No. He’s not bad, he’s not good. A great example of a curate’s egg, as the British say. Good and bad in one shell.

Is he an NFL caliber player yes, but not an ideal starter or our best ILB (Cooper). Don’t pay big bucks for a player who is that.

Could he put it all together? Sure, but the odds are that he is what he is. Place your bets elsewhere and budget to pay Cooper in future.

I like Walker he plays hard and that’s half the problem with this team . But, it takes two to get a contract done and I don’t see him taking anything less than market value to stay in Green Bay . I think he takes the money and runs and who could blame him ?

Walker and Cooper are the Defense.
We've seen if either go out.
The defense loses it's glue.
He's exactly like CM3 at ILB.
But Gute dumped CM3.

I'd sign him and Trade Gary.
He is a Safety valve.
And the players want him.

IMO this team is loaded with average players. Why not just keep him or your going to have to find another replacement in the draft and the secondary gets forgotten and thats where the rot is on this team. If the packers fail to seriously improve the secondary, you can kiss the playoffs away from game one next year.

My vote would be no given the Packers cap situation and his skill level. Walker has gotten slightly better every year, but he has no instincts or really vision for the position he plays, and so he is now and forever a middling player. I thought he was better last year as a more frequent blitzer as he could focus on running straight ahead very fast. But $11 million better than Hopper---I doubt it. Spend that money on the DL or CB positions.

Gute will probably sign him just so that he can say that "DAMMIT, I'M ACTUALLY GOOD" at drafting in the first round...so there everybody!

There is an old saying ; If it ain't broke don't fix it. As stated "he led the team in tackles" Why are we having this conversation?. We have strength in our LBs. The weakness on defense is in the middle D-line and CB. When healthy we have as good a defense (and offense) as any in the league! Were it not for an act of God we would still be in the playoffs! Don't try to fine tune it too much! It can backfire. Keep Gary and Walker .

Look at the Milwaukee Bucks. Fine tuning led them from the best record in the NBA to one of the worst in a manner of a few years. Not to mention 3 different head coaches.

We need to resign, or replace, Walker, Enagbare, Willis, Wilson, Doubs, Walker (OT ) and Rhyan. They are all FAs. That's 7. We have two draft picks in the top 100.

Then, all the guys we want to get rid of because they aren't good enough, or worth what they're being paid: Jenkins, Banks, Nixon, Gary, VanNess, Valentine, Hobbs.

That's 14. So if I could retain Walker for a reasonable amount, I'd do it. We have plenty of other guys that we need to replace more.

Isn't this the DUMBASS that was ejected for knocking a Detroit Lions trainer to the turf oh yeah it was, if he stays it's on a real team friendly deal otherwise he's replaceable guy's terrible in coverage.

keep him....they need to use draft capital on corners.....they dont have xtra picks, No firsts...and they need corners.

YES. RESIGN HIM. HE TACKLES. UNLIKE NIXON

I don’t think Quay is one of our problems.

He plays every snap him and Cooper and X.

Unlike Gary plays half the game .

I think Gary needs to loose 20 lbs

Walker has been symptomatic of Gutekunst's first round selections to date - with performance never quite meeting their high draft position - due to a lack of availability and/ talent and/ instincts and/ drive. Thus joining an A list of Jaire Alexander (2nd contract), Rashan Gary, Darnell Savage, Eric Stokes and Devonte Wyatt. Conjoined by a B list of LVN and Jordan Morgan - with final grades t.b.d..

As it appears that the Packers are still in status quo mode - I expect that Gutekunst will offer Walker a contract. If not {status quo) - then no offer.

I have asked multiple outlets, this being one of them, to help me understand what people see in Walker; his play, productivity and performance, etc. I admit that I do not understand all the detail that goes into tagging players, especially defensive, a success or a failure. I am still willing to change my impression; however, what I have seen from Walker since he came into the league is underwhelming to say the least. Gutey's blind spots are drafting, high RAS, Georgia D and the potential of being seen as the smartest person in the room. The fact that Devin Lloyd was still on the board (among other, better LBs) but Gutey drafting Walker instead is beyond comprehension. Almost the same situation when drafting Meyers instead of Creed Humphries, another perfect example of Gutey looking to establish greatness through versatility? What has been constructed instead is a roster full of guys who can play different positions, poorly.

There were many complaints about the Packers run defense this year, rightly so. While the focus was on the defensive tackles, equal blame should go on the linebackers. Walker is designed to be a big, strong man in the middle. He was far too often blocked out and run by.
The only thing that would lead to retaining Walker is if he didn't ask for much money. The Packers are close to cap hell and retaining a guy that has under-produced is not the smartest thing in the world.

But like the issue of firing the coach, who do you have to replace him? Hopper? Maybe, but he has underwhelmed as well. McDuffie has been ok at times.
My take is no if he wants big bread. If he doesn't want big bread then yes, if he would sign a short term deal.

Man wish we wouldn’t have wasted the 22nd pick on him when Leo Chenal went 103rd.

It’s all about how much? Leo is a FA too. He might be too spendy now.

