Defensive back, Kentucky (from Texas State), 2020–24
Zion Childress
- Number
- No. 11
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- New Caney, TX
- Born
- Jan 21, 2002
Zion Childress played defensive back at Texas State (2020–21) and Kentucky (2022–24).
Career highs
11tackles, career highvs. UL Monroe, 2021Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Texas State | 61 | 35 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | Texas State | 74 | 41 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2022 | Kentucky | 31 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | Kentucky | 58 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | Kentucky | 55 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Career | 279 | 166 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Texas State | 11 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Texas State | 11 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Kentucky | 11 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Kentucky | 11 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Kentucky | 11 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′0″ | 195 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 Kentucky 12 games, 55 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Southern Miss | W 31–0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. South Carolina | L 6–31 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Georgia | L 12–13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Ohio | W 41–6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Ole Miss | W 20–17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Vanderbilt | L 13–20 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Florida | L 20–48 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Auburn | L 10–24 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Tennessee | L 18–28 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Murray State | W 48–6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Texas | L 14–31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Louisville | L 14–41 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Kentucky 13 games, 58 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Ball State | W 44–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 28–17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Akron | W 35–3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atVanderbilt | W 45–28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Florida | W 33–14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atGeorgia | L 13–51 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Missouri | L 21–38 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Tennessee | L 27–33 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Mississippi State | W 24–3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Alabama | L 21–49 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atSouth Carolina | L 14–17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | atLouisville | W 38–31 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Clemson | L 35–38 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 Kentucky 9 games, 31 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 37–13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | atFlorida | W 26–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 31–23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atOle Miss | L 19–22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | vs.South Carolina | L 14–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atTennessee | L 6–44 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atMissouri | W 21–17 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs.Georgia | L 6–16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Louisville | W 26–13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 Texas State 12 games, 74 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Baylor | L 20–29 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at Florida International | W 23–17 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Incarnate Word | L 34–42 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Eastern Michigan | L 21–59 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. South Alabama | W 33–31 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Troy | L 28–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | at Georgia State | L 16–28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | at Louisiana | L 0–45 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | vs. UL Monroe | W 27–19 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Georgia Southern | L 30–38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 20 | at Coastal Carolina | L 21–35 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | at Arkansas State | W 24–22 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Texas State 12 games, 61 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. SMU | L 24–31 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. UTSA | L 48–51 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | atUL Monroe | W 38–17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Boston College | L 21–24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | atTroy | L 17–37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | atSouth Alabama | L 20–30 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 24 | at BYU | L 14–52 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 31 | vs.Louisiana | L 34–44 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs. App State | L 17–38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 14 | atGeorgia Southern | L 38–40 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs.Arkansas State | W 47–45 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs.Coastal Carolina | L 14–49 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11¼″ |
| Weight | 199 lb |
| Arm length | 31½″ |
| Hand size | 8¾″ |
| Wingspan | 75¼″ |
| Bench press | 14 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.08 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.35 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 2 games with a stat; latest team: Carolina Panthers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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