Rico Walker is a tight end at California who has not played in California's 9 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Purdue.
California lists 8 tight ends this season.
California is 3-6. Next: at Virginia, Sat Nov 14.
Walker shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Mike Locksley and Barry Odom. One game to point at: 30 receiving yards and 1 reception against Ohio State — Week 11, 2025.
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | L 27-43vs No. 22 Illinois | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-27@ Minnesota | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-19@ Northwestern | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-34vs No. 1 Ohio State | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 30 | Season-high 30 yds |
| Wk 12 | L 13-49@ Washington | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 18 | |
| Total | 9 | 100 | 11.1 | 0 | 30 |
Week 12 · 2025
L 13-49
at Washington
3 rec · 25 yds
With J. McCallister — 43.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 3 inside the 20 · M. Singleton — 150 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 71.7 · 22 rush yds (11 car)
The plays that mattered most
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
123% of team targetsCatch rate
75%9 of 12 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
75% catch rate on 12 targets · 3% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 20.3 | 11.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.0 | 12.5 | 7.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 25.0 | 19.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Pass share
52.0%
404 pass / 373 run
Plays / game
64.8
12 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
441 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 4 schools: Mike Locksley, Hugh Freeze, Barry Odom and Tosh Lupoi.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to California
