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Wake Forest · 2026

Walker Bryson

WRFreshman5' 11", 185 lbsWaynesville, NC★★★ 2026 recruit · #665 nationally

Wake Forest Demon Deacons6-1 · TDC #22

Snap share

likely 1–6%

Receptions

1396th of 1994 in FBS

Rec. yards

1533rd of 1980 in FBS

Yards / catch

7.5

Rec. TD

EPA / play

+1.42

2 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

2 plays · +2.8 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet

All plays+1.42

Passing+1.42

1st down+1.25

3rd down+1.59

Standard downs+1.25

Passing downs+1.59

BrysonWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries

All plays2%

Pass plays4%

Run plays0%

1st down2%

2nd down0%

3rd down4%

Standard downs1%

Passing downs3%

BrysonWR/TE average

Game Log

Walker Bryson'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

4.1 avg. game scoreBest: 4.3 at California (Week 7)0 of 2 games at 8.0+

				Receiving
Wk	Opponent	Result	Game score	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Long
1	Akron	W 38–16	—	no stats recorded
2	@Purdue	W 38–36	—	no stats recorded
3	Miami	L 20–33	—	no stats recorded
4	@Louisville	W 30–27	—	no stats recorded
5	Stanford	W 57–3	3.9	1	6	6.0	0	6
6	@NC State	W 38–14	—	no stats recorded
7	@California	W 41–7	4.3	1	9	9.0	0	9
2026 · 2 games			4.1	2	15	7.5	0	9

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving	2026	FBS rank
Receptions	2	1396th / 1994
Yards	15	1533rd / 1980
Yards / catch	7.5	—
Touchdowns	0	—
Long	9	—

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

Game	Team plays	Est. snaps	Plays involved	Snap share
Wk 5 · Stanford	66	~7 (2–11)	1	11%
Wk 7 · California	62	~10 (3–16)	1	16%
Season	457	17 (5–28)	2	4%

Position Room

16 WRs on the Wake Forest roster, ordered by rec

#	Player	Pos	Class	Rec	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA/play
8	Carlos Hernandez	WR	SR	49	720	4	32%	+0.91
10	Jack Foley	WR	FR	20	373	4	14%	+0.66
5	Kam Shanks	WR	JR	17	241	1	12%	+0.44
14	Antonio Meeks	WR	SR	10	184	1	10%	+0.34
18	Drayden Dickmann	WR	JR	10	70	0	6%	+0.18
88	Bryce Kania	WR	FR	4	53	1	6%	+1.50
38	Walker Bryson	WR	FR	2	15	0	4%	+1.42
28	Hugh O'Brien	WR	FR	1	6	0	3%	+0.52
82	Devin Goldston	WR	FR	1	51	0	3%	+3.05
7	Wondame Davis Jr.	WR	SO	—	—	—	—	—
11	Ny Carr	WR	SO	—	—	—	—	—
20	Elijah Otieno	WR	FR	—	—	—	—	—
23	Zeek Jackson	WR	JR	—	—	—	—	—
25	Eli Potts	WR	JR	—	—	—	—	—
83	Kobe Adeleke-Hokes	WR	FR	—	—	—	—	—
	Chase Tyler	WR		—	—	—	3%	-0.87

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. Wake Forest depth chart →