P.J. Walker
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Quarterback, Temple, 2013–⁠16

P.J. Walker

Number
No. 8
Height
5′11″
Hometown
Elizabeth, NJ
Born
Feb 26, 1995, in Elizabeth, New Jersey

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P.J. Walker played quarterback at Temple (2013–⁠16).

Career highs

445passing yards, career highat Memphis, 20164touchdown passes, career highfour times; last at SMU, 201592rushing yards, career highat SMU, 2013

Team titles: American champions, 2016

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2013Temple15225060.82,0848.3208
2014Temple20338153.32,3176.11315
2015Temple24643356.82,9736.9198
2016Temple23039558.23,2958.32213
Career8311,45957.010,6697.37444

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013Temple903323.7340
2014Temple1063243.1333
2015Temple812072.6238
2016Temple65−100−1.5119
Career3427632.2940

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Temple8QB
2014Temple11QB
2015Temple11QB
2016Temple8QB5′11″

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. passAdj. rush
2013Temple650.31––20.212%–0.20
2014Temple4910.036th (n=147)0.2415.262%0.090.20
2015Temple5150.2035th (n=151)0.24103.153%0.29-0.05
2016Temple4600.2346th (n=152)0.25108.147%0.34-0.09

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

2016 Temple 14 games, 3,295 passing yards, 22 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.ArmyL 13–⁠28122616803−19
Sep 10vs.Stony BrookW 38–⁠0112312431−11
Sep 17atPenn StateL 27–⁠34253428601−13
Sep 24vs.CharlotteW 48–⁠2015262682018
Oct 1vs.SMUW 45–⁠2071812412−26
Oct 6atMemphisL 27–⁠3436594452230
Oct 15atUCFW 26–⁠25122416721−17
Oct 21vs.South FloridaW 46–⁠30142120910−11
Oct 29vs.CincinnatiW 34–⁠1312191992011
Nov 4atUConnW 21–⁠0121821532−6
Nov 19atTulaneW 31–⁠01833337208
Nov 26vs.East CarolinaW 37–⁠10122015800–
Dec 3atNavyW 34–⁠10162519920−10
Dec 27 ✦vs.Wake ForestL 26–⁠34284939621−54
2015 Temple 14 games, 2,973 passing yards, 19 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.Penn StateW 27–⁠1015201430011
Sep 12atCincinnatiW 34–⁠2613208120−5
Sep 19atMassachusettsW 25–⁠23284839112−8
Oct 2atCharlotteW 37–⁠311231162018
Oct 10vs.TulaneW 49–⁠10111518320−24
Oct 17vs.UCFW 30–⁠161628150112
Oct 22atEast CarolinaW 24–⁠141935250100
Oct 31vs.Notre DameL 20–⁠2413301881138
Nov 6atSMUW 60–⁠4018252684049
Nov 14atSouth FloridaL 23–⁠4420482591128
Nov 21vs.MemphisW 31–⁠1214262612149
Nov 28vs.UConnW 27–⁠3192916010−7
Dec 5atHoustonL 13–⁠2426442871126
Dec 22 ✦vs.ToledoL 17–⁠3223422360130
2014 Temple 12 games, 2,317 passing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 28atVanderbiltW 37–⁠723342072021
Sep 6vs.NavyL 24–⁠3129492402171
Sep 20vs.Delaware StateW 59–⁠0101412722–
Sep 27atUConnW 36–⁠102029231107
Oct 11vs.TulsaW 35–⁠24153129421−7
Oct 17atHoustonL 10–⁠3112292591349
Oct 25atUCFL 14–⁠341528111126
Nov 1vs.East CarolinaW 20–⁠1071970008
Nov 7vs.MemphisL 13–⁠1616371400128
Nov 15atPenn StateL 13–⁠3017381871432
Nov 29vs.CincinnatiL 6–⁠1419351960033
Dec 6atTulaneW 10–⁠320382551176
2013 Temple 9 games, 2,084 passing yards, 20 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 14vs.FordhamL 29–⁠30131300−9
Oct 5vs.LouisvilleL 7–⁠3010191821133
Oct 11atCincinnatiL 20–⁠3812222002147
Oct 19vs.ArmyW 33–⁠1410162032128
Oct 26atSMUL 49–⁠5926372934092
Nov 2atRutgersL 20–⁠232131203229
Nov 16vs.UCFL 36–⁠3926443824141
Nov 23vs.UConnL 21–⁠2826462801132
Nov 30atMemphisW 41–⁠2120323284159

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2017
Height5′11¼″
Weight214 lb
Arm length31⅜″
Hand size9⅛″
Wingspan75½″W
40-yard dash4.74 s
10-yard split1.56 sW
Vertical jump29½″
Broad jump9′3″
3-cone drill6.90 s
20-yard shuttle4.40 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2020XFLHouston Roughnecks
2024–⁠25CFLCalgary Stampeders

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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