Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019UTSA
Baylen Baker
DT • 6'4" • 295 lbs • Abilene, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Baylen Baker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
32
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
27
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
43
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · UTSA
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- UTSA
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Player Story
Baylen Baker built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive tackle from Abilene, TX wearing No. 99, spending time with UTSA. The clearest part of Baylen Baker's career was his defensive production: 79...
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- Committed To
- UTSA
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Baylen Baker, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · UTSA. Baylen Baker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 79
- TFL
- 8.5
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Baylen Baker quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UTSA · DT
- Career Tackles
- 79
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · UTSA
- Top game
- Louisiana Tech
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Wylie · UTSA
- High school pipeline
- Wylie · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 22 tackles · DT 90th (top 39%) · Conference USA 190th (top 31%) · National 1,806th (top 31%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | UTSA | 9 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UTSA | 9 | 18 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UTSA | 9 | 25 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 48.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | UTSA | 7 | 13 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | UTSA | 11 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 40.5 |
Related Context
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Baylen Baker played DT for UTSA. Across 4 tracked seasons, Baylen Baker recorded 79 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with UTSA.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
UTSA paired 6.5 primary output with 18.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 13.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Marshall
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · UTSA
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
13.5
Usage
5
Consistency
14.3
Best Game by takeover score
Marshall
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arizona State: 0. Baylor: 0. Texas State: 1. UTEP: 0. Rice: 0. UAB: 1. Marshall: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona State: 1 by 4.2. Baylor: 3 by 12.5. Texas State: 2 by 18.3. UTEP: 2 by 8.3. Rice: 1 by 4.2. UAB: 1 by 14.2. Marshall: 3 by 32.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 4 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
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7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Marshall
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs Marshall
Player Story
Baylen Baker story
Baylen Baker built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive tackle from Abilene, TX wearing No. 99, spending time with UTSA. The clearest part of Baylen Baker's career was his defensive production: 79 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 7 passes defended across 36 career games in the available record. That gives Baylen Baker's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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UTSA
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162016201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | UTSA | 6.5 | 16 | 3.8 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | UTSA | 6.5 | 16 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UTSA | 6.5 | 18.8 | 4.9 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | UTSA | 4 | 13.5 | 5 | -2.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | UTSA | 8 | 15.6 | 3.7 | 4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Louisiana Tech
Week 13 · L 6-20 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#2
vs UAB
Week 7 · L 14-33 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
#3
vs Southern Miss
Week 12 · L 17-36 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Middle Tennessee
Week 10 · W 45-25 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
64.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Texas A&M
Week 12 · L 10-23
1.5
Havoc Plays
61.9 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 61.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · UTSA
6.5 primary output · 18.8 efficiency · 4.9 usage
48.3
#2
2016 Postseason · UTSA
45.2
6.5 primary · 16 efficiency · 3.8 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · UTSA
45.2
6.5 primary · 16 efficiency · 3.8 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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