Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-16vs Baylor | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 43-8vs Southern Miss | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 39-44vs Florida | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#35
Dallas Walker IV
Senior defensive lineman on Auburn's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 345 lb · Nashville, TN · Smyrna
CFB Index 68 · #70 of 285 interior linemenLow confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move.
QB hurries: 79th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
0
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 TFL, 4 tackles, vs Baylor
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive lineman on Auburn's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Texas A&M in 2020.
- Transferred from Western Kentucky to Auburn in 2025.
Buzz vs Tape
Country hotter than the fans
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 17.9 points in belief.
27.1own fans
45national conversation
Dallas Walker IV
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Across five seasons and three programs, four head coaches: Jimbo Fisher, Tyson Helton, Hugh Freeze and Alex Golesh. The receipt: 4 tackles against Florida — Week 3, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
2020
- Signed with Texas A&M3-star out of Smyrna
20236 games
- Entered the portal
20259 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Bryan Harsin, Hugh Freeze, and Alex Golesh. Multi-era developmental context.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Auburn | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Auburn | 13 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 51 | 22 | 4.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Texas A&M | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 86 | 39 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Dallas Walker IV's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 17–16
vs Baylor
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +4 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2021Texas A&M8-4HC: Jimbo Fisher · Balanced
2023Western Kentucky8-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-leaning
2024Western Kentucky8-6HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced
2025Auburn5-7HC: Hugh Freeze · Run-leaning
2026Auburn2-1HC: Alex Golesh · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (8th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Defensive profile
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
10%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
10%1 hurries10 tackles · 1 for loss.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Pass share
46.0%
103 pass / 121 run
Plays / game
74.7
3 games
Team sack rate
10.8%
120 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
IDL
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Justin Brown’s 2016 season.
93%match
Matches Justin on
TFL rate
Sack rate
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Anthony Booker Jr.'s graduate season at Arkansas (2023).
Matches Anthony on
TFL rate
Weight
Sack rate
Differs from Anthony on
Hurry rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Dallas Walker IV
The defensive line · Auburn
- #94Cody Sigler7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Da'Shawn Womack4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #41Jared Smith4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #13Chris Murray3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #35Dallas Walker IV0 tackles for loss · 2025
12 more on the roster · Auburn team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology