Former Indiana linebacker Jailin Walker was a surprising first IU casualty of NFL roster cut season.
The Los Angeles Raiders announced this week they waived him.
Walker had signed with the franchise as an undrafted free agent and appeared to be a promising candidate to make the team. Instead he’ll look to find another opportunity.
After transferring to IU from James Madison, Walker earned honorable mention All-Big Ten from the conference coaches and media. In his last regular season game he garnered Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after amassing 4.0 tackles for loss, one interception and one forced fumble in a victory over Purdue.
Meanwhile, the 49ers placed rookie quarterback Kurtis Rourke on the active/non-football injury list. He was drafted by the club in the seventh round. He’s likely to miss a decent portion, if not all of the 2025 season.
Rourke had knee surgery following the 2024 season. He played through a torn ACL during IU’s 11-2 campaign, and led the squad to the College Football Playoff.
In his lone season with the Hoosiers, Rourke completed 69.4% of his passes for 3,042 yards, 29 touchdowns and five interceptions.
Here’s an updated list of who is with what team at ongoing NFL training camps:
FORMER HOOSIERS CURRENTLY ON 90-MAN ROSTERS:
- James Carpenter, Jacksonville Jaguars, Defensive Tackle
- Luke Haggard, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Offensive Tackle
- Zach Horton, Detroit Lions, Tight End
- Cam Jones, Kansas City Chiefs, Linebacker
- Raheem Layne, New York Giants, Safety
- Marcelino McCrary-Ball, New York Jets, Linebacker
- Micah McFadden, New York Giants, Linebacker
- Myles Price, Minnesota Vikings, Wide Receiver
- Kurtis Rourke, San Francisco 49ers, Quarterback — injured list
- Ian Thomas, Las Vegas Raiders, Tight End
- Trey Wedig, Los Angeles Rams, Offensive Tackle
- CJ West, San Francisco 49ers, Defensive Tackle
- Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, Miami Dolphins, Wide Receiver
- Ke’Shawn Williams, Pittsburgh Steelers, Wide Receiver
The above are players who finished their careers at IU. Of note, Michael Penix, Jr. (Atlanta) and A.J. Barner (Seattle) are back in the league in 2025.
NOTABLE UNSIGNED FREE AGENTS
- Jailin Walker, LB
- Dan Feeney, OL
- Peyton Hendershot, TE
- Caleb Jones, OL
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