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Walt Aikens

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Walt Aikens recorded 53 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Miami Dolphins.

▶Best highlights

1.7

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

53

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Walt Aikens's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2016
MIAMIDOLPHINS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 8, 2017

Miami Dolphins vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2017

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2015
MIAMIDOLPHINS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NOV 15, 2015

Miami Dolphins vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Nov 15, 2015

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2019
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DALLASCOWBOYS
SEP 22, 2019

Miami Dolphins vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Sep 22, 2019

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2015
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
OCT 29, 2015

Miami Dolphins vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Oct 29, 2015

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2014
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DENVERBRONCOS
NOV 23, 2014

Miami Dolphins vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Nov 23, 2014

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Walt Aikens's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 9 total tackles

Regular Season
2015
MIAMIDOLPHINS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NOV 15, 2015

Miami Dolphins vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Nov 15, 2015

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2018
NEW YORKJETS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NOV 4, 2018

New York Jets vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Nov 4, 2018

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 pass defended

Regular Season
2019
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 1, 2019

Philadelphia Eagles vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 1, 2019

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2017
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NOV 26, 2017

Miami Dolphins vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Nov 26, 2017

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 43 interception return yards

Regular Season
2014
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
SEP 28, 2014

Miami Dolphins vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Sep 28, 2014

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Walt Aikens's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2000–2015

01
MIAAIKENS—Walt Aikens
MIATAYLOR99Jason Taylor
MIATHOMAS54Zach Thomas

Defense and the Wildcat fill a quarterback vacuum

Miami Dolphins · Life after Marino

Elite defenders and brief offensive revivals produced occasional playoff teams without a lasting answer at quarterback.

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Franchise era

2016–present

02
MIAAIKENS—Walt Aikens
MIATAGOVAILOA1Tua Tagovailoa
MIAHILL10Tyreek Hill

Tua, Hill and Waddle stretch every blade of grass

Miami Dolphins · The speed rebuild

Miami accumulated draft capital, built the league's fastest skill group and returned to the playoffs behind Mike McDaniel's motion-heavy offense.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons53 career games67 career solo tacklesCollege: LibertyDrafted by: MIAJersey: 351 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 7, 2014Most recent: Dec 29, 2019

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history