Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020South Alabama
Kawaan Baker
WR • 6'1" • 215 lbs • Atlanta, GA, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Kawaan Baker reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
56
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
56
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
68
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · South Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- South Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Southern
Player Story
Kawaan Baker built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 15, spending time with South Alabama. The clearest part of Kawaan Baker's career was his receiving role:...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 28
- Overall
- No. 255
- NFL Team
- New Orleans Saints
Kawaan Baker, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · South Alabama. Kawaan Baker reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,826
- Receptions
- 125
- Touchdowns
- 27
Quick Answers
Kawaan Baker quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Alabama · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,826
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · South Alabama
- Top game
- Georgia Southern
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 7 · Pick 28 · New Orleans Saints
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Senior
- 2020 Receiving yards rank
- 656 receiving yards · WR 49th (top 6%) · Sun Belt 6th (top 4%) · National 51st (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | South Alabama | 5 | 7 | 102 | 1 | 45.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Alabama | 12 | 33 | 494 | 13 | 67.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | South Alabama | 12 | 35 | 574 | 5 | 76.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | South Alabama | 10 | 50 | 656 | 8 | 77.8 |
Related Context
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Kawaan Baker played WR for South Alabama. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kawaan Baker recorded 383 rushing yards, 1,826 receiving yards, and 5 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with South Alabama.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
South Alabama paired 656 primary output with 70.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 81.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Southern
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · South Alabama
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
47.8
Efficiency
81.4
Usage
23.7
Consistency
59.7
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia Southern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 59. Jackson State: 41. Memphis: 84. UAB: 22. UL Monroe: 21. Georgia Southern: 126. Troy: 42. App State: 6. Texas State: 34. Louisiana: 21. Georgia State: 56. Arkansas State: 62
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nebraska: 4 by 98.3. Jackson State: 2 by 100. Memphis: 2 by 100. UAB: 2 by 73.3. UL Monroe: 2 by 70. Georgia Southern: 4 by 100. Troy: 5 by 56. App State: 1 by 40. Texas State: 4 by 56.7. Louisiana: 1 by 100. Georgia State: 3 by 100. Arkansas State: 5 by 82.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins51.5 · Games = 2 · +4.4 vs Losses
Losses47.1 · Games = 10 · -4.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Georgia Southern
Best efficiency game
100 vs Georgia State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | vs Arkansas State | W 34-30 | — | 5 | 62 | 11.3 | 12.40 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Georgia State | L 15-28 | — | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 18.70 | 0 | 39 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Louisiana | L 27-37 | — | 1 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Texas State | L 28-30 | — | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs App State | L 3-30 | — | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Thu 10/17 | @ Troy | L 13-37 | — | 5 | 42 | 6.3 | 8.40 | 0 | 16 |
| Thu 10/3 | vs Georgia Southern100 receiving yards | L 17-20 | — | 4 | 126 | 25.6 | 31.50 | 1 | 75 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ UL Monroe | L 17-30 | — | 2 | 21 | 8.7 | 10.50 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ UAB | L 3-35 | — | 2 | 22 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Memphis | L 6-42 | — | 2 | 84 | 24 | 42 | 1 | 74 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Jackson State | W 37-14 | — | 2 | 41 | 22.3 | 20.50 | 1 | 38 |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Nebraska | L 21-35 | — | 4 | 59 | 9.6 | 14.80 | 0 | 25 |
Player Story
Kawaan Baker story
Kawaan Baker built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 15, spending time with South Alabama. The clearest part of Kawaan Baker's career was his receiving role: 125 catches, 1,826 receiving yards, 16 touchdowns, and 383 rushing yards across 39 career games in the available record. His career also includes 383 rushing yards, 5 tackles, and 543 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Kawaan Baker's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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South Alabama
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | South Alabama | 102 | 89.2 | 9 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Alabama | 494 | 75.6 | 17.7 | 392 |
| 2019 Regular Season | South Alabama | 574 | 81.4 | 23.7 | 80 |
| 2020 Regular Season | South Alabama | 656 | 70.7 | 27.3 | 82 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Georgia Southern
Week 6 · L 17-20 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
126
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
126 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs UL Monroe
Week 8 · W 38-14 · Conference game
154
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
154 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Tulane
Week 2 · L 24-27
129
Receiving Yards
94.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
129 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ App State
Week 5 · L 7-52 · Conference game
89
Receiving Yards
87.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
89 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Louisiana
Week 12 · L 38-48 · Conference game
80
Receiving Yards
86.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
80 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · South Alabama
656 primary output · 70.7 efficiency · 27.3 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · South Alabama
76.9
574 primary · 81.4 efficiency · 23.7 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · South Alabama
67.7
494 primary · 75.6 efficiency · 17.7 usage
Milestones
3
100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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