Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 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 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#10
Walter Mathis Jr.
Sophomore defensive lineman for Auburn. 2026: 2 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
2 TFL · 2 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 1 tackles, vs Southern Miss
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive lineman for Auburn. 2026: 2 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, 1 sacks against Southern Miss — Week 2, 2026.
2 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
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025LSU7-6HC: Frank Wilson · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Auburn2-0HC: Alex Golesh · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (85th 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 splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 17–16
vs Baylor
Game log
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