Receiver, Rice, 2022–⁠26

Braylen Walker

Number
No. 81
Height
5′10″
Weight
181 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Sulphur, LA

Braylen Walker plays receiver for Rice. Last time out, against UTSA: 1 catch, 9 yards.

2026 so far

5 catches, 40 yards

Last game: 1 catch, 9 yards vs. UTSA, L 14–⁠16

Next game: at Florida Atlantic, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 12@ND
  2. 11WMU
  3. 8@FRES
  4. 9UTSA

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Rice47719.3148
2023Rice1320015.4236
2024Rice2226412.0150
2025Rice6498.2014
2026Rice5408.0011
Career5063012.6450

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Rice81WRYr 1
2023Rice81WRYr 2
2024Rice81WRYr 3
2025Rice81WRYr 4
2026Rice81WRSr. (Yr 5)5′10″181

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Rice52.05––10.2–
2023Rice210.99––20.75%
2024Rice260.71––18.44%
2025Rice80.58––4.7–
2026Rice13-0.21––-2.8–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Rice 4 games, 5 catches, 40 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 12atNotre DameL 0–⁠52212010–
Sep 19vs.Western MichiganL 21–⁠28111011–
Sep 26atFresno StateL 24–⁠381808–
Oct 3vs.UTSAL 14–⁠161909–
2025 Rice 2 games, 6 catches, 49 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 27atNavyL 13–⁠21433011–
Oct 4vs.Florida AtlanticL 21–⁠27216014–
2024 Rice 11 games, 22 catches, 264 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.Sam HoustonL 14–⁠34225026–
Sep 7vs.Texas SouthernW 69–⁠7447123–
Sep 14atHoustonL 7–⁠331303–
Sep 21atArmyL 14–⁠37220013–
Sep 28vs.CharlotteL 20–⁠212809–
Oct 12vs.UTSAW 29–⁠27223017–
Oct 19atTulaneL 10–⁠24117017–
Nov 2vs.NavyW 24–⁠10326015–
Nov 8atMemphisL 20–⁠27229021–
Nov 23atUABL 14–⁠40254050–
Nov 30vs.South FloridaW 35–⁠28112012–
2023 Rice 7 games, 13 catches, 200 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2atTexasL 10–⁠372470362
Sep 9vs.HoustonW 43–⁠41469118–
Sep 16vs.Texas SouthernW 59–⁠71351358
Sep 23atSouth FloridaL 29–⁠42127027–
Sep 30vs.East CarolinaW 24–⁠1731205–
Oct 7vs.UConnL 31–⁠3821007–
Nov 4vs.SMUL 31–⁠36––––20
2022 Rice 2 games, 4 catches, 77 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Nov 26atNorth TexasL 17–⁠21477148–
Dec 17 ✦vs.Southern MissL 24–⁠38––––20

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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