Player Dossier

2020-2024

Texas State

Zion Childress

DB • 6'0" • 195 lbs • New Caney, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Zion Childress shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

7.3

Efficiency

26.6

Consistency

22.2

Season Value

17

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Texas State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Texas State • Kentucky
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Zion Childress, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Texas State. Zion Childress shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Texas State paired 7.5 primary output with 32 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 26.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Texas State, Kentucky.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Regular Season · Kentucky

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

26.6

Usage

7.3

Consistency

22.2

Best Game by takeover score

Louisville

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Southern Miss: 1. South Carolina: 4. Georgia: 2. Ohio: 0. Ole Miss: 0. Vanderbilt: 0.5. Florida: 0. Auburn: 0.5. Tennessee: 0. Unknown: 0. Texas: 1. Louisville: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Southern Miss: 4 by 26.7. South Carolina: 5 by 60.8. Georgia: 6 by 45. Ohio: 2 by 8.3. Ole Miss: 3 by 12.5. Vanderbilt: 7 by 34.2. Florida: 7 by 29.2. Auburn: 4 by 21.7. Tennessee: 8 by 33.3. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Texas: 4 by 26.7. Louisville: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=3 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses1 · n=8 · +0.7 vs Wins
First Half1.3 · n=6 · +1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=6 · -1 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

South Carolina

Best efficiency game

60.8 vs South Carolina

Result
Sat 11/30vs LouisvilleL 14-4133000
Sat 11/23@ TexasL 14-3143001
Sat 11/16vs Unknown20000
Sat 11/2@ TennesseeL 18-2883000
Sat 10/26vs AuburnL 10-24420.5000
Sat 10/19@ FloridaL 20-4872000
Sat 10/12vs VanderbiltL 13-20740.5000
Sat 9/28@ Ole MissW 20-1732000
Sat 9/21vs OhioW 41-622000
Sat 9/14vs GeorgiaL 12-1365101
Sat 9/7vs South CarolinaSplash gameL 6-3154310
Sat 8/31vs Southern MissW 31-044100

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Texas State

    2020-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Kentucky

    2022-2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

202020212022202320232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonTexas State4.524.93.4
2021 Regular SeasonTexas State7.5325.93
2022 Regular SeasonKentucky519.99.7-2.5
2023 PostseasonKentucky623.24.51
2023 Regular SeasonKentucky623.24.50
2024 Regular SeasonKentucky926.67.33

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

South Carolina

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 59.6 takeover score.

#2

Louisville

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.8 takeover score.

#3

Mississippi State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.5 takeover score.

#4

South Alabama

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 47 takeover score.

#5

Georgia Southern

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Texas State

7.5 primary output · 32 efficiency · 5.9 usage

25.3

#2

2024 Regular Season · Kentucky

17

9 primary · 26.6 efficiency · 7.3 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · Kentucky

12.1

6 primary · 23.2 efficiency · 4.5 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8463

New Caney · New Caney, TX

Committed To
Texas State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

279

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 58 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Zion Childress quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
279