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2026 Cowboy Football Roster
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Jersey Number 31
Billy Walton III
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Dallas, TX
- High School:
- South Oak Cliff
A 2026 addition from the transfer portal.
2025 (Sophomore at SMU): Appeared in all 13 games with no starts ... Recorded six tackles with two solo stops on the season ... Finished the year with two sacks, tied for fifth on the team.
2024 (Freshman at SMU): Appeared in nine games with no starts ... Made 11 tackles with six solo stops.
2023 (Redshirt at Texas): Appeared in two games while taking a redshirt ... Played in victories over Wyoming and Baylor.
High School: A two-time all-district honoree and two-time member of a state championship team ... Ranked No. 41 among edge players nationally and No. 65 overall in the state of Texas by 247Sports ... Selected to the All-Southwest Region Team by Prepstar ... Tabbed the No. 25 player on The Dallas Morning News’ top 100 recruits list ... Compiled 102 total tackles, including 69 solo stops, 33 tackles for loss and 18 sacks, along with two interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown, as a senior ... Named the Dallas Morning News Defensive Player of the Week after compiling 12 tackles, all solo, with five tackles for loss, five tackles for loss and an interception return for a touchdown against Kimball … Helped South Oak Cliff to a 13-3 overall record, a 6-0 district mark and title, and the 5A Division 2 state championship in 2022 ... Selected second-team all-district in 2021 ... Recorded 55 tackles, including 21 tackles for loss and 12 sacks with two passes batted down as a junior … Helped South Oak Cliff to a 15-1 overall record, an 8-0 district mark and title, and the 5A Division 2 state championship in 2021 ... Chosen first team all-district in 2020 ... Recorded 37 tackles, 13 tackles for loss and nine sacks as a sophomore ... Helped South Oak Cliff to a 9-3 overall record, including an 8-0 district mark and title, and a playoff appearance in 2020 ... Also played basketball ... Signed with Texas out of high school.
Personal: Son of Billy and Najmah Walton.
2025 (Sophomore at SMU): Appeared in all 13 games with no starts ... Recorded six tackles with two solo stops on the season ... Finished the year with two sacks, tied for fifth on the team.
2024 (Freshman at SMU): Appeared in nine games with no starts ... Made 11 tackles with six solo stops.
2023 (Redshirt at Texas): Appeared in two games while taking a redshirt ... Played in victories over Wyoming and Baylor.
High School: A two-time all-district honoree and two-time member of a state championship team ... Ranked No. 41 among edge players nationally and No. 65 overall in the state of Texas by 247Sports ... Selected to the All-Southwest Region Team by Prepstar ... Tabbed the No. 25 player on The Dallas Morning News’ top 100 recruits list ... Compiled 102 total tackles, including 69 solo stops, 33 tackles for loss and 18 sacks, along with two interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown, as a senior ... Named the Dallas Morning News Defensive Player of the Week after compiling 12 tackles, all solo, with five tackles for loss, five tackles for loss and an interception return for a touchdown against Kimball … Helped South Oak Cliff to a 13-3 overall record, a 6-0 district mark and title, and the 5A Division 2 state championship in 2022 ... Selected second-team all-district in 2021 ... Recorded 55 tackles, including 21 tackles for loss and 12 sacks with two passes batted down as a junior … Helped South Oak Cliff to a 15-1 overall record, an 8-0 district mark and title, and the 5A Division 2 state championship in 2021 ... Chosen first team all-district in 2020 ... Recorded 37 tackles, 13 tackles for loss and nine sacks as a sophomore ... Helped South Oak Cliff to a 9-3 overall record, including an 8-0 district mark and title, and a playoff appearance in 2020 ... Also played basketball ... Signed with Texas out of high school.
Personal: Son of Billy and Najmah Walton.
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