#81
Rice · 2026

Braylen Walker

WRSenior5' 10", 181 lbsSulphur, LA
Rice Owls1-6 · TDC #119
Snap share
29%
7 of 7 started · likely 18–35%
Receptions
5
985th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
40
1139th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
8.0
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
-0.47
13 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

13 plays · -6.1 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.47
Passing-0.47
1st down-0.58
2nd down-0.59
3rd down+0.72
Standard downs-0.37
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 down3%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs5%
WalkerWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets12—
Target share15.2%—
Catch rate33.3%—
Success rate per target16.7%—
Yards per target2.5—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate25.0%—
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
13
5 caught (38%)
Avg. depth of target
11.5
air yards per target
YAC per catch
4.6
23 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
17
of 40 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
23%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted13 targets charted

38% comp11.5 avg. depth4.6 YAC/catch23% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 8 yds, 8.0 per target1100% · 8yLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (23%), 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 (8%), 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 (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (15%), 1 caught (50%), 11 yds, 5.5 per target250% · 11yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 2 yds, 2.0 per target1100% · 2yRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 10 yds, 10.0 per target1100% · 10yRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 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#119 · 1-6729%540015.2%
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

4.5 avg. game scoreBest: 5.0 at Notre Dame (Week 2)0 of 4 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
2026 · 4 games4.55408.0011

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions5985th / 1995
Yards401139th / 1981
Yards / catch8—
Touchdowns0—
Long11—

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··—
Season7 GS439128 (79–155)1329%

Position Room

18 WRs on the Rice roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
19Jordan ClarkWRFR18223027%+0.15
7Barry Jackson Jr.WRJR7102117%+0.22
6Ben GriceWRSO664013%+0.36
81Braylen WalkerWRSR540014%-0.47
0Payton MatthewsWRSO341014%-0.01
5Davis LaneWRSR211015%+0.44
13Max MoseyWRSR24517%+0.31
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 →