Walker Eget
Buzz vs Tape
Attention percentile: 8th · Production percentile: 83rd
His production sits in the 83rd percentile among qualified QBs this season, well ahead of 8th-percentile attention — a gap of 75 points between tape and volume.
Walker Eget
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Walker Eget has played for two head coaches in four seasons at San José State. The receipt on tape: 473 pass yds, 19 rush yds against Stanford, Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brent Brennan → Ken Niumatalolo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | San José State | 232 | 393 | 59.0% | 3,058 | 7.8 | 17 | 9 | 134.1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | San José State | 188 | 328 | 57.3% | 2,504 | 7.6 | 13 | 10 | 128.4 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | San José State | -- | 1 | 0.0% | -- | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | San José State | 1 | 8 | 12.5% | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 20.9 | -- | -- |
| Career | 421 | 730 | 57.7% | 5,570 | 7.6 | 30 | 19 | 130.1 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | San José State | 33 | 96 | 2.9 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | San José State | 29 | 99 | 3.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | San José State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | San José State | 1 | -15 | -15.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 64 | 181 | 2.8 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 31–28
vs Idaho
222 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 50.9 · -2 rush yds (1 car)
Edged out Idaho at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
San José State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · San José State
Returning around him
- 59% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: +1 net (17 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
San José State · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #109 · 2026 recruiting class #129
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Seth Henigan’s 2021 season.
Matches Seth on
Differs from Seth on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Colton Joseph’s path through Old Dominion.
Matches Colton on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Alan Bowman's senior season at Oklahoma State (2023).
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Differs from Alan on
Player DNA
Players who play like Walker Eget
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2025+38125%
Up 38125% from first season to most-recent.