The 40th annual collegiate Butkus Award® honoring the nation’s best collegiate linebacker was presented today to Georgia linebacker Jalon Walker. The award was presented formally during a surprise appearance by Matt Butkus,

Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Jalon Walker was named the 2024 winner on the Butkus Award, a prestigious accolade given annually to the nation's best linebacker. It was well-deserved as Walker finished his junior season with the Bulldogs recording 58 tackles,

A look at Jalon Walker winning the Butkus Award and a discussion about why he’s such an effective leader for the UGA defense. 15-minute mark: I discuss the release of the Bulldogs’ 2025 schedule and celebrate Terrence Edwards,

Georgia inside linebacker Jalon Walker (11) during Georgia’s game against Texas in the 2024 SEC Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga., on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. Walker became the third linebacker in eight years to win the Butkus Award on Wednesday. Photo/Tony Walsh/UGAAA

Butkus Award, which honors the nation’s best linebacker, was presented to Georgia’s Jalon Walker on Wednesday.

Georgia football linebacker Jalon Walker has won the 2024 Butkus Award for nation's best linebacker over Clemson's Barrett Carter, Ole Miss' Chris Paul Jr., UCLA's Carson Scwesinger and Oklahoma's Danny Stutsman.

Walker named Butkus Award winner Junior Linebacker Jalon Walker has been named the nation’s best linebacker, becoming the third Georgia Bulldog to win the Butkus Award since 2017, joining Roquan Smith and Nakobe Dean.