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, 2019

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Western Kentucky2411,2085.0868
2020Western Kentucky1436454.5354
2021Western Illinois451.303
Career3881,8584.81168

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Western Kentucky241405.8020
2020Western Kentucky9879.7017
2021Western Illinois3196.3010
Career362466.8020

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2018Western Kentucky8310100
2019Western Kentucky1000000
Career9310100

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Western Kentucky5RBRS
2018Western Kentucky5RBFr.
2019Western Kentucky5RBSo.
2020Western Kentucky5RBJr.
2021Western Illinois5RBSr.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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2019Western Kentucky2740.0424th (n=287)0.1312.330%0.01
2020Western Kentucky1540.0116th (n=212)0.141.721%0.01
2021Western 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
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atBall StateL 21–⁠314503319
2020 Western Kentucky 12 games, 645 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 12atLouisvilleL 21–⁠3591919––
Sep 19vs.LibertyL 24–⁠301134013––
Oct 3atMiddle TennesseeW 20–⁠17515014––
Oct 10vs.MarshallL 14–⁠383502––
Oct 17atUABL 14–⁠379380713
Oct 24vs.ChattanoogaW 13–⁠101788038111
Oct 31atBYUL 10–⁠411775014210
Nov 7atFlorida AtlanticL 6–⁠101778013216
Nov 14vs.Southern MissW 10–⁠7113709––
Nov 21vs.Florida InternationalW 38–⁠2117127154––
Dec 6atCharlotteW 37–⁠191998034117
Dec 26 ✦vs.Georgia StateL 21–⁠39831112230
2019 Western Kentucky 13 games, 1,208 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.Central ArkansasL 28–⁠3519152268115
Sep 7atFlorida InternationalW 20–⁠142710011429
Sep 14vs.LouisvilleL 21–⁠38144107221
Sep 28vs.UABW 20–⁠1312190526
Oct 5atOld DominionW 20–⁠32511412533
Oct 12vs.ArmyW 17–⁠825132016215
Oct 19vs.CharlotteW 30–⁠14217001725
Oct 26atMarshallL 23–⁠261210223315
Nov 2vs.Florida AtlanticL 24–⁠35145301219
Nov 9atArkansasW 45–⁠19231291391−1
Nov 23atSouthern MissW 28–⁠102084030––
Nov 30vs.Middle TennesseeW 31–⁠2614119147313
Dec 30 ✦vs.Western MichiganW 23–⁠201593039440
2018 Western Kentucky 6 games, 8 tackles, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 8vs.MaineL 28–⁠31––––––
Sep 22atBall StateW 28–⁠20––––––
Oct 13atCharlotteL 14–⁠40––––––
Oct 20vs.Old DominionL 34–⁠37––––––
Nov 17vs.UTEPW 40–⁠16––––––
Nov 24atLouisiana TechW 30–⁠15––––––

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

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