Usage Score
4.2
Player Dossier
2021-2024Rice
Desmyn Baker
LB • 6'2" • 230 lbs • Clinton, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Desmyn Baker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.9 disruption score.
Efficiency
20.9
Consistency
9.1
Season Value
11.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Rice • Western Kentucky • Southern Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Kentucky
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.
Desmyn Baker, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Western Kentucky. Desmyn Baker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.9 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Western Kentucky paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Rice, Western Kentucky, Southern Miss.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: James Madison
Loss with 2 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
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2024 Regular Season · Southern Miss
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
20.9
Usage
4.2
Consistency
9.1
Best Game by takeover score
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 0. Unknown: 1.5. South Florida: 2. Jacksonville State: 0. Louisiana: 0. Arkansas State: 0. James Madison: 2. Marshall: 0. Texas State: 0. South Alabama: 0. Troy: 0
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. Kentucky: 4 by 16.7. Unknown: 2 by 23.3. South Florida: 2 by 28.3. Jacksonville State: 6 by 25. Louisiana: 9 by 37.5. Arkansas State: 4 by 16.7. James Madison: 3 by 32.5. Marshall: 1 by 4.2. Texas State: 5 by 20.8. South Alabama: 2 by 8.3. Troy: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Losses0.4 · n=10
First Half0.6 · n=6 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=5 · -0.2 vs First Half
All Games0.5 · n=11
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
James Madison
Best efficiency game
37.5 vs Louisiana
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | @ Troy | L 20-52 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs South Alabama | L 14-35 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | @ Texas State | L 3-58 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Marshall | L 3-37 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ James Madison | L 15-32 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Arkansas State | L 28-44 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Louisiana | L 13-23 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Jacksonville State | L 7-44 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs South Florida | L 24-49 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Unknown | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Kentucky | L 0-31 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Rice
2021
Opening stop
- 2
Western Kentucky
2022-2023
Peak year stop
- 3
Southern Miss
2024
Final stop
Season Progression
20212022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Rice | 5 | 22.9 | 8.8 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | -5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 7 | 22.8 | 8.2 | 7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 7 | 22.8 | 8.2 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 5.5 | 20.9 | 4.2 | -1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Western Kentucky
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.6 takeover score.
#2
Jacksonville State
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.3 takeover score.
#3
James Madison
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.7 takeover score.
#4
UTEP
1.5
Primary metric
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 46.9 takeover score.
#5
South Florida
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2022 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.6 usage
34.9
#2
2023 Postseason · Western Kentucky
22.1
7 primary · 22.8 efficiency · 8.2 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
22.1
7 primary · 22.8 efficiency · 8.2 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
3
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
127
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 33 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.