Receiver, North Carolina (from Kent State), 2021–⁠23

Devontez Walker

Number
No. 9
Height
6′3″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2023)
Junior
Hometown
Charlotte, NC
Born
Jun 19, 2001

Devontez Walker played receiver at Kent State (2021–⁠22) and North Carolina (2023). The Baltimore Ravens took Walker in round 4, No. 113 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
921
Receiving yards, 2022 (Kent State, 5–⁠7)
National rank
No. 8
In FBS in receiving touchdowns, 2022
Drafted
No. 113
Round 4, 2024 NFL Draft (Baltimore Ravens)

Career highs

11catches, career hightwice; last vs. Virginia, 2023162receiving yards, career highvs. Duke, 20233receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Miami, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Kent State512424.8173
2022Kent State5892115.91156
2023North Carolina4169917.0756
Career1041,74416.81973

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Kent State9WRFr.
2022Kent State9WRSo.
2023North Carolina9WRJr.6′3″200

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
2021Kent State61.47––8.8–
2022Kent State820.6541st (n=683)0.7153.411%
2023North Carolina690.5927th (n=681)0.8041.112%

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

2023 North Carolina 8 games, 41 catches, 699 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 7vs.SyracuseW 40–⁠764309–
Oct 14vs.MiamiW 41–⁠31613235619
Oct 21vs.VirginiaL 27–⁠31111461294
Oct 28atGeorgia TechL 42–⁠46376036–
Nov 4vs.CampbellW 59–⁠7241231–
Nov 11vs.DukeW 47–⁠457162048–
Nov 18atClemsonL 20–⁠31470043–
Nov 25atNC StateL 20–⁠39229121–
2022 Kent State 12 games, 58 catches, 921 yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3atWashingtonL 20–⁠45456147–
Sep 10atOklahomaL 3–⁠33112012–
Sep 17vs.Long Island UniversityW 63–⁠10372150–
Sep 24atGeorgiaL 22–⁠397106156–
Oct 1vs.OhioW 31–⁠24610703618
Oct 8atMiami (OH)L 24–⁠2711159243−3
Oct 15atToledoL 31–⁠52432012–
Oct 22vs.AkronW 33–⁠2757223514
Nov 1vs.Ball StateL 20–⁠27114114–
Nov 9atBowling GreenW 40–⁠6586226–
Nov 16vs.Eastern MichiganL 24–⁠316121039–
Nov 26atBuffaloW 30–⁠27584142–
2021 Kent State 4 games, 5 catches, 124 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4atTexas A&ML 10–⁠411303–
Sep 11vs.VMIW 60–⁠10240030–
Nov 20atAkronW 38–⁠01808–
Dec 21 ✦vs.WyomingL 38–⁠52173173–

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2024 Senior Bowl (National team, won 16–⁠7).

DrillCombine 2024Combine or pro day 2024
Height6′1½″
Weight193 lb
Arm length33¼″
Hand size9⅛″
Wingspan79⅛″W
40-yard dash4.36 s
10-yard split1.54 s
Vertical jump40½″
Broad jump11′2″
20-yard shuttle4.30 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 15 games with a stat; latest team: Baltimore Ravens.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2024Baltimore Ravens31211
2025Baltimore Ravens861363
2026 (so far)Baltimore Ravens44751
NFL career15112325

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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