DJ Walker holds the SS · Starter spot in Ohio Bobcats’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

DJ Walker is a safety for the Ohio Bobcats standing 6'1" and weighing 198 pounds. The Aliquippa, Pennsylvania native played football, basketball and ran track in high school, earning All-State Safety honors in 2021 and 2022. Walker has started in back-to-back seasons for Ohio. In 2024, he recorded 53 tackles including 34 solo tackles, seven tackles for loss, and one interception with seven pass breakups. During the 2025 campaign, he started all 13 games as one of two defensive team captains, tallying 61 tackles with 37 solo stops, six tackles for loss, and two interceptions including one against Bowling Green on September 27 and another in the Frisco Bowl against UNLV on December 23. Walker is currently a returning redshirt junior.

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