Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-3vs Bryant | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-28vs South Florida | 10 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Total | 15 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
#42
Elijah Walton
Junior linebacker for Army. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 221 lb · San Antonio, TX · Harlan
Returning to Army for 2026
How he plays
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.
Passes defended: 77th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
15
tackles · 2026
1.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks · 1 PBU
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 10 tackles, 1 TFL, vs South Florida
His career numbers, season by seasonElijah Walton
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. This is his second year in the same linebacker corps at Army. One game to point at: 10 tackles, 1 TFL against South Florida — Week 2, 2026.
15 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
Army
NFL
NFL Draft
—
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Jeff Monken, all run-heavy offenses — 8-7 over that span.
2025Army7-6HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy
2026Army1-1HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.
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.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 7.5 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.2 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Monken
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 59–3
vs Bryant
5 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 SACKS
Dominant 56-point win at home against Bryant.
With S. Howard — 63 rush yds (4 car) · C. Hellums — 59 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · 87 rush yds (7 car) · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Army
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Army
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -2 net (0 in / 2 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Army · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #136 · 2026 recruiting class #138
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Gavin Barthiel’s 2023 season.
Matches Gavin on
Weight
Solo tackle rate
Hurry rate
Differs from Gavin on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Anthony Crenshaw's sophomore season at Delaware (2025).
Matches Anthony on
Tackle volume
Weight
TFL rate
Differs from Anthony on
Sack rate (higher)
Background
2025: Played in 11 games and made eight tackles…vs. North Texas (9/20): Made one tackle…at UAB (10/4): Recorded three total tackles including a solo tackle, while also forcing a fumble…at Tulane (10/18): Made one tackle…vs. Temple (11/8): Had a special teams tackle…vs. UConn (12/27): Made two tac...
The linebacker corps · Army
- #47Noah Nixon15 tackles · 2025
- #21Baylor Newsom9 tackles · 2025
- #42Elijah Walton8 tackles · 2025
- #48Bryson Banks2 tackles · 2025
- #36Isaiah Birl1 tackle · 2025
21 more on the roster · Army team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology