Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2018Utah State
Baron Gajkowski
S • 6'1" • 200 lbs • Alpine, UT, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Baron Gajkowski shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
44
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
21
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
58
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Utah State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Utah State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Player Story
Baron Gajkowski built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a safety from Alpine, UT wearing No. 15, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of Baron Gajkowski's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Utah State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Baron Gajkowski, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Utah State. Baron Gajkowski shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 55
- TFL
- 4.5
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Baron Gajkowski quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Utah State · S
- Career Tackles
- 55
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 17 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Utah State
- Top game
- San José State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Lone Peak · Utah State
- High school pipeline
- Lone Peak · 23 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Sophomore
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 5 tackles · S 344th (top 74%) · Mountain West 293rd (top 55%) · National 3,234th (top 56%)
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 | 12 | 50 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42.7 |
| 2018 Postseason | Utah State | 5 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 21.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Utah State | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 21.6 |
Related Context
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Baron Gajkowski played S for Utah State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Baron Gajkowski recorded 55 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Utah State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Utah State paired 6.5 primary output with 22.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 10.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Utah State
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
10.2
Usage
2.8
Consistency
6.7
Best Game by takeover score
San José State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Texas: 0. Michigan State: 0. BYU: 0. UNLV: 0. San José State: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan State: 2 by 8.3. BYU: 1 by 4.2. UNLV: 0 by 0. San José State: 2 by 38.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.8 · Games = 4 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
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5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
San José State
Best efficiency game
38.3 vs San José State
Player Story
Baron Gajkowski story
Baron Gajkowski built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a safety from Alpine, UT wearing No. 15, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of Baron Gajkowski's career was his defensive production: 55 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 interception across 17 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Utah State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Baron Gajkowski's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 64 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 17 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Utah State.
The arc is straightforward: Baron Gajkowski moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Utah State
2016-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Utah State | 6.5 | 22.8 | 4.4 | 6.5 |
| 2018 Postseason | Utah State | 3 | 10.2 | 2.8 | -3.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Utah State | 3 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ San José State
Week 4 · W 61-10 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#2
vs San José State
Week 11 · W 62-24 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Boise State
Week 9 · L 14-41 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
67.2 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Wyoming
Week 7 · L 23-28 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
40.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.5 takeover score.
#5
@ New Mexico
Week 10 · W 24-10 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
33.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 33.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Utah State
6.5 primary output · 22.8 efficiency · 4.4 usage
42.7
#2
2018 Postseason · Utah State
21.6
3 primary · 10.2 efficiency · 2.8 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Utah State
21.6
3 primary · 10.2 efficiency · 2.8 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
2
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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