2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Walter Mathis Jr.
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Frank Wilson and Alex Golesh. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Ole Miss — Week 9, 2026.
10 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
10 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
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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 17-16vs Baylor | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| 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 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-15vs Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-24@ No. 17 Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 27-24@ No. 1 Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-38vs No. 18 LSU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 15-45@ No. 12 Ole Miss | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Week 4 · 2026
W 21-15
vs Vanderbilt
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 1 tackle
A close one, won by 6 at home.
Ratings of the games shown run from -16 to +27 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
30%3 TFLSack rate
20%2 sacksHurry rate
10%1 hurry10 tackles · 3 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Pass share
47.9%
264 pass / 287 run
Plays / game
68.9
8 games
Team sack rate
10.9%
312 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #165 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Brian Kelly, Frank Wilson and Alex Golesh.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Auburn
