The Denver Broncos have reached agreements with 15 undrafted free agents so far (but those deals are yet to be announced as official). One of the more intriguing names on the list of apparent UDFA additions is Missouri pass rusher Johnny Walker.
Walker (6-2, 246 pounds) joined the Tigers as a redshirt freshman out of Tampa in 2020. He then served as a rotational player from 2021-2022, recording two sacks in each of those seasons. Walker had a breakout stretch from 2023-2024, totaling 87 tackles (23 behind the line), 14.5 sacks, six forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup in his final two years at Missouri. He led the school in sacks in each of the last two seasons, including 9.5 last fall.
Missouri EDGE Johnny Walker Jr isn’t getting a ton of buzz right now, but I like the tools he has. Uses his 33-inch arms with power in this rep where the T tries to pull him down, but he keeps his balance and runs the arc for the strip-sack pic.twitter.com/7SYdMRsgwN
— Daniel Harms (@InHarmsWay19) March 26, 2025
His on-field performance numbers look good, but his offseason testing left much to be desired for NFL scouts, which might explain why he went undrafted. Walker scored a 4.70 “RAS” score out of 10 after running a 40-yard dash in 4.82 seconds.
Johnny Walker went undrafted as a DE in the 2025 draft class. He scored a 4.70 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 1077 out of 2030 DE from 1987 to 2025.
UDFA #Broncoshttps://t.co/pwnxNrNQtIpic.twitter.com/sz7cvus4IQ
— RAS.football (@MathBomb) April 27, 2025
There have been cases of players not testing well before going on to have success in the NFL, so we should perhaps take the above score with a grain of salt. Denver obviously saw upside in Walker when the team signed him as an UDFA.
Johnny Walker Jr. is having himself a DAY for Missouri 😤 pic.twitter.com/8rbJj4W59N
— Cam Mellor (@CamMellor) September 1, 2023
Walker will report to the Broncos this week for rookie minicamp, then he’ll return for organized team activities in late May. Walker will face an uphill battle to make the 53-man roster, but the productive pass rusher will be an UDFA to watch this summer.
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This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: NFL: Broncos add UDFA pass rusher who had 9.5 sacks in 2024
The Denver Broncos have reached agreements with 15 undrafted free agents so far (but those deals are yet to be announced as official). One of the more intriguing names on the list of apparent UDFA additions is Missouri pass rusher Johnny Walker.
Walker (6-2, 246 pounds) joined the Tigers as a redshirt freshman out of Tampa in 2020. He then served as a rotational player from 2021-2022, recording two sacks in each of those seasons. Walker had a breakout stretch from 2023-2024, totaling 87 tackles (23 behind the line), 14.5 sacks, six forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup in his final two years at Missouri. He led the school in sacks in each of the last two seasons, including 9.5 last fall.
Missouri EDGE Johnny Walker Jr isn’t getting a ton of buzz right now, but I like the tools he has. Uses his 33-inch arms with power in this rep where the T tries to pull him down, but he keeps his balance and runs the arc for the strip-sack pic.twitter.com/7SYdMRsgwN
— Daniel Harms (@InHarmsWay19) March 26, 2025
His on-field performance numbers look good, but his offseason testing left much to be desired for NFL scouts, which might explain why he went undrafted. Walker scored a 4.70 “RAS” score out of 10 after running a 40-yard dash in 4.82 seconds.
Johnny Walker went undrafted as a DE in the 2025 draft class. He scored a 4.70 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 1077 out of 2030 DE from 1987 to 2025.
UDFA #Broncoshttps://t.co/pwnxNrNQtIpic.twitter.com/sz7cvus4IQ
— RAS.football (@MathBomb) April 27, 2025
There have been cases of players not testing well before going on to have success in the NFL, so we should perhaps take the above score with a grain of salt. Denver obviously saw upside in Walker when the team signed him as an UDFA.
Johnny Walker Jr. is having himself a DAY for Missouri 😤 pic.twitter.com/8rbJj4W59N
— Cam Mellor (@CamMellor) September 1, 2023
Walker will report to the Broncos this week for rookie minicamp, then he’ll return for organized team activities in late May. Walker will face an uphill battle to make the 53-man roster, but the productive pass rusher will be an UDFA to watch this summer.
Related: These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans.
This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: NFL: Broncos add UDFA pass rusher who had 9.5 sacks in 2024
