Trent Walker

#4 · WR · Houston6′2″ · 195 lb · Portland, OR · Beaverton

Receiving yards382154th of 467 receivers Last gameL 13–21at Utah · Oct 24

Nextvs CincinnatiSat Nov 7 · 3:30 pm ET

This week

RecordHouston is 6-2, No. 17 in the AP poll (week 10).
From the game thread
“If the beavs still had trent walker they would be like the 98 vikings”
Northern Iowa fan, r/CFB game thread · at Utah, Oct 24
Next gamevs Cincinnati · Sat Nov 7

Worth knowing

Trent Walker spent four seasons at Oregon State before this one.

His most important play this season

Q3, 9:05 · Houston up 4Conner Weigman finds Trent Walker for a 2-yard touchdownOklahoma State at Houston, week 7Q3, 9:05 · Houston 21, Oklahoma State 10Conner Weigman's third touchdown pass of the gameConner Weigman's third touchdown pass of the gameC.Weigman pass complete short left to T.Walker caught at OSU00, for 2 yards to the OSU00 touchdown, kick goodWatch from this play

All 2 of his plays on video

Every catch and target this season

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a catch, dashed to the catch point then solid afterthrown to him, incomplete

Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 10, middle 6, right 12.

Trent Walker

WR · Houston · #4

On Trialas of Nov 4

Trent Walker arrives at Houston with a new fit to prove and an old chapter closed.

382receiving yards28catches2receiving TD

REC YDS · 900-YD CLUB

901

901 receiving yards — clears the 900-WR volume bar.

Houston fans can't agree whether the tape backs the reputation.

medium confidence9 sources

Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.

Read the story so far

Trent Walker lines up at WR for Houston.

On the field, the headline is 382 rec yds, with 28 rec.

Houston fans can't agree whether the tape backs the reputation.

The number to watch: 901 — rec yds · 900-yd club.

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04

Style of play

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Tevin JonesMemphis · 2014 · 91% season match
Jackson HarperColorado State · 2026 · 90% season match
Ty FryfogleIndiana · 2019 · 89% season match
Emmett Mosley VTexas · 2026 · 88% season match
Latreal JonesSouthern Miss · 2023 · 88% season match

Career stats

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Season	Team
2026	Houston	28	382	13.6	2	43
2025	Oregon State	68	823	12.1	2	43
2024	Oregon State	81	901	11.1	2	43
2023	Oregon State	5	66	13.2	0	24
Career		182	2,172	11.9	6	43

Season	Team
2026	Houston	--	--	--	72
2025	Oregon State	--	--	6	80
2024	Oregon State	4	8	--	27
2023	Oregon State	--	--	--	--
Career		4	8	6	179

Last game (Wk 8): 20 receiving yards, 2 catches.

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 33-20vs Oregon State	2	24	12.0	0	16
Wk 2	W 77-6vs Southern	2	35	17.5	0	23
Wk 3	L 26-28@ No. 13 Texas Tech	2	5	2.5	0	3
Wk 4	W 42-28@ Georgia Southern	6	83	13.8	1	23
Wk 5	W 27-17vs UCF	2	51	25.5	0	43
Wk 6	W 35-16@ Kansas State	5	60	12.0	0	19
Wk 7	W 35-32vs No. 18 Oklahoma State	7	104	14.9	1	29	Season-high 104 yds
Wk 8	L 13-21@ No. 10 Utah	2	20	10.0	0	10
Total		28	382	13.6	2	43

The latest game

Oct. 24 · L 13-21 at Utah, play by play

2 catches for 20 yards. Houston threw to him on 7 of its 34 passes. He was 2 of 5 on third and fourth down.

2 of 7 targets caught
2 moved the chains
2 of 5 on 3rd and 4th down
1 broken up (J. Chenault Jr.)

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
4th & 1broken up1
Second quarterbegan tied 0-0
3rd & 210 1st down2
3rd & 6incomplete3
Third quarterbegan up 3-0
2nd & 20incomplete
Fourth quarterbegan up 13-7
3rd & 10incomplete4
3rd & 910 1st down
1st & 10incomplete
FinalL 13-21

a catch, by its yardsa touchdownthrown to him, incomplete

1
Incomplete on 4th and 1. First quarter, tied 0-0. Turnover on downs. Broken up by Utah’s J. Chenault Jr..
2
10-yard catch on 3rd and 2. Second quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
3
Incomplete on 3rd and 6. Second quarter, tied 0-0.
4
Incomplete on 3rd and 10. Fourth quarter, down 14-13.

