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Mykal Walker

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New York Jets · LB

Mykal Walker recorded 75 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with New York Jets, Washington Commanders, Pittsburgh Steelers, Atlanta Falcons.

▶Best highlights

3.4

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

75

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Mykal Walker's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2021
ATLANTAFALCONS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
DEC 12, 2021

Atlanta Falcons vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Dec 12, 2021

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Conference Championship
2024
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
JAN 26, 2025

Washington Commanders vs Philadelphia Eagles

Conference Championship · Jan 26, 2025

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2024
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
DETROITLIONS
JAN 18, 2025

Washington Commanders vs Detroit Lions

Divisional Round · Jan 18, 2025

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2024
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 12, 2025

Washington Commanders vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Wild Card · Jan 12, 2025

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2023
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
BUFFALOBILLS
JAN 15, 2024

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Buffalo Bills

Wild Card · Jan 15, 2024

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Mykal Walker's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 11 total tackles

Regular Season
2022
CLEVELANDBROWNS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 2, 2022

Cleveland Browns vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 2, 2022

11 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 1 quarterback hit · 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2022
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
SEP 11, 2022

New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Sep 11, 2022

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2023
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 7, 2023

New England Patriots vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 7, 2023

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Mykal Walker's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2015–2020

01
ATLWALKER—Mykal Walker
ATLRYAN2Matt Ryan
ATLJONES11Julio Jones

A historic offense reaches the brink

Atlanta Falcons · The explosive Super Bowl team

Ryan won MVP in Kyle Shanahan's offense and Atlanta built a 28–3 lead in Super Bowl LI before New England completed the defining comeback.

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Franchise era

2021–present

02
ATLWALKER—Mykal Walker
ATLROBINSON7Bijan Robinson
ATLLONDON5Drake London

A new offense searches for its quarterback

Atlanta Falcons · The post-Ryan rebuild

Atlanta moved on from its longtime quarterback and began assembling a younger core around Robinson, London and a remodeled defense.

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Franchise era

2022–present

03
PITWALKER—Mykal Walker
PITWATT90T.J. Watt
PITHEYWARD97Cameron Heyward

The standard meets a quarterback transition

Pittsburgh Steelers · After Roethlisberger

Pittsburgh has leaned on Watt and its defensive identity while searching for the long-term offense to begin its next championship chapter.

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Franchise era

2023–present

04
WASWALKER—Mykal Walker
WASDANIELS5Jayden Daniels
WASMCLAURIN17Terry McLaurin

Daniels accelerates the rebuild

Washington Commanders · A new ownership era

New ownership hired a modern front office, drafted Daniels and watched his poised rookie season return Washington to the NFC Championship Game.

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Franchise era

2011–present

05
NYJWALKER—Mykal Walker
NYJWILKERSON96Muhammad Wilkerson
NYJWILLIAMS95Quinnen Williams

Defensive talent waits for quarterback stability

New York Jets · The playoff drought

New York continued producing excellent defenders but cycled through quarterbacks and coaches during the league's longest active postseason absence.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons75 career games122 career solo tackles1 career sacksCollege: Fresno StateDrafted by: ATLDraft pick: 119Jersey: 434 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 13, 2020Most recent: Jan 4, 2026

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