 Walton with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2025 | |
| No. 20 – Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive back |
| Roster status | Active |
| CFL status | American |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 31, 1999 Melbourne, Florida, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Melbourne Central Catholic |
| College | Georgia Tech (2018–2022) Ole Miss (2023) |
| NFL draft | 2024: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Zamari Oshay Walton (born May 31, 1999) is an American professional football defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Walton previously played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Ole Miss Rebels. He has also had a stint with the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL).
College career
Walton played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets from 2018 to 2022 and the Ole Miss Rebels in 2023.[1][2] He redshirted his first year after he appeared in four games and recorded four tackles.[3] The following season Walton played in all 12 games and started in 11, recording 29 tackles and three pass breakups.[4] He started in all 10 games in 2020 and made his first interception against Syracuse and finished the season with 37 tackles, two interceptions and five pass breakups.[5] Against the Notre dame Fighting Irish, he returned a 93-yard fumble return for the longest fumble return in Georgia Tech history.[6][1] In 2021, Walton appearing in 10 games and started in 6, recording 19 tackles and his first sack.[7][1] In his last year at Georgia Tech, he played in all 12 games, totaling 36 tackles, one interception and six pass deflections.[8]
For his final year of eligibility, Walton transferred to the University of Mississippi.[9] In 13 games, he tallied 38 tackles, two interceptions and seven pass deflections.[10][2]
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Solo | Ast | Cmb | TfL | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | PD | FR | FF | TD | ||
| 2018 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 24 | 13 | 37 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 24 | 12 | 36 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | -8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Ole Miss | 13 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 61 | 110 | 53 | 163 | 7 | 1.0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m) | 9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) | 4.52 s | 1.58 s | 2.60 s | 4.35 s | 6.90 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) | 10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) | 11 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[11] | ||||||||||||
Los Angeles Chargers
After not being selected in the 2024 NFL draft, Walton signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent.[12] He was waived by the team on August 27.[13]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
On January 30, 2025, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed Walton.[14] On June 1, he was placed on the practice roster ahead of the 2025 season.[15] He made his CFL debut on August 16, starting at boundary corner back against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, where he recorded three tackles.[16][17] He played in two regular season games where he had seven defensive tackles.
References
- 1 2 3 "Zamari Walton". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. June 19, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- 1 2 "Zamari Walton - Football". Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ↑ "Zamari Walton 2018 Gamelog". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ↑ "Zamari Walton 2019 Gamelog". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ↑ "Zamari Walton 2020 Gamelog". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ↑ "Notre Dame stifles Georgia Tech 31-13 behind the play of Kyren Williams and Ian Book". Chicago Tribune. October 31, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ↑ "Zamari Walton 2021 Gamelog". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ↑ "Zamari Walton 2022 Gamelog". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ↑ Rounsaville, Chuck (August 13, 2023). "Ole Miss' Zamari Walton glad his final college season is in the SEC". On3. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ↑ "Zamari Walton 2023 Gamelog". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ↑ "Zamari Walton Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ↑ "Los Angeles Chargers Agree to Terms with Undrafted Free Agents". Los Angeles Chargers. April 27, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ↑ Alper, Josh (August 27, 2024). "Donald Parham, Luis Perez, Cornelius Johnson cut as Chargers get to 53 players". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ↑ "Tiger-Cats Add Defensive Backs Evans and Walton". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. January 30, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ↑ "Hamilton Tiger-Cats release Canadian receiver Luther Hakunavanhu, 23 others". 3DownNation. June 1, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ↑ "All-star DB Jamal Peters, three other key players out for Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Riders". 3DownNation. August 15, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ↑ "2025-08-16 Game Tracker - SASKATCHEWAN Roughriders vs. HAMILTON Tiger-Cats (6537)". CFL.ca. Retrieved August 21, 2025.