Kentucky Wildcats Defensive Tackle Is Projected To Be a First Round Pick In the 2025 NFL Draft
The Kentucky Wildcats are not known for having first-round picks on their roster, but they could have one during the 2024 college football season. Defensive tackle Deone Walker could be a player to keep an eye on during the 2024 college football season.
Walker stands 6’6″ and weighs 348 pounds. He had 55 tackles and 7.5 sacks as a sophomore for the Kentucky Wildcats the previous season. Deone Walker also made two pass deflections. He has the potential to have a breakout year during his junior season at Kentucky.
Several mock drafts have already been forecasted for 2025. Walker is projected as a first-round pick on numerous outlets. One mock draft has him going fourth overall to the Denver Broncos. CBS Sports’ Josh Edwards made that forecast, saying about Walker from Kentucky being a first-round pick next year.
“Deone Walker is a rare inside player due to his stature (6-foot-6, 340 pounds or more). If he can play consistently and demonstrate his efficiency as a pass rusher, it will be difficult to keep him from being one of the top 10 prospects picked.”
It would be quite interesting to see a defensive tackle selected in the top ten of the 2025 NFL draft. Many things can happen between now and then. A 6’6″ 348 lbs defensive tackle wrecking havoc on interior offensive linemen in the SEC Conference will quickly be noticed.
