Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018New Mexico
Cody Baker
DL • 6'3" • 274 lbs • Issaquah, WA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Cody Baker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
53
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
34
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
73
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · New Mexico
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- New Mexico
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UNLV
Player Story
Cody Baker built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from Issaquah, WA wearing No. 53, spending time with New Mexico. The clearest part of Cody Baker's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- New Mexico
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Cody Baker, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · New Mexico. Cody Baker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 63
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Cody Baker quick answers
- Latest team and position
- New Mexico · DL
- Career Tackles
- 63
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · New Mexico
- Top game
- UNLV
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Eastside Catholic · New Mexico
- High school pipeline
- Eastside Catholic · 9 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 53 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 23 tackles · DL 252nd (top 32%) · Mountain West 167th (top 31%) · National 1,754th (top 30%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | New Mexico | 11 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | New Mexico | 11 | 14 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 13.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | New Mexico | 10 | 24 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | New Mexico | 10 | 23 | 3.5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 46.1 |
Related Context
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Cody Baker played DL for New Mexico. Across 4 tracked seasons, Cody Baker recorded 63 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with New Mexico.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
New Mexico paired 9.5 primary output with 19.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UNLV
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · New Mexico
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
19.1
Usage
5.2
Consistency
22.1
Best Game by takeover score
UNLV
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Incarnate Word: 0. Wisconsin: 0. New Mexico State: 0. Liberty: 0.5. UNLV: 4. Colorado State: 3. Fresno State: 1. Utah State: 1. Air Force: 0. Wyoming: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Incarnate Word: 1 by 4.2. Wisconsin: 1 by 4.2. New Mexico State: 3 by 12.5. Liberty: 4 by 21.7. UNLV: 2 by 48.3. Colorado State: 3 by 42.5. Fresno State: 2 by 18.3. Utah State: 2 by 18.3. Air Force: 3 by 12.5. Wyoming: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 3 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 7 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UNLV
Best efficiency game
48.3 vs UNLV
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | vs Wyoming | L 3-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Air Force | L 24-42 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Utah State | L 19-61 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Fresno State | L 7-38 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Colorado StateSplash game | L 18-20 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ UNLV2+ sacks · Splash game | W 50-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Liberty | L 43-52 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/16 | @ New Mexico State | W 42-25 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Wisconsin | L 14-45 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/2 | vs Incarnate Word | W 62-30 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Cody Baker story
Cody Baker built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from Issaquah, WA wearing No. 53, spending time with New Mexico. The clearest part of Cody Baker's career was his defensive production: 63 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 31 career games in the available record. That gives Cody Baker's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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New Mexico
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | New Mexico | 2 | 7.9 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | New Mexico | 2 | 7.9 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | New Mexico | 5.5 | 15.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | New Mexico | 9.5 | 19.1 | 5.2 | 4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UNLV
Week 6 · W 50-14 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Air Force
Week 5 · W 56-38 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
82.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.
#3
@ Colorado State
Week 7 · L 18-20 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
72.5 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.
#4
@ Hawai'i
Week 9 · W 28-21 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
40 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.
#5
@ UTSA
Week 1 · W 23-20 · Postseason
0.5
Havoc Plays
37.8 takeover
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 37.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · New Mexico
9.5 primary output · 19.1 efficiency · 5.2 usage
46.1
#2
2017 Regular Season · New Mexico
29.3
5.5 primary · 15.5 efficiency · 3.7 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · New Mexico
13.3
2 primary · 7.9 efficiency · 1.8 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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