Player Dossier

2017-2021

Georgia Southern

Darrell Baker Jr.

CB • 6'1" • 200 lbs • Hephzibah, GA, USA

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Darrell Baker Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.3 disruption score.

Usage / Role

18%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

32

Developing production for a corner

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Reliability

28

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

50

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Georgia Southern

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Georgia Southern
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic

Player Story

Darrell Baker Jr. built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a cornerback from Hephzibah, GA wearing No. 14, spending time with Georgia Southern. The clearest part of Darrell Baker Jr.'s career was his...

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Darrell Baker Jr., CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Georgia Southern. Darrell Baker Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.3 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
109
TFL
4.5
Passes defended
17

Quick Answers

Darrell Baker Jr. quick answers

Latest team and position
Georgia Southern · CB
Career Tackles
109
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 45 games
Best season
2021 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
Top game
Florida Atlantic
Latest roster
No. 14 · Senior
2021 Tackles rank
32 tackles · CB 87th (top 22%) · Sun Belt 103rd (top 23%) · National 1,292nd (top 22%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2017 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern81910--017.1
2018 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern56-0--010.4
2019 PostseasonGeorgia Southern100-0-1013.1
2019 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern1023-0-1013.1
2020 PostseasonGeorgia Southern122-0--049.6
2020 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern12271.50-7049.6
2021 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern103220-8053.1

Related Context

Darrell Baker Jr. played CB for Georgia Southern. Across 5 tracked seasons, Darrell Baker Jr. recorded 2 receiving yards and 109 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Georgia Southern.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Georgia Southern paired 10 primary output with 23.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 12.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2017 Regular Season · Georgia Southern

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

12.4

Usage

3.3

Consistency

8.3

Best Game by takeover score

Arkansas State

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Auburn: 0. Indiana: 0. Arkansas State: 1. New Mexico State: 1. Massachusetts: 0. Georgia State: 0. App State: 0. South Alabama: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Auburn: 1 by 4.2. Indiana: 5 by 20.8. Arkansas State: 4 by 26.7. New Mexico State: 4 by 26.7. Massachusetts: 1 by 4.2. Georgia State: 1 by 4.2. App State: 1 by 4.2. South Alabama: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

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Wins0 · Games = 1 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 7 · +0.3 vs Wins

Game Log

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8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Arkansas State

Best efficiency game

26.7 vs New Mexico State

Result
Sat 11/18vs South AlabamaW 52-021000
Fri 11/10@ App StateL 6-2711000
Sat 11/4vs Georgia StateL 17-2111000
Sat 10/21@ MassachusettsL 20-5510000
Sat 10/14vs New Mexico StateL 27-3543100
Thu 10/5vs Arkansas StateL 25-43430010
Sat 9/23@ IndianaL 17-5254000
Sat 9/2@ AuburnL 7-4111000

Player Story

Darrell Baker Jr. story

Darrell Baker Jr. built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a cornerback from Hephzibah, GA wearing No. 14, spending time with Georgia Southern. The clearest part of Darrell Baker Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 109 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions, and 17 passes defended across 45 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Darrell Baker Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Georgia Southern

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2017201820192019202020202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern212.43.3
2018 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern172.2-1
2019 PostseasonGeorgia Southern211.61.71
2019 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern211.61.70
2020 PostseasonGeorgia Southern9.518.84.47.5
2020 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern9.518.84.40
2021 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern1023.330.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Florida Atlantic

Week 2 · L 6-38

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

78.6 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.6 takeover score.

#2

@ UL Monroe

Week 5 · W 35-30 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

74.4 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.4 takeover score.

#3

vs Arkansas State

Week 6 · L 25-43 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

68.9 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.

#4

@ Texas State

Week 11 · W 38-30 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

63 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 63 takeover score.

#5

vs New Mexico State

Week 7 · L 27-35 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

61.7 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · Georgia Southern

10 primary output · 23.3 efficiency · 3 usage

53.1

#2

2020 Postseason · Georgia Southern

49.6

9.5 primary · 18.8 efficiency · 4.4 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Georgia Southern

49.6

9.5 primary · 18.8 efficiency · 4.4 usage

Milestones

6

Impact games

6

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games