Player Dossier

2020-2023

UCF

Javon Baker

WR • 6'1" • 208 lbs • Atlanta, GA, USA

Alpha targetExplosive finisher

Javon Baker reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

11%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

35

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

40

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · UCF

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Alabama • UCF
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech

Player Story

Javon Baker built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 1, spending time with Alabama and UCF. The clearest part of Javon Baker's career was his receiving role: 117...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2020 · Rating 0.9214

McEachern · Powder Springs, GA

Committed To
Alabama
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2024
Selection
Round 4 · Pick 10
Overall
No. 110
NFL Team
New England Patriots

Javon Baker, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · UCF. Javon Baker reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
2,051
Receptions
117
Touchdowns
13
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Javon Baker UCF Highlights

2023 · UCF · Player Highlight

Javon Baker college highlights at UCF.

Season
2023
Type
Player highlight

Quick Answers

Javon Baker quick answers

Latest team and position
UCF · WR
Career Receiving Yards
2,051
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 31 games
Best season
2023 Postseason · UCF
Top game
Georgia Tech
Recruit profile
4-star · McEachern · Alabama
High school pipeline
McEachern · 45 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
NFL Draft
2024 · Round 4 · Pick 10 · New England Patriots
Latest roster
No. 1 · Senior
2023 Receiving yards rank
1,139 receiving yards · WR 17th (top 2%) · Big 12 1st (top 1%) · National 17th (top 1%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2020 Regular SeasonAlabama1215044
2021 Regular SeasonAlabama37101139.4
2022 PostseasonUCF14249069.5
2022 Regular SeasonUCF1454747569.5
2023 PostseasonUCF139173187.1
2023 Regular SeasonUCF1343966687.1

Related Context

Javon Baker played WR for Alabama and UCF. Across 4 tracked seasons, Javon Baker recorded 2,051 receiving yards, 1 tackles, and 13 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with UCF.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

UCF paired 1,139 primary output with 95.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 78.3 efficiency.

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Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

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Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Alabama, UCF.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: SMU

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2022 Postseason · UCF

Games

14

Receiving Yards / G

56.9

Efficiency

78.3

Usage

19.7

Consistency

64

Best Game by takeover score

SMU

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Duke: 49. South Carolina State: 84. Louisville: 84. Florida Atlantic: 83. Georgia Tech: 6. SMU: 138. Temple: 8. East Carolina: 8. Cincinnati: 55. Memphis: 38. Tulane: 54. Navy: 101. South Florida: 51. Tulane: 37

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. Duke: 2 by 100. South Carolina State: 5 by 100. Louisville: 5 by 100. Florida Atlantic: 7 by 79. Georgia Tech: 1 by 40. SMU: 6 by 100. Temple: 1 by 53.3. East Carolina: 1 by 53.3. Cincinnati: 7 by 52.4. Memphis: 3 by 84.4. Tulane: 5 by 72. Navy: 6 by 100. South Florida: 3 by 100. Tulane: 4 by 61.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins57.4 · Games = 9 · +1.6 vs Losses
Losses55.8 · Games = 5 · -1.6 vs Wins

Game Log

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

14 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

SMU

Best efficiency game

100 vs Duke

Result
Wed 12/28@ DukeL 13-3024924.524.50037
Sat 12/3@ TulaneL 28-454379.39.30015
Sun 11/27@ South FloridaW 46-393511717041
Sat 11/19vs Navy100 receiving yardsL 14-17610116.816.80137
Sat 11/12@ TulaneW 38-3155410.810.80118
Sat 11/5@ MemphisW 35-2833812.712.70124
Sat 10/29vs CincinnatiW 25-217557.97.90012
Sat 10/22@ East CarolinaL 13-34188808
Thu 10/13vs TempleW 70-13188808
Wed 10/5vs SMU100 receiving yardsW 41-1961382323051
Sat 9/24vs Georgia TechW 27-10166606
Sat 9/17@ Florida AtlanticW 40-1478311.911.90120
Fri 9/9vs LouisvilleL 14-2058416.816.80024
Thu 9/1vs South Carolina StateW 56-1058416.816.80153

Player Story

Javon Baker story

Javon Baker built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 1, spending time with Alabama and UCF. The clearest part of Javon Baker's career was his receiving role: 117 catches, 2,051 receiving yards, and 13 touchdowns across 31 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with UCF. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 31 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Alabama and UCF.

The arc is straightforward: Javon Baker 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

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

  1. 1

    Alabama

    2020-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UCF

    2022-2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonAlabama15507.4
2021 Regular SeasonAlabama10172.28.786
2022 PostseasonUCF79678.319.7695
2022 Regular SeasonUCF79678.319.70
2023 PostseasonUCF1,13995.424.1343
2023 Regular SeasonUCF1,13995.424.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Georgia Tech

Week 1 · L 17-30 · Postseason

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

173

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

173 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs SMU

Week 6 · W 41-19 · Conference game

138

Receiving Yards

97 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

138 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Oklahoma

Week 8 · L 29-31 · Conference game

134

Receiving Yards

92.5 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

134 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Navy

Week 12 · L 14-17 · Conference game

101

Receiving Yards

91.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

101 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Oklahoma State

Week 11 · W 45-3 · Conference game

112

Receiving Yards

88.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

112 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · UCF

1,139 primary output · 95.4 efficiency · 24.1 usage

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#2

2023 Regular Season · UCF

87.1

1,139 primary · 95.4 efficiency · 24.1 usage

#3

2022 Postseason · UCF

69.5

796 primary · 78.3 efficiency · 19.7 usage

Milestones

7

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games