2023 SEASON: Started all 14 regular-season contests he played in, recording a team-high 118 tackles (59 solo), an interception, seven tackles for a loss (tied for No. 4 on the team), 2½ sacks, five QB hits and three passes defensed...Missed Weeks 9-10 with a groin injury and missed Week 14 due to a shoulder injury...Started both postseason contests, leading the team with 20 tackles (nine solo) and a tackle for a loss...At Chicago (Sept. 10): Before leaving the game with a concussion in the fourth quarter, recorded four tackles (three solo), a tackle for a loss, a pass defensed and his first career interception when he picked off Fields over the middle and broke tackles on the 37-yard return to post his first career TD and put the Packers up, 38-14...Vs. Detroit (Sept. 28): Registered career bests with 19 tackles and 10 solo tackles, including a tackle for a loss when he took down RB Jahmyr Gibbs for a loss of 5 yards on a pass to the flat midway through the third quarter. Nine of his tackles came within 3 yards of the line of scrimmage...Vs. Kansas City (Dec. 3): Posted a game-high 13 tackles (four solo), tied for the third-most tackles he had registered in a single game...At Carolina (Dec. 24): Recorded five tackles (one solo), a QB hit and a half-sack when he beat RG Nash Jensen and teamed with LB Preston Smith to sack QB Bryce Young for a loss of 7 yards on a second-and-1 on the game's first drive...At Minnesota (Dec. 31): Recorded six tackles (two solo), a sack, a tackle for a loss and two QB hits. Sacked QB Jaren Hall for a loss of 10 yards on a second-and-6 with just over two minutes to play in the second quarter and hit QB Nick Mullens on a fourth-and-4 pass that fell incomplete in the end zone...Vs. Chicago (Jan. 7): Led the team with nine tackles (six solo), a tackle for a loss, a QB hit and two NextGenStat QB pressures, and sacked Fields for a loss of 3 yards on a third-and-7 near midfield with just under six minutes to play in the third quarter...At Dallas (NFC Wild Card, Jan. 14): Tied for the team lead with 11 tackles (four solo). Along with CB Keisean Nixon (11 total, seven solo), recorded the most tackles by a Packer in a playoff game since LB Jake Ryan (12 total, nine solo) in the 2016 NFC Wild Card Playoff win over the N.Y. Giants.
2022: Played in all 17 games with 16 starts and led the team in both tackles (119) and solo tackles (73)...Finished No. 2 among NFL rookies in tackles, the fifth-most tackles by a Green Bay rookie since 1975 (Johnnie Gray, 123 in 1975 / Nick Barnett, 134 in 2003 / Hawk, 155 in 2006 / Rich Wingo, 166 in 1979)...Posted five-plus tackles in 16 games on the season, the most in the NFL among rookies (Stathead.com)...Led the team, ranked No. 2 among NFL rookies and tied for No. 6 in the league with three forced fumbles, the most by a Green Bay rookie (per Elias) since Mitchell in 1999 (three)...Also posted five tackles for a loss, four QB hits, 1½ sacks, seven passes defensed and a fumble recovery he returned 63 yards...Posted two tackles on special teams...At Minnesota (Sept. 11): Started in his NFL debut and played 38 snaps on defense before a shoulder injury ended his day in the third quarter. Finished with eight tackles, including a team-high seven solo tackles...At Tampa Bay (Sept. 25): Finished No. 4 on the team with five tackles (three solo) and in the final minute of the second quarter, forced a fumble (first of his career) by WR Breshad Perriman at the Green Bay 26 that was recovered by S Darnell Savage...Vs. New England (Oct. 2): Tied for No. 2 on the team with seven tackles (four solo) and a tackle for a loss while also recording a tackle on special teams. Early in the second quarter, tracked RB Rhamondre Stevenson to the outside and tackled him for a loss of 2 yards...At Washington (Oct. 23): Led the team with a season-high 13 tackles (five solo), two QB hits and a pass defensed. Made eight tackles within 3 yards of the line of scrimmage...At Detroit (Nov. 6): Posted five tackles, including four solo to tie for the team lead, and a tackle for a loss when he beat a block and took down RB Jamaal Williams for a loss of 2 yards on third-and-1 late in the fourth quarter. It forced a fourth-and-3 that Detroit did not convert...Vs. Tennessee (Nov. 17): Finished No. 2 on the team with 11 tackles (seven solo), a QB hit and a tackle for a loss, and combined with Smith to sack QB Ryan Tannehill for a loss of 9 yards on second-and-8 in the first quarter, forcing a third-and-17 the Titans did not convert. It was the first time he was in on a sack...At Philadelphia (Nov. 27): Served as the defensive play-caller for the fourth straight week with LB De'Vondre Campbell out due to injury. Posted a team-best 11 tackles (four solo) and recorded his first career fumble recovery. Scooped up a fumble that S Rudy Ford forced on WR A.J. Brown and returned it 63 yards in the second quarter. It tied LB Clay Matthews (2017) as the longest fumble return by a Packer since 2000...Vs. L.A. Rams (Dec. 20): Posted five tackles (all solo), a sack, a tackle for a loss, a QB hit, a forced fumble and two passes defensed. Took down QB Baker Mayfield just after the two-minute warning for a 9-yard sack in the second quarter, also causing a fumble that the Rams recovered. Only one of his five tackles went beyond 2 yards of the line of scrimmage...2022 Draft: Selected by Green Bay with the first of two picks in the first round (No. 22 overall).
