Damon Walters

2024 Redshirt First-Year: Played in 10 games and started the final five, totaling 42 tackles, four tackles for loss, two pass breakups, one interception, and one fumble recovery … Earned an All-Big Ten Honorable Mention selection and was named Academic All-Big Ten … Finished tied for second in the Big Ten in tackles by a first-year and was the only rookie in the conference to post 40+ tackles and 3.5+ tackles for loss during the 2024 season … Became the first Northwestern first-year to log 40+ tackles and 3.0+ tackles for loss in a season since Paddy Fisher in 2017 … Recorded his first-career interception, fumble recovery, and pass breakup in a win over Maryland (10/11) … Became the first Northwestern first-year to log an interception and fumble recovery in the same game since Anthony Walker Jr. in 2014 at Notre Dame … Tallied a career-high 11 tackles against Wisconsin (10/19) … Had the first double-digit tackle game by a Northwestern first-year since Devin Turner (10) at Minnesota in 2022 … Notched six tackles and the first two tackles for loss of his career at Iowa (10/24) … His two tackles for loss were the most in a game by a Wildcat first-year since Paddy Fisher (2) on Nov. 25, 2017 at Illinois … Became the first NU first-year defensive back to register 2+ tackles for loss since at least 2000 and first Big Ten first-year defensive back to do so since Desmond Igbinosun (Rutgers) on Dec. 31, 2021 … Registered a game-high 10 tackles with one tackle for loss at Michigan (11/23) … Became the first NU first-year to record two 10+ tackle games since Paddy Fisher in 2017 … Logged five tackles and one tackle for loss vs. Illinois (11/30). 2023 First-Year: Did not see game action this year and redshirted. High School: Three-year varsity letterwinner at Bolingbrook High School … Consensus three-star prospect according to 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN, and was ranked the No. 11 player in Illinois by 247Sports … Three of his older siblings are also Division I athletes: Older brothers play football (Brandon; Army) (Justin; Notre Dame). Older sister (Kayla) runs Track and Field at Miami (OH) … Verbally committed to Northwestern on May 28, 2022.