Reading the comments from above - we need to release all the current players and bring in a whole new defense. Dont know if we can afford Clay - but he does have some skills and made some plays. He has his faults as well and maybe in a different scheme or position and at the correct price - he will be helpful. His tackling improved this year - these new lighter and faster linebackers are hard to find and hard to bring along. But maybe we need to see what is out there and how much we have to spend first.

I'm not a huge Quay fan, BUT Hopper is clearly not ready. If we can retain him without breaking the bank, resign him. 1 or 2 year deal.
The Szotman

I would let him test the market. He’s an average LB. Gute, however, doesn’t seem like he can admit when he’s made a mistake. I see him keeping Quay.

I think that we have seen all of the upside that Q. Walker has to offer. He fills the wrong gaps, fails to get off of blocks, is terrible in pass coverage and makes tackles about 7 yards down the field. I think that he will bolt in free agency and probably get signed for more than the Packers should offer him. We can be one and done in the playoffs with him or without him. Save the cap space and move on. Thanks, Since '61

Smart money says let Walker go and elevate Isaiah McDuffie. The metrics tell the story.

Also - actions speak louder than words: If Gutey wanted to extend him, he would've done so by now.

I know PFF is not the be-all end all, but by all accounts Walker did not have a good season. He's a very mediocre player ever since he arrived. Packers can find someone else in the draft or on the street for much, much cheaper:

Walker by the numbers, out of 88 qualified LBs)
48.5 overall grade (74th)
62.0 pass grade (49th)
54.5 run grade (74th) - on 359 snaps
44.9 coverage grade (70th) - on 464 snaps

Solo tackles: 90 (17th)
Sacks: 3 (18th)
Pressures: 12 (32nd)
Forced fumbles: 0
INTs: 0
Passer Rating Allowed: 120.8 (15th)

Ironically his rookie year was his best coverage grade, with a 70. His run defense that season was horrific with a 35.1.

By comparison, McDuffie is a better player in every category:
Overall grade: 69.4 (30th)
Pass rush: 71.4 (20th)
Run defense grade: 69.0 (38th)
Coverage grade: 63.0 (26th)

McDuffie is also a core special teamer, having played almost 800 special teams snaps from 2021-2024. Even if not a starter at linebacker, McDuffie would have value for the third phase.

Bottom line: there's no consistency with Walker. McDuffie will be entering a contract year in 2026, making only a $2.4M base salary with a $4.9M cap hit. He's providing much better value on defense and special teams. He'll turn 27 during the '26 season, but if the Packers choose to move on from him and Walker, and with Ty'ron Hopper being a bust, LB is going to become almost as big a need as CB is.

The Eagle have a FA LB, Nakobe Dean, who was rated alot higher than Walker in their draft. He finally became a starter in 2024, had a 125 tackle year, and tore his ACL in the playoffs. Only played half the year in 2025 and had over 60 tackles. He was rated as a much better pass defender than Walker, is faster, and slightly smaller. Might be able to steal a former first rounder from a team that REALLY is successful at drafting players, and maybe for less than what Walker will get. In the draft I like the Cinncinnati and Utah LBs.

Another underperforming Gutey first rounder; Walker is just a guy. If he could be resigned cheap, OK, but he's nothing special.
McDuffie isn't the answer either, he's A J Hawk 2.0, just slower.
I'm clinically depressed after Gutey/MLF extensions-> more of the same old, same old.
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss- I won't get fooled again.

"He ranked in the bottom 15 percent of qualified linebackers this season, with his run defense grade and pass coverage grade being big concerns." This should answer the question of whether or not to keep him in any other franchise. I freely admit I am not well-versed in grading LBs; however, I know what I see. Any speed advantage he has is negated by his indecisiveness or inability to read the play. I will go to my grave wondering why Gute drafted him when Devin Lloyd was still on the board. I get hindsight and all, however, there was not one person who had Walker ranking higher than Llyod, in fact, most didn't have Walker in the 1st round. Gutey outsmarts himself in the early rounds, consistently. If the question was to pick-up Llyod's 5th year would be a resounding yes!

Don't care either way. But watch us let him go and he stars in another system.

Is he $15 million per year better than Ty'ron Hopper? No. There's your answer.

All I hear about him is he's athletic, that's just great, but what else? You know what you see. He seems to be out of position and behind the play too often. I'll agree with those that say if they get him on the cheap, fine. Otherwise let him go. Both sides would be better off.

Or maybe I should ask "Who else you gonna get?"

Right on Idaho!!! "I will go to my grave wondering why Gute drafted him when Devin Lloyd was still on the board. I get hindsight and all, however, there was not one person who had Walker ranking higher than Llyod, in fact, most didn't have Walker in the 1st round. Gutey outsmarts himself in the early rounds, consistently. If the question was to pick-up Llyod's 5th year would be a resounding yes!"

Posters love bitching at us fans who call out the brass for overthinking their picks and passing on the obvious better player. You bring up a super obvious example in Devin Lloyd, who was easily the Top Rated LB in that years class. Resigning him would be an easy choice, even for a cash strapped team like we are. Creed Humphey is the biggest draft mistake we have made and he was again named All-Pro in 2025.

Yeah I am a hindsight guy too, but especially on early picks, when it's hitting you in the face, just grab the best guy.