EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 12 | — |
| Target share | 15.2% | — |
| Catch rate | 33.3% | — |
| Success rate per target | 16.7% | — |
| Yards per target | 2.5 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 25.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 2 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Where Walker's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
5 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | Rice#119 · 1-6 | 7 | 29% | 5 | 40 | 0 | 15.2% |
| 2025 | Rice#126 · 5-8 | 2 | 9% | 6 | 49 | 0 | 23.7% |
| 2024 | Rice#104 · 4-8 | 11 | 50% | 22 | 264 | 1 | 6.3% |
| 2023 | Rice#86 · 6-7 | 7 | 28% | 13 | 200 | 2 | 9.0% |
| 2022 | Rice#116 · 5-8 | 2 | 7% | 4 | 77 | 1 | 18.2% |
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.
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
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | W 31–3 | — | no stats recorded | |||||
| 2 | @ | L 0–52 | 5.0 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | L 21–28 | 4.6 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| 4 | @ | L 24–38 | 4.2 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | L 14–16 | 4.3 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 6 | @ | L 12–28 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 7 | L 17–38 | — | no stats recorded | |||||
| 2026 · 4 games | 4.5 | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 5 | 985th / 1995 |
| Yards | 40 | 1139th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 8 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 11 | — |
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
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Houston Christian | ✓ WR | 80 | ~11 (3–18) | 1 | 14% |
| Wk 2 · Notre Dame | ✓ WR | 46 | ~16 (5–22) | 2 | 35% |
| Wk 3 · Western Michigan | ✓ WR | 63 | ~33 (11–45) | 3 | 52% |
| Wk 4 · Fresno State | ✓ WR | 63 | ~23 (7–31) | 3 | 37% |
| Wk 5 · UTSA | ✓ WR | 60 | ~35 (11–48) | 3 | 58% |
| Wk 6 · East Carolina | ✓ WR | 65 | ~10 (3–16) | 1 | 15% |
| Wk 7 · Tulsa | ✓ WR | 62 | · | · | — |
| Season | 7 GS | 439 | 128 (79–155) | 13 | 29% |
18 WRs on the Rice roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Jordan Clark | WR | FR | 18 | 223 | 0 | 27% | +0.15 |
| 7 | Barry Jackson Jr. | WR | JR | 7 | 102 | 1 | 17% | +0.22 |
| 6 | Ben Grice | WR | SO | 6 | 64 | 0 | 13% | +0.36 |
| 81 | Braylen Walker | WR | SR | 5 | 40 | 0 | 14% | -0.47 |
| 0 | Payton Matthews | WR | SO | 3 | 41 | 0 | 14% | -0.01 |
| 5 | Davis Lane | WR | SR | 2 | 11 | 0 | 15% | +0.44 |
| 13 | Max Mosey | WR | SR | 2 | 45 | 1 | 7% | +0.31 |
| 23 | Chris Bruce | WR | JR | 1 | 19 | 0 | 4% | +1.11 |
| 8 | Colin Leahey | WR | FR | — | — | — | 0% | +0.09 |
| 17 | Jake Renda | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Owen Carter | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Sawyer Rice | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Michael Sifford | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Larry DeBose IV | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Jai Jacobs-Ford | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 83 | Jackson Ranucci | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 88 | Keenan Arcega-Whiteside | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | Preston Jackson | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
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 →