Rico Walker

TE · #8 · California · SR · 6'4" · 250 · Hickory, NC

Transferred from PUR · TE depth chart, 3rd

100 2025 receiving yards
9 of 14 2025 catches
0 2025 TDs
2 Explosive plays
18 Career games (1 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2025 Purdue1019-14 100 11.1 0
2023 Maryland804-7 27 6.8 0

2025 Percentile vs TEs

Receiving yards per game 10.0 55
Yards per catch 11.1 67
Catch rate 64.3% 45
Receiving TDs 0 0

Around Rico

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production
QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele QB · 3,460 pass yds · 13g
RB Adam Mohammed RB · 523 rush yds · 13g · at WASH
WR-X Ian Strong WR · 762 rec yds · 10g · at RUTG
WR-Z Chase Hendricks WR · 1,037 rec yds · 13g · at OHIO
WR-SL Cooper Perry WR · 25 rec yds · 12g · at ORE
TE Dorian Thomas TE · 560 rec yds · 13g · at UNM

The situation

California 2025 offense ›
Explosive play rate 9.2% 13
Red zone TD rate 70.7% 52
Line yards per carry 1.6 7
Sack rate allowed 6.3% 40

2025 Game log

with Purdue
WkOpponentCar Tgt Rec Yds TD RZ opps
W4 @ ND 1 1
W6 ILL 1 1 9
W7 @ MINN 5 3 16 1
W8 @ NW 2 1 20
W9 RUTG 1
W11 OSU 1 1 30
W12 @ WASH 3 3 25

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2023 board
#232 Jaren Hamilton WR · Buchholz ALA
#233 Sylvester Smith S · Munford AUB
#234 Rico Walker ATH · Hickory MD
#235 Trey Holly RB · Union Parish LSU
#236 Brett Norfleet TE · Francis Howell MIZZ
ATHs in the class
#8 Micah Tease Booker T. Washington TXAM
#9 Brandyn Hillman Churchland MICH
#10 Rico Walker Hickory MD
#11 Vincent Holmes San Jacinto WASH
#12 Bray Hubbard Ocean Springs ALA
2025 · 55th pctile of TEs
Recruit · 91th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.