Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Louisiana 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 10.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
14
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
31
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Louisiana Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts
Player Story
Willie Baker built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from New Roads, LA wearing No. 85, spending time with Louisiana Tech. The clearest part of Willie Baker's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Louisiana Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Willie Baker, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech. Willie Baker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 94
- TFL
- 17
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 7
Quick Answers
Willie Baker quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisiana Tech · DL
- Career Tackles
- 94
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
- Top game
- Massachusetts
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Livonia · Louisiana Tech
- High school pipeline
- Livonia · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 85 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 15 tackles · DL 433rd (top 46%) · Conference USA 278th (top 42%) · National 2,363rd (top 40%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 10 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 25 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 30.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 51 | 10 | 1 | 5 | - | 0 | 63.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 13.8 |
Related Context
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Willie Baker played DL for Louisiana Tech. Across 5 tracked seasons, Willie Baker recorded 94 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Louisiana Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Louisiana Tech paired 16 primary output with 33.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 10.3 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: Charlotte
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
10.3
Usage
2.4
Consistency
12.5
Best Game by takeover score
Charlotte
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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: 1. Rice: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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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 14.2. Rice: 3 by 17.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.5 · Games = 2 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Charlotte
Best efficiency game
17.5 vs Rice
Player Story
Willie Baker story
Willie Baker built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from New Roads, LA wearing No. 85, spending time with Louisiana Tech. The clearest part of Willie Baker's career was his defensive production: 94 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, and 3 sacks across 32 career games in the available record. That gives Willie Baker's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Louisiana Tech
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 7.5 | 1.8 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 18.4 | 4.6 | 7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 16 | 33.9 | 9.6 | 8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 0 | — | — | -16 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 10.3 | 2.4 | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Massachusetts
Week 7 · W 69-21
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#2
@ UTEP
Week 9 · W 42-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Southern
Week 2 · W 54-17
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Havoc Plays
80 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.
#4
vs Rice
Week 11 · W 28-13 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Southern Miss
Week 8 · W 45-30 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
64.7 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 64.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
16 primary output · 33.9 efficiency · 9.6 usage
63.5
#2
2018 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
30.1
8 primary · 18.4 efficiency · 4.6 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
13.8
2 primary · 10.3 efficiency · 2.4 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
6
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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