David Walker

Linebacker, Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #51.

Player facts

Team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position: Linebacker
Number: 51
Born: Jun 3, 2000 (age 26)
Birthplace: Stuttgart, AR, USA
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 260 lbs
College: Central Arkansas
Experience: 2 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	10	6	4	2	1.5	1
Last 5 Games	10	6	4	2	1.5	0
Career	10	6	4	2	1.5	1

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Thu, Oct 8	@ DAL	W 24-16	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs GB	L 17-14	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs MIN	L 23-16	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs CLE	L 23-19	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ CIN	L 33-27	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

David Walker (born June 3, 2000) is an American professional football outside linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Southern Arkansas Muleriders and Central Arkansas Bears and was selected by the Buccaneers in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on David Walker (linebacker), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Walker attended Stuttgart High School in Stuttgart, Arkansas.

College career

Walker attended Southern Arkansas University in 2020 and 2021 before transferring to Central Arkansas University. He played at Central Arkansas from 2022 to 2024. As a senior in 2024, he won the Buck Buchanan Award after recording 68 tackles and 10.5 sacks. In his three years at Central Arkansas, he had 191 tackles and 31 sacks.

From Wikipedia’s article on David Walker (linebacker), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