Elijah Walton
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Second year in the same linebacker corps at Army. One game to point at: 11 tackles against Louisiana Tech — Week 5, 2026.
54 tackles · 0.5 sacks
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
54 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 9): 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| 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 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-17@ Temple | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 29-31@ Louisiana Tech | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 20-17vs Tulane | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 56-24vs Florida Atlantic | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-35@ Tulsa | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 22-49@ Memphis | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 25 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 |
Oct. 31 · L 22-49 at Memphis, play by play
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Army’s defense played that day
10 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception ended Florida Atlantic’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted. First quarter, tied 0-0. Ended Florida Atlantic’s drive (int).
6 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 5 of his 6, sacks included.
11 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
10 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 11 for him; the box score credits 10.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 4-yard loss. Third quarter, up 45-3.
Ratings of the games shown run from -8 to +7 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
54tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFLSack rate
1%0 sacksPD rate
6%3 pass breakups54 tackles · 2 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Jeff Monken, all run-heavy offenses — 12-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 7.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Monken
Pass share
16.6%
85 pass / 427 run
Plays / game
64.0
8 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
96 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
54 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jeff Monken.
