#81
Rice · 2026

Braylen Walker

WRSenior5' 10", 181 lbsSulphur, LA
Rice Owls1-7 · TDC #117
Snap share
29%
7 of 8 started · likely 18–35%
Receptions
6
1004th of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
111
710th of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
18.5
Rec. TD
1
412th of 914 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.01
14 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

14 plays · +0.1 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.01
Passing+0.01
1st down-0.58
2nd down+0.77
3rd down+0.72
Standard downs+0.45
Passing downs-0.58
WalkerWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays14%
Run plays0%
1st down3%
2nd down3%
3rd down2%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs4%
WalkerWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets13—
Target share15.1%—
Catch rate38.5%—
Success rate per target23.1%—
Yards per target7.8—
Explosive catches7.7%—
Deep-target rate30.8%—
3rd-down targets2—
Red-zone targets0—

Charting

Where Walker's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
14
6 caught (43%)
Avg. depth of target
12.7
air yards per target
YAC per catch
10.8
65 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
46
of 111 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
29%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted14 targets charted

43% comp12.7 avg. depth10.8 YAC/catch29% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 8 yds, 8.0 per target1100% · 8yLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (21%), 1 caught (33%), 9 yds, 3.0 per target333% · 9yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (14%), 1 caught (50%), 11 yds, 5.5 per target250% · 11yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (14%), 1 caught (50%), 71 yds, 35.5 per target250% · 71yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 2 yds, 2.0 per target1100% · 2yRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 10 yds, 10.0 per target1100% · 10yRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

5 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farRice#117 · 1-7829%6111115.1%
2025Rice#126 · 5-829%649023.7%
2024Rice#104 · 4-81150%2226416.3%
2023Rice#86 · 6-7728%1320029.0%
2022Rice#116 · 5-827%477118.2%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Braylen Walker's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Braylen Walker's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.1 avg. game scoreBest: 7.5 at Florida Atlantic (Week 8)0 of 5 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Houston ChristianW 31–3—no stats recorded
2@Notre DameL 0–525.02126.0010
3Western MichiganL 21–284.611111.0011
4@Fresno StateL 24–384.2188.008
5UTSAL 14–164.3199.009
6@East CarolinaL 12–28—no stats recorded
7TulsaL 17–38—no stats recorded
8@Florida AtlanticL 49–517.517171.0171
2026 · 5 games5.1611118.5171

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions61004th / 2089
Yards111710th / 2074
Yards / catch18.5—
Touchdowns1412th / 914
Long71—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Houston Christian✓ WR80~11 (3–18)114%
Wk 2 · Notre Dame✓ WR46~16 (5–22)235%
Wk 3 · Western Michigan✓ WR63~33 (11–45)352%
Wk 4 · Fresno State✓ WR63~23 (7–31)337%
Wk 5 · UTSA✓ WR60~35 (11–48)358%
Wk 6 · East Carolina✓ WR65~10 (3–16)115%
Wk 7 · Tulsa✓ WR62··—
Wk 8 · Florida Atlantic—59~15 (5–21)125%
Season7 GS498143 (89–174)1429%

Position Room

18 WRs on the Rice roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
19Jordan ClarkWRFR20257027%+0.23
7Barry Jackson Jr.WRJR7102117%+0.22
6Ben GriceWRSO664013%+0.36
81Braylen WalkerWRSR6111114%+0.01
0Payton MatthewsWRSO341014%-0.01
13Max MoseyWRSR34918%+0.37
5Davis LaneWRSR211011%+0.14
23Chris BruceWRJR11904%+1.11
8Colin LeaheyWRFR———0%+0.09
17Jake RendaWRSR—————
18Owen CarterWRSO—————
21Sawyer RiceWRFR—————
22Michael SiffordWRFR—————
24Larry DeBose IVWRSO—————
29Jai Jacobs-FordWRFR—————
83Jackson RanucciWRSO—————
88Keenan Arcega-WhitesideWRFR—————
89Preston JacksonWRFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Rice depth chart →