Player Dossier

2017-2021

Louisiana Tech

Willie Baker

DL • 6'3" • 250 lbs • New Roads, LA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Willie Baker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.1 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.9

Efficiency

9.1

Consistency

8.3

Season Value

5.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Louisiana Tech
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Willie Baker, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech. Willie Baker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.1 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Louisiana Tech paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 9.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Rice

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2021 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.1

Efficiency

9.1

Usage

1.9

Consistency

8.3

Best Game by takeover score

Rice

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. SMU: 0. North Texas: 0. UTEP: 0. UTSA: 0. Old Dominion: 0. UAB: 0.5. Charlotte: 0. Rice: 0.5

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. SMU: 1 by 4.2. North Texas: 3 by 12.5. UTEP: 3 by 12.5. UTSA: 1 by 4.2. Old Dominion: 2 by 8.3. UAB: 1 by 9.2. Charlotte: 1 by 4.2. Rice: 3 by 17.5

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=2 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · n=6 · +0.2 vs Wins
First Half0 · n=4 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=4 · +0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Rice

Best efficiency game

17.5 vs Rice

Result
Sat 11/27@ RiceL 31-35310.5000
Sat 11/13vs CharlotteW 42-3211000
Sat 11/6@ UABL 38-52100.5000
Sat 10/30@ Old DominionL 20-2320000
Sat 10/23vs UTSAL 16-4511000
Sun 10/17@ UTEPL 3-1931000
Sat 9/25vs North TexasW 24-1731000
Sat 9/18vs SMUL 37-3911000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Louisiana Tech

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20172018201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech04.20.8
2018 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech818.44.98
2019 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech1129.38.83
2020 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech0-11
2021 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech19.11.91

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Massachusetts

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 56.8 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

3

Primary metric

Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.

#3

UTEP

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.6 takeover score.

#4

Southern Miss

1.5

Primary metric

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 39.9 takeover score.

#5

Rice

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 39.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

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#2

2019 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

27.7

11 primary · 29.3 efficiency · 8.8 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

13

8 primary · 18.4 efficiency · 4.9 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

4

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2016 · Rating 0.8547

Livonia · Livonia, LA

Committed To
Louisiana Tech
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

94

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 32 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Willie Baker quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
94