Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Utah State
Dalton Baker
DE • 6'5" • 245 lbs • Payson, UT, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dalton Baker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
35
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
32
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Utah State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Utah State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Air Force
Player Story
Dalton Baker built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive end from Payson, UT wearing No. 24, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of Dalton Baker's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Utah State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Dalton Baker, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Utah State. Dalton Baker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 74
- TFL
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Dalton Baker quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Utah State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 74
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Utah State
- Top game
- Air Force
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Payson · Utah State
- High school pipeline
- Payson · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 20 tackles · DE 131st (top 43%) · Mountain West 172nd (top 32%) · National 1,926th (top 33%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Utah State | 11 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 19.6 |
| 2018 Postseason | Utah State | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 23.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Utah State | 11 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 23.2 |
| 2019 Postseason | Utah State | 10 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Utah State | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 43.9 |
Related Context
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Dalton Baker played DE for Utah State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dalton Baker recorded 74 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Utah State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Utah State paired 5.5 primary output with 13.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 13.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Stony Brook
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Utah State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
13.8
Usage
3.6
Consistency
31.8
Best Game by takeover score
Stony Brook
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kent State: 0. Wake Forest: 0.5. Stony Brook: 2. San Diego State: 0. Colorado State: 1. Nevada: 1. Air Force: 0. BYU: 1. Fresno State: 0. Wyoming: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kent State: 5 by 20.8. Wake Forest: 2 by 13.3. Stony Brook: 1 by 24.2. San Diego State: 1 by 4.2. Colorado State: 3 by 22.5. Nevada: 2 by 18.3. Air Force: 3 by 12.5. BYU: 1 by 14.2. Fresno State: 1 by 4.2. Wyoming: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 4 · -0.3 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
Stony Brook
Best efficiency game
24.2 vs Stony Brook
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/21 | @ Kent State | L 41-51 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Wyoming | W 26-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | @ Fresno State | W 37-35 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/3 | vs BYU | L 14-42 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/27 | @ Air Force | L 7-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/20 | vs Nevada | W 36-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Colorado State | W 34-24 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/22 | @ San Diego State | W 23-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Stony BrookSplash game | W 62-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Wake Forest | L 35-38 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dalton Baker story
Dalton Baker built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive end from Payson, UT wearing No. 24, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of Dalton Baker's career was his defensive production: 74 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, and 2 passes defended across 32 career games in the available record. His career also includes 11 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dalton Baker's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Utah State
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Utah State | 2 | 13.2 | 2.7 | 2 |
| 2018 Postseason | Utah State | 3 | 11.8 | 2.4 | 1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Utah State | 3 | 11.8 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Utah State | 5.5 | 13.8 | 3.6 | 2.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Utah State | 5.5 | 13.8 | 3.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Air Force
Week 4 · W 42-32 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Idaho State
Week 2 · W 51-13
1
Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Wyoming
Week 7 · L 23-28 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
62.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 62.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Stony Brook
Week 2 · W 62-7
2
Havoc Plays
57.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.
#5
vs BYU
Week 10 · L 14-42
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Havoc Plays
54.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Utah State
5.5 primary output · 13.8 efficiency · 3.6 usage
43.9
#2
2019 Regular Season · Utah State
43.9
5.5 primary · 13.8 efficiency · 3.6 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Utah State
23.2
3 primary · 11.8 efficiency · 2.4 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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