ETSU LB Maddox Balius: compact, active sophomore with upside after a productive Sewanee stop
Maddox Balius is a 2026 sophomore linebacker for ETSU at 5-foot-11, 217 pounds, and he arrives after transferring from Sewanee, where in the 2025 season he played in seven games and logged five tackles with two tackles for loss. That profile hints at a scrappy, disruptive inside presence rather than a pure size-and-speed freak: he’s built to take on traffic, play with leverage, and bring some edge. If you value effort, physicality, and developmental upside over flashy stat volume, Balius looks like the kind of blue-collar defender coaches tend to love.
