Senior tight end for California. 2025: 9 catches, 100 receiving yards.
6′4″ · 250 lb · Hickory, NC · Hickory HS
How he plays
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Yards / catch: 59th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
receiving yards · 2025
9 catches · 11.1 per catch
Best game: 3 rec, 25 yds, at Washington
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for California. 2025: 9 catches, 100 receiving yards.
Rico Walker
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 30 rec yds, 1 receptions against Ohio State — Week 11, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to California
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
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
Tosh Lupoi
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | L 27-43vs 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 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 | 14.5 | 0 | 30 |
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jerome Jackson’s 2022 season.
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As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Kelsey Johnson's sophomore season at Baylor (2023).
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Junior (2025) - Purdue Appeared in 10 games with one start. Caught nine passes for 100 yards. Had three receptions for 16 yards at Minnesota. Hauled in a season-long 30-yard pass vs. Ohio State. Recorded three receptions for 25 yards at Washington. Sophomore (2024) - Auburn Appeared in five games...
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