Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Kentucky
Derrick Baity Jr.
CB • 6'3" • 188 lbs • Tampa, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Derrick Baity Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21 disruption score.
Impact Production
61
Solid production for a corner
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
53
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Player Story
Derrick Baity Jr. built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a cornerback from Tampa, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of Derrick Baity Jr.'s career was his defensive...
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- Oregon
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Derrick Baity Jr., CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Kentucky. Derrick Baity Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 129
- TFL
- 5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 23
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Derrick Baity Kentucky Highlights
2018 · Kentucky · Player Highlight
Derrick Baity college highlights at Kentucky.
- Season
- 2018
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Derrick Baity Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kentucky · CB
- Career Tackles
- 129
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Kentucky
- Top game
- South Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Marcus · Oregon
- High school pipeline
- Marcus · 29 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 38 tackles · CB 81st (top 21%) · SEC 109th (top 17%) · National 1,029th (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Kentucky | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 58.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kentucky | 12 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 58.6 |
| 2017 Postseason | Kentucky | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 39.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kentucky | 13 | 47 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 39.5 |
| 2018 Postseason | Kentucky | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 52.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kentucky | 13 | 35 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 52.1 |
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Derrick Baity Jr. played CB for Kentucky. Across 4 tracked seasons, Derrick Baity Jr. recorded 129 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Kentucky paired 13 primary output with 25.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 21 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 84.6th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Kentucky
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
21
Usage
4.2
Consistency
64
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 1. Central Michigan: 0. Florida: 2. Murray State: 0. Mississippi State: 1. South Carolina: 1. Texas A&M: 2. Vanderbilt: 1. Missouri: 1. Georgia: 1.5. Tennessee: 0. Middle Tennessee: 0. Louisville: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Penn State: 3 by 22.5. Central Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Florida: 3 by 32.5. Murray State: 4 by 16.7. Mississippi State: 3 by 22.5. South Carolina: 3 by 22.5. Texas A&M: 5 by 40.8. Vanderbilt: 0 by 10. Missouri: 3 by 22.5. Georgia: 6 by 40. Tennessee: 2 by 8.3. Middle Tennessee: 3 by 12.5. Louisville: 1 by 14.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 10 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 3 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Georgia
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs Texas A&M
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/1 | @ Penn State | W 27-24 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/25 | @ Louisville | W 56-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 34-23 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Tennessee | L 7-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Georgia | L 17-34 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Missouri | W 15-14 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Vanderbilt | W 14-7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Texas A&MSplash game | L 14-20 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs South Carolina | W 24-10 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Mississippi State | W 28-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Murray State | W 48-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | @ FloridaSplash game | W 27-16 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Central Michigan | W 35-20 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Derrick Baity Jr. story
Derrick Baity Jr. built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a cornerback from Tampa, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of Derrick Baity Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 129 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 6 interceptions, and 23 passes defended across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Kentucky. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Derrick Baity Jr.'s production has multiple signals. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kentucky.
The arc is straightforward: Derrick Baity Jr. moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Kentucky
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2015201620162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Kentucky | 13 | 25.4 | 6.3 | 13 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kentucky | 13 | 25.4 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Kentucky | 11.5 | 24.5 | 3.9 | -1.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kentucky | 11.5 | 24.5 | 3.9 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Kentucky | 11.5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kentucky | 11.5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs South Carolina
Week 4 · W 17-10 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Georgia
Week 10 · L 17-34 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Georgia Tech
Week 1 · L 18-33 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Mississippi State
Week 8 · W 40-38 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Florida
Week 2 · L 7-45 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
65.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Kentucky
13 primary output · 25.4 efficiency · 6.3 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Kentucky
58.6
13 primary · 25.4 efficiency · 6.3 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Kentucky
52.1
11.5 primary · 21 efficiency · 4.2 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
9
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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