Running back, Western Illinois (from Western Kentucky), 2017–21
Gaej Walker
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Tampa, FL
Gaej Walker played running back at Western Kentucky (2017–20) and Western Illinois (2021).
Career highs
152rushing yards, career highvs. Central Arkansas, 20192rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Marshall, 2019Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Western Kentucky | 241 | 1,208 | 5.0 | 8 | 68 |
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | 143 | 645 | 4.5 | 3 | 54 |
| 2021 | Western Illinois | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Career | 388 | 1,858 | 4.8 | 11 | 68 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Western Kentucky | 24 | 140 | 5.8 | 0 | 20 |
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 87 | 9.7 | 0 | 17 |
| 2021 | Western Illinois | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 10 |
| Career | 36 | 246 | 6.8 | 0 | 20 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Western Kentucky | 5 | RB | RS | ||
| 2018 | Western Kentucky | 5 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2019 | Western Kentucky | 5 | RB | So. | ||
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | 5 | RB | Jr. | ||
| 2021 | Western Illinois | 5 | RB | Sr. | 6′0″ | 195 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Western Kentucky | 274 | 0.04 | 24th (n=287) | 0.13 | 12.3 | 30% | 0.01 |
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | 154 | 0.01 | 16th (n=212) | 0.14 | 1.7 | 21% | 0.01 |
| 2021 | Western Illinois (FCS) | 7 | -0.17 | – | – | -1.2 | – | – |
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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2021 Western Illinois 1 game, 5 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | L 21–31 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
2020 Western Kentucky 12 games, 645 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at | L 21–35 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 9 | – | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. | L 24–30 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Oct 3 | at | W 20–17 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Oct 10 | vs. | L 14–38 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Oct 17 | at | L 14–37 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 13–10 | 17 | 88 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 11 |
| Oct 31 | at | L 10–41 | 17 | 75 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 10 |
| Nov 7 | at | L 6–10 | 17 | 78 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 16 |
| Nov 14 | vs. | W 10–7 | 11 | 37 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Nov 21 | vs. | W 38–21 | 17 | 127 | 1 | 54 | – | – |
| Dec 6 | at | W 37–19 | 19 | 98 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 17 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | L 21–39 | 8 | 31 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 30 |
2019 Western Kentucky 13 games, 1,208 rushing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | L 28–35 | 19 | 152 | 2 | 68 | 1 | 15 |
| Sep 7 | at | W 20–14 | 27 | 100 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 9 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | L 21–38 | 14 | 41 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 20–13 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| Oct 5 | at | W 20–3 | 25 | 114 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 3 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 17–8 | 25 | 132 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 15 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 30–14 | 21 | 70 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 5 |
| Oct 26 | at | L 23–26 | 12 | 102 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 5 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | L 24–35 | 14 | 53 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 9 |
| Nov 9 | at | W 45–19 | 23 | 129 | 1 | 39 | 1 | −1 |
| Nov 23 | at | W 28–10 | 20 | 84 | 0 | 30 | – | – |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 31–26 | 14 | 119 | 1 | 47 | 3 | 13 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | W 23–20 | 15 | 93 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 40 |
2018 Western Kentucky 6 games, 8 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs. | L 28–31 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 22 | at | W 28–20 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 13 | at | L 14–40 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 20 | vs. | L 34–37 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 40–16 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 24 | at | W 30–15 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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