Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 42-9vs Kennesaw State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
#23
Sidney Walton
Sophomore defensive back on Tennessee's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 197 lb · Moody, AL · Moody
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 692 nationally · Signed with Tennessee
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore defensive back on Tennessee's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Tennessee in 2025.
Sidney Walton
This is his second year in the same secondary at Tennessee. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Kennesaw State — Week 3, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20254 games
- Signed with Tennessee3-star out of Moody
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Tennessee
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Josh Heupel — 11-5 over that span.
2025Tennessee8-5HC: Josh Heupel · Balanced
2026Tennessee3-0HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th 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.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Pass share
35.9%
74 pass / 132 run
Plays / game
68.7
3 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
80 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
CAREER HONORS Fall 2025 SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL CAREER Long and athletic defensive back from the state of Alabama ... Displays athleticism, showing the ability to utilize his length and physicality to his advantage ... A mainstay on special teams who has started to earn an increased role at…
The secondary · Tennessee
- #15Edrees Farooq76 tackles · 2025
- #42DJ Burks73 tackles · 2025
- #1TJ Metcalf58 tackles · 2025
- #4Ty Redmond43 tackles · 2025
- #23Sidney Walton7 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · Tennessee team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology