2026 Football Recruiting Class

Rico Walker

  • Position Tight End
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 250
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hickory, NC
  • Last School(s) Hickory HS

Biography

Prior to Cal
  • Has played in 23 career games with one start over three collegiate seasons at Purdue (2025), Auburn (2024) and Maryland (2023).

  • Has 13 career receptions for 127 yards, picking up career highs of nine receptions and 100 yards receiving in 10 games with one start at Purdue as a 2025 junior, while his first four receptions for 27 yards came as a 2023 freshman in eight games all off the bench at Maryland for a team that was 8-5 and defeated Auburn in the Music City Bowl.

  • Had career three-year totals as a prep at Hickory High School (2020-22) of 30 receptions for 629 yards and nine touchdowns on offense, while adding 119 tackles, 14.0 tackles for loss, 11.0 sacks, 14 quarterback hurries, five forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and three passes defended on defense. 

  • Earned Under Armour All-American and All-State honors as a 2022 prep senior for a team that finished 7-4 and reached the opening round of the 3A state playoffs, while his 2021 junior squad was 7-5 and reached the second round. 

  • Rated as the No. 128 overall player nationally and No. 2 in North Carolina in the 2023 prep recruiting class according to ESPN.

  • Father, Ricardo Walker, played on the defensive line for Auburn.

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