Charles Walker

WR · Kentucky 2017 · #88

Last confirmed: Kentucky, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.

5′11″ · 203 lb · Louisville, KY

Charles Walker: WR · Kentucky · #88.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Antwan DavisBall State · 2017 · 93% season match
Isaiah ThackerBall State · 2026 · 92% season match
Bobby Hartzog Jr.Kansas · 2016 · 89% season match
John ChristopherTemple · 2014 · 88% season match
Carl CaldwellNorth Texas · 2014 · 85% season match

Charles Walker

WR · Kentucky · #88

Moves the chains on third down. He has spent four seasons in the Kentucky receiving corps. On tape: 38 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Eastern Kentucky, Week 2, 2017.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Kentucky in the news

Kentucky legend Cliff Hagan diesOct 17
CFP approves 24-team playoff format for 2027Oct 16
Kentucky fans storm State Street after historic win over LSUOct 11
SEC fines Kentucky $500,000 for LSU upsetSports Illustrated Oct 11

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	Kentucky	15	180	12.0
2016	Kentucky	4	34	8.5
2015	Kentucky	5	61	12.2
2014	Kentucky	1	4	4.0
Career		25	279	11.2

Season	Team
2017	Kentucky	1	94	--
2016	Kentucky	--	117	1
2015	Kentucky	--	22	--
2014	Kentucky	--	--	--
Career		1	233	1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 24-17@ Southern Miss	1	21	21.0	0	21
Wk 2	W 27-16vs Eastern Kentucky	2	38	19.0	0	27	Season-high 38 yds
Wk 3	W 23-13@ South Carolina	2	13	6.5	0	9
Wk 4	L 27-28vs No. 20 Florida	4	28	7.0	0	14
Wk 5	W 24-20vs Eastern Michigan	1	12	12.0	0	12
Wk 8	L 7-45@ Mississippi State	1	17	17.0	0	17
Wk 10	L 34-37vs Ole Miss	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 11	W 44-21@ Vanderbilt	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 13	L 17-44vs Louisville	1	19	19.0	0	19
Bowl	L 23-24@ No. 20 Northwestern	2	27	13.5	0	23
Total		15	180	12.0	0	27

Signature game

Week 4 · 2017

L 27-28

vs Florida

4 rec · 28 yds

With M. Panton — 40.6 yards per punt · 5 punts · 53 long · S. Johnson — 196 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 56.4

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 4 · Florida · 4th and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.66Stephen Johnson pass complete to Charles Walker for 14 yds to the Fla 35 for a
Week 1 · Northwestern · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.83Stephen Johnson pass complete to Charles Walker for 23 yds to the Nwest 37 for a
Week 8 · Mississippi State · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +2.28Stephen Johnson pass complete to Charles Walker for 17 yds to the Kent 42 for a
Week 1 · Northwestern · 4th and 2 · Q4 · EPA +2.14Stephen Johnson pass complete to Charles Walker for 4 yds to the Nwest 37 for a
Week 1 · Southern Miss · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.12Stephen Johnson pass complete to Charles Walker for 21 yds to the SoMis 38 for a
Week 5 · Eastern Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.51Stephen Johnson pass complete to Charles Walker for 12 yds to the KENTUCKY 43 for a EASTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, personal foul (Juan Giraldo) to the EMich 28 for a

4 more plays

Week 13 · Louisville · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.37Stephen Johnson pass complete to Charles Walker for 19 yds to the Lvile 38 for a
Week 10 · Ole Miss · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +1.37Stephen Johnson pass complete to Charles Walker for 5 yds to the Kent 36 for a
Week 2 · Eastern Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.18Stephen Johnson pass complete to Charles Walker for 27 yds to the EKent 23 for a
Week 3 · South Carolina · 3rd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +1.08Stephen Johnson pass complete to Charles Walker for 4 yds to the SCaro 39 for a

Teams and coaches

4 seasons under Mark Stoops — 24-26 over that span.

2014Kentucky5-7HC: Mark Stoops · Balanced

2015Kentucky5-7HC: Mark Stoops · Balanced

2016Kentucky7-6HC: Mark Stoops · Run-heavy

2017Kentucky7-6HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: td rate (9th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#156 / 709 · 78th pct

0.71

Explosive rate#260 / 709 · 63rd pct

13.6%

Catch rate#326 / 709 · 54th pct

68.2%

Yards / catch#388 / 709 · 45th pct

12.0

TD rate#577 / 709 · 9th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#356 / 539 · 34th pct

12.0

Receptions#471 / 539 · 12th pct

Rec yards#483 / 539 · 10th pct

180

Long catch#487 / 539 · 9th pct

Rec TDs#460 / 539 · 7th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

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

2017 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	1.8	20.4	12.4	0.0
Road4g	1.0	12.8	14.8	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.0	23.2	13.2	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	0.8	10.2	13.7	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Mark Stoops

Pass share

40.7%

329 pass / 480 run

Plays / game

62.2

13 games

Team sack rate

8.2%

376 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

15 catches in 10 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

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