#7Trent Walker
Trent Walker is a Versatile WR for Oregon State. Trent's 2025 season ranks in the 100th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 85 plays — a elite rate for the WR.
2026 Usage Outlook · projected share of team plays
Regressed toward the WR mean. Model correlation r≈0.47 on a 2019-2025 walk-forward — volume only; efficiency not projected.
2025 Production
Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs WR peers
Balanced profile without a single dominant trait — contributes across multiple dimensions.
- ▸Top-10% efficiency among WRs — elite opponent-adjusted EPA rate.
- ▸5 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
- ▸Production faded as the season progressed — 0.75 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
- ▸Peak game: 1.14 EPA/play in Wk 6 vs App State (SP+ -11).
NIL Market Tier· 2025
On3 valuation ↗Top-3 player at position nationally. Collective + national brand deals.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
Historical Comparables · WR · efficiency + volume + value
Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.
| Player | Team | Yr | Plays | WEPA/play | Line val | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keytaon Thompson | Mississippi State | 2017 | 70 | 0.460 | 1.2 | 32.2 |
| Savion Williams | TCU | 2024 | 56 | 0.450 | 1.1 | 25.2 |
| DeAndre Hughes | Air Force | 2021 | 60 | 0.470 | 1.3 | 28.2 |
| Zach Abey | Navy | 2016 | 70 | 0.370 | 0.8 | 25.9 |
| Dane Kinamon | Air Force | 2021 | 39 | 0.410 | 0.7 | 16.0 |
Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.
Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Rec | Rec Yds | Avg | Rec TD | Long | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsCalifornia | L15-34 | -3.2 | 9 | 136 | 15.1 | 0 | 31 | 1.04 |
| 2 | vsFresno State | L27-36 | 1.8 | 7 | 99 | 14.1 | 0 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 3 | @Texas Tech | L14-45 | 27.6 | 7 | 67 | 9.6 | 0 | 15 | 0.22 |
| 5 | vsHouston | L24-27 | 7.4 | 7 | 103 | 14.7 | 0 | 22 | 0.52 |
| 6 | @App State | L23-27 | -11.4 | 13 | 179 | 13.8 | 0 | 37 | 1.14 |
| 7 | vsWake Forest | L14-39 | 5.7 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 | -0.71 |
| 8 | vsLafayette | W45-13 | — | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 | -0.05 |
| 10 | vsWashington State | W10-7 | 3.8 | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 14 | -0.02 |
| 11 | vsSam Houston | L17-21 | -27.8 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 | -0.51 |
| 12 | @Tulsa | L14-31 | -10.0 | 5 | 117 | 23.4 | 1 | 43 | 0.68 |
| 14 | @Washington State | L8-32 | 3.8 | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 1 | 18 | 0.20 |
Usage & Situational · Pro
- Standard downs
- 0.50
- Passing downs
- 0.41
- Pass / Rush EPA
- 0.47 / —
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).