The season, game by game

Signature game

Week 7 · 2026

W 35-32

vs Oklahoma State

7 rec · 104 yds · 1 TD

Edged out Oklahoma State at home in a shootout.

With C. Weigman — 343 yds · 5 TD · 1 INT · QBR 94.9 · 52 rush yds (11 car) · A. Thomas — 7 rec · 126 yds · 2 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 5 · UCF · 3rd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +3.95Weigman to Walker: a 43-yard pass.
Week 4 · Georgia Southern · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +3.39Weigman to Walker: a 23-yard touchdown pass.
Week 7 · Oklahoma State · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.98Weigman to Walker: a 29-yard pass.
Week 7 · Oklahoma State · 3rd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.70Weigman to Walker: an 18-yard pass.
Week 7 · Oklahoma State · 3rd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +2.54Weigman to Walker: a 2-yard touchdown pass.
Week 5 · UCF · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.11Weigman to Walker: an 8-yard pass.

4 more plays

Week 2 · Southern · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.09Henderson to Walker: a 23-yard pass.
Week 4 · Georgia Southern · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.09Weigman to Walker: a 10-yard pass.
Week 8 · Utah · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +1.96Weigman to Walker: a 10-yard pass.
Week 6 · Kansas State · 3rd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +1.94Weigman to Walker: a 13-yard pass.

Where he ranks

Rec yards382tied for 154thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Receptions28tied for 151stAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Yards / catch13.6tied for 201stAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Rec TDs2tied for 171stAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Long catch43tied for 244thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

160th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position

Catches28tied for 5th among current FBS players over the whole career (182).

Receiving yards38213th among current FBS players over the whole career (2,172).

Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.

Opponents faced, by strength

Ratings of the games shown run from -5 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

28 rec · 382 yds · 2 TD

28 of 28 receptions matched to play-by-play

45 of 45 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

4519% of team targets

Catch rate

62%28 of 45 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

4% of targets (2)

100%catch rate

Air -3.0 · YAC 5.5 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

56% of targets (25)

60%catch rate

Air 5.2 · YAC 5.4 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

29% of targets (13)

69%catch rate

Air 14.3 · YAC 4.2 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

11% of targets (5)

40%catch rate

Air 22.4 · YAC 3.5 avg

62% catch rate on 45 targets · 19% of the team's targets · 40% catch rate on 5 deep targets (20+ air yds).

Teams and coaches

2023Oregon State8-5HC: Jonathan Smith · Run-leaning

2024Oregon State5-7HC: Trent Bray · Run-leaning

2025Oregon State2-10HC: Trent Bray and Robb Akey · Balanced

2026Houston6-2HC: Willie Fritz · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 55 (#151 of 465). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

55Rotational starter #151 of 465?

11 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: fumbles lost (81st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#136 / 569 · 76th pct

0.61

Yards / catch#215 / 569 · 62nd pct

13.6

TD rate#288 / 569 · 49th pct

4.4%

Catch rate#353 / 569 · 38th pct

62.2%

Explosive rate#366 / 569 · 36th pct

8.9%

Box-score rates (6)

Fumbles lost#1 / 126 · 81st pct

Rec yards#154 / 468 · 67th pct

382

Receptions#151 / 468 · 66th pct

Yards / catch#201 / 468 · 56th pct

13.6

Rec TDs#171 / 468 · 54th pct

Long catch#244 / 468 · 47th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

55th → 76th percentile

Explosive rate

75th → 36th percentile

Catch rate

34th → 38th percentile

TD rate

18th → 49th percentile

Yards / catch

65th → 62nd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2026 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	3.2	53.5	17.5	0.2
Road4g	3.8	42.0	9.6	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.7	51.7	14.0	0.3
Weeks 8+1g	2.0	20.0	10.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Willie Fritz

Pass share

43.3%

241 pass / 315 run

Plays / game

69.5

8 games

Team sack rate

3.4%

265 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

28 catches in 8 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

55 · #151 of 465 WRs

Trent Walker

This week

Worth knowing

His most important play this season

Every catch and target this season

Style of play

Similar players

What fans said

In the game threads

Named in

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

The latest game

The season, game by game

Signature game

Signature plays

Where he ranks

Receiving profile

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

28 catches in 8 games

Five seasons, two schools

Moves

2026 8 games