Tracy
Walker.
Tracy
Walker.
Louisiana
Tracy Walker's versatile skill set and aggressive playmaking would be best utilized within a modern two-high safety system that prioritizes coverage and tackle-breaking ability.
As a rookie, he projects as a rotational safety and core special teams contributor, with a ceiling to develop into a starting free safety capable of covering ground and making plays on the ball.
He would be a poor fit for a traditional single-high safety scheme that demands consistent deep-center-field playmaking due to occasional lapses in deep coverage.
Walker's blend of athleticism and willingness to tackle makes him a valuable asset in scheme's that leverage his coverage versatility and open-field tackling.
Selected #82 overall in Round 3 of the 2018 NFL Draft by Detroit Lions out of Louisiana.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— No athletic data recorded
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Louisiana | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Louisiana | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Louisiana | 13 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | Louisiana | 12 | 97 | 0.5 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Career | — | 50 | 158 | 0.5 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Tracy Walker has played his entire career with the Detroit Lions, primarily as a starting safety. He has been a consistent contributor in the secondary.