Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-16vs Baylor | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 43-8vs Southern Miss | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 39-44vs Florida | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#10
Walter Mathis Jr.
Sophomore defensive lineman for Auburn. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 290 lb · Savannah, GA · Calvary Day School
Transferred LSU → Auburn for 2026
The numbers
1
sack · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 1 tackles, vs Southern Miss
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore defensive lineman for Auburn. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to LSU in 2025.
Walter Mathis Jr.
Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Frank Wilson and Alex Golesh. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Florida — Week 3, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20256 games
- Signed with LSU4-star out of Calvary Day School
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Auburn
Coaching transition mid-career: Hugh Freeze → Alex Golesh. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Auburn
2025LSU
2026Auburn
Career stats
Game log
Game by game
Walter Mathis Jr.'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: +1 tackle.
Season context · Team result + system
2025LSU7-6HC: Frank Wilson · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Auburn2-1HC: Alex Golesh · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (84th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (80th percentile). 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
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
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
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
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
- #10Walter Mathis Jr.0 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