Zion Childress

Cornerback, Carolina Panthers.

Player facts

Team: Carolina Panthers
Position: Cornerback
Born: Jan 21, 2002 (age 24)
Birthplace: Houston, TX, USA
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 203 lbs
College: Kentucky
Experience: 1 season
Status: Practice Squad

Stats

2026 Stats

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Career	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

About

Zion Childress (born January 21, 2002) is an American professional football cornerback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas State Bobcats and Kentucky Wildcats.

From Wikipedia’s article on Zion Childress, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Childress attended New Caney High School located in New Caney, Texas. Coming out of high school, he committed to play college football for the Texas State Bobcats.

Texas State

During his freshman season in 2020, Childress played in all 12 games, making six starts, where he recorded 61 tackles with one going for a loss, four pass deflections, and a fumble recovery. In week one of the 2021 season, he recorded seven tackles and a forced fumble versus Baylor. Childress finished the 2021 season, notching 74 tackles, five pass deflections, an interception, and two forced fumbles. After the conclusion of the 2021 season, he decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.

Kentucky

Childress transferred to play for the Kentucky Wildcats. During the 2022 season, he recorded 34 tackles, a sack, and three pass deflections in 13 games. In the 2023 season, Childress was named a team captain, starting in all 13 games, where he tallied 59 tackles with two being for a loss, a sack, three pass deflections, and a fumble recovery. During the 2024 season, he totaled 55 tackles with six being for a loss, a sack, two pass deflections, and a forced fumble.

From Wikipedia’s article on Zion Childress, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