive lineman and projected future first-round NFL Draft pick is primed for a massive sophomore campaign in 2023 for Kentucky. He is racking up hoards of preseason All-American awards but now finds himself on one of the most prestigious lists out there: Clark Brooks’ top 5 biggest SEC freaks.

In the Extra Point segment of Staples’ Media Days video, Clark speaks highly of big number 0 for the Kentucky Wildcats. Just from a pure size perspective, at 6-feet-6-inches and 345 pounds, Walker would rank in the 95th percentile among NFL prospects at the defensive lineman position. Brooks says:

“It is safe to say [Deone Walker] is a hoss and he is a boss. Not only is he an interior [lineman] who can occupy space, but what UK did last year was…use him at edge during pure passing situations. So if [the defense] is trying to use a tight end to block him, it’s probably not going to go so well against that bull rush. And, of course, he is 6’6″, and that really does disrupt passing lanes.”

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Brooks goes on to point out that Walker did much more than take up space, he produced, calling out his whopping 21 defensive stops last season.

In addition to the freak list, ESPN’s Chris Connely ranks Walker as one of the top 10 SEC East players regardless of position.

The future is bright for Deone Walker.