Zamari Walton

Arkansas

Sep 13 (Sat)

6:00 PM

Position:
CB
Collegiate Letters Earned:
6
Letters Earned at Ole Miss:
1
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 185
Hometown:
Melbourne, Fla.
High School:
Melbourne Central Catholic
Prev. College:
Georgia Tech

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2024 Hula Bowl Participant
• 2023 All-SEC Honorable Mention (College Football Network)
• 2022 All-ACC Honorable Mention (Georgia Tech)

ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS

• Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2023)

2023 (SENIOR): Earned honorable mention All-SEC honors by College Football Network ... Played in all 13 games with 12 starts at cornerback ... Tallied 38 total tackles, including 3.5 tackles for loss ... Finished the season ranked second on the team with seven pass breakups ... Participated in the 2024 Hula Bowl ... vs. Mercer (9/2/23): Started at cornerback, notched three tackles and a pass breakup ... at #22 Tulane (9/9/23): Started at cornerback, assisted on one tackle ... vs. Georgia Tech (9/16/23): Started at cornerback, grabbed one solo tackle and one pass breakup on 62 defensive snaps ... at #12 Alabma (9/23/23): Started at cornerback, tallying five total tackles and his first interception as a Rebel ... vs. #12 LSU (9/30/23): Started and made three total tackles (two solo) ... vs. Arkansas (10/7/23): Started at cornerback, making an Ole Miss career high six tackles (one solo) and half a tackle for loss ... at Auburn (10/21/23): Started at cornerback, making three solo tackles, including one for a loss of four yard, and an interception ... vs. Vanderbilt (10/28/23): Started at cornerback, tallying four tackles (three solo) and two pass breakups ... vs. Texas A&M (11/4/23): Started at cornerback, notched three solo tackles in 44 total snaps across defense and special teams ... at #1 Georgia (11/11/23): Assisted on two tackles off the bench in 50 total snaps across defense and special teams ... vs. ULM (11/18/23): Started at corner, forced a fumble and was credited with one solo tackle for loss ... at Mississippi State (11/23/23): Started at corner, recorded four tackles (three solo), one solo TFL and two pass breakups in 77 total snaps across defense and special teams (including all 71 defensive snaps) ... vs. Penn State (12/30/23): Recorded two solo tackles and one pass breakup across 69 total snaps in Ole Miss’ Peach Bowl victory ... Transfer who arrived on campus in January and participated in spring drills.

GEORGIA TECH: Played four seasons and 48 games for the Yellow Jackets with 39 career starts at cornerback … Recorded 125 total tackles, including 87 unassisted … Compiled three interceptions and 14 pass breakups … Grabbed two interceptions and took a fumble recovery 93 yards to the endzone during redshirt sophomore year … Longest official fumble return in Georgia Tech history … Tallied 36 tackles and career high six pass breakups during final year … Named All-ACC Honorable Mention in 2022 … Coached by Geoff Collins.

HIGH SCHOOL: Rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports/Scout and Rivals … Finished with 91 total tackles and nine interceptions … All-state and all-district honoree … Set a school record with eight interceptions as a senior in 2017 … Returned an interception 106 yards for a touchdown, good for the second-longest INT return in the nation in ’17 … Two-time team captain … Named Defensive MVP … Helped lead Melbourne Central Catholic to 19 wins over junior and senior seasons … Coached by Rob Terry … Honor roll student … Competed in basketball from 2016 to 2018 under Coach Stacy Sizemore.

PERSONAL: Son of Anetta Wellmaker … Full name is Zamari Oshay Walton … Born May 31, 1998 … Oldest of two siblings … Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in spring 2023 … General business major.