Silas Walters is a defensive back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Miami (OH).
Walters hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Third year in the Miami (OH) secondary. First career honor, 2025: All-MAC. One game to point at: 12 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Fresno State — Bowl, 2025.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
71 tackles. 7 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 2.5 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Miami (OH) | 71 | 33 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 7 | 3 |
| 2024 | Miami (OH) | 95 | 43 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 12 | -- |
| 2023 | Miami (OH) | 34 | 14 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 200 | 90 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 21 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-17@ Wisconsin | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-45@ Rutgers | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 38-41vs UNLV | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-0vs Lindenwood | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 25-14@ Northern Illinois | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 20-7@ Akron | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 44-30vs Eastern Michigan | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-24vs Toledo | 9 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 37-20@ Buffalo | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 13-23vs Western Michigan | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 3-18vs Fresno State | 12 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 71 | 33 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
71tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL71 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack · 7 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
3 seasons under Chuck Martin — 27-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Pass share
43.4%
367 pass / 478 run
Plays / game
60.4
14 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
376 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #15 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-MAC
Based on 2025: #3 of 40 Mid-American DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
A stat line in 37 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Chuck Martin.
