Is Damon Walters starting?
Damon Walters is No. 4 on the Northwestern Wildcats depth chart at RES.
Redshirt junior · #21 · 6'1", 195 lbs
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- 18879Migo JacksonStarter
- 29379Glory Stephen-Wangboje
- 36273Ezomo Oratokhai
- 48469Luke Dehnicke
- 58165Chris Petrucci
Northwestern Starting Lineup
The Story
Making His Case
A 3-star recruit out of Bolingbrook, ranked #533 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 3 tackles, 0 INT, 0 PBU. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 62 overall (Depth tier).
- Jersey
- #21
- Class
- RS JR
- Height
- 6'1"
- Weight
- 195 lbs
Career Stats
| Season | Tkl | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 42 | 1 | 2 |
Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.
Recruiting Profile
- Stars
- ★★★☆☆3-star
- Composite
- 0.8844
- National Rank
- #533
- High School
- Bolingbrook
- Hometown
- Bolingbrook, IL
Why this rating?
On a 88-rated defense; 18th-percentile production (×0.93 for competition level) put them -10 vs unit starters → 62.
2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.
2026 Game Log
Sep 26LIUTKL 8
- TKL
- 8
- SOLO
- 4
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 29-23
Sep 19WCOLOTKL 7
- TKL
- 7
- SOLO
- 6
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 41-7
Sep 6WSDSTTKL 9
- TKL
- 9
- SOLO
- 4
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 1
- PD
- 2
Final W 34-18
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | LIU | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | WCOLO | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | WSDST | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Damon Walters's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
Team Role
Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.