COLLEGE: Appeared in 52 games with 17 starts during his four seasons at Georgia, posting 139 tackles (81 solo), five sacks, 11 tackles for a loss, 42 QB pressures, three passes defensed and a fumble recovery…Majored in sociology…2021: Started at LB in all 15 games, tying for No. 3 on the team with a career-high 67 tackles (39 solo) and adding 5½ tackles for a loss, 1½ sacks, 25 QB pressures and three passes defensed…Was part of a Georgia defense that ranked No. 1 in the country in points allowed (10.2 ppg), the top mark posted since Alabama (8.2 ppg) in 2011…Helped the Bulldogs rank No. 2 in the nation in both overall defense (268.9 ypg) and run defense (78.9 ypg)…Part of a defense that allowed 10 or fewer points in nine games, including three shutouts…Led the team with a career-high 13 tackles (seven solo) at Florida (Oct. 30), the first double-digit-tackle effort by a Bulldog defender on the season…Led the team with eight tackles (seven solo) and registered a career-high six QB pressures as the Bulldogs limited the Crimson Tide to just 30 rushing yards on 28 carries (1.1 avg.) vs. Alabama (College Football Playoff Championship, Jan. 10)…2020: Appeared in all 10 games with two starts, ranking No. 4 on the Bulldogs with 43 tackles (26 solo) while adding two tackles for a loss, a sack and eight QB pressures…Part of a Georgia defense that ranked No. 1 in the nation in rushing defense (72.3 ypg) and No. 12 in total defense (321.0 ypg)…Posted four tackles (one solo) and a season-high three QB pressures vs. Auburn (Oct. 3)…Tied his season high with seven tackles (six solo), highlighted by a fourth-quarter sack of QB Desmond Ridder, and matched his season best with three QB pressures vs. Cincinnati (Peach Bowl, Jan. 1)…2019: Appeared in 13 games as a sophomore, recording 23 tackles (12 solo), 3½ tackles for a loss, a career-high 2½ sacks and nine QB pressures…Was a co-winner of the team's Most Improved Award on defense at the postseason awards gala…Posted a season-high six tackles (three solo), a shared tackle for a loss and two QB pressures vs. Kentucky (Oct. 19)…2018: Saw action in all 14 games as a true freshman and finished with six tackles (four solo)…Was the co-winner of the team's Special Teams Newcomer of the Year…Posted two tackles (one solo) in his collegiate debut vs. Austin Peay (Sept. 1)…Registered a season-high three tackles (two solo) vs. Georgia Tech (Nov. 24).
PERSONAL: Given name Jaquavian Jy'Quese Walker…Born in Cordele, Ga. …High school: Earned Class 3A first-team all-state honors from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a senior at Crisp County High School (Cordele, Ga.) in 2017 after posting 76 tackles, 10 tackles for a loss and five passes defensed…Helped lead Crisp County to a 9-2 record and the second round of the Class 3A state playoffs…Also caught 13 passes for 201 yards (15.5 avg.) and five TDs as a receiver…Was selected to the 2018 Under Armour All-America Game…Was ranked the No. 3 OLB and the No. 6 overall player in the state of Georgia by Rivals.com…Was selected to the High School Butkus Award Watch List in 2017, an award given to the nation's top prep linebacker…Helped lead the Cougars to a program-best 13-1 record and the Class 3A state semifinals as a junior in 2016, finishing with 109 tackles, 19 tackles for a loss, eight sacks and five passes defensed…Also was a starter on the basketball team, helping lead them to a region title in 2017…Community involvement: Visited with kids at the Wisconsin Children's Hospital in Milwaukee.
