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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2024Southern Miss
Desmyn Baker
LB • 6'2" • 230 lbs • Clinton, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Desmyn Baker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
50
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
45
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
63
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Rice
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Rice • Western Kentucky • Southern Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Kentucky
Player Story
Desmyn Baker built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a linebacker from Clinton, MS wearing No. 1, spending time with Rice, Southern Miss, and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Desmyn Baker's career...
Read the storyDesmyn Baker, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Rice. Desmyn Baker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 127
- TFL
- 8.5
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Desmyn Baker quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Southern Miss · LB
- Career Tackles
- 127
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Rice
- Top game
- Western Kentucky
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 42 tackles · LB 351st (top 29%) · Sun Belt 84th (top 14%) · National 862nd (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Rice | 10 | 43 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 61.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.4 |
| 2023 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 11 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 59.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 11 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 59.2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 11 | 42 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34.6 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Miss to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 16.6 | Dec 26, 2024 |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky to Southern Miss | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 78.4 | Nov 28, 2023 |
| 2022 | Rice to Western Kentucky | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 76.3 | Nov 29, 2021 |
Desmyn Baker played LB for Rice, Western Kentucky, and Southern Miss. Across 4 tracked seasons, Desmyn Baker recorded 127 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Rice.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Rice paired 8 primary output with 25.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 21.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
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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 90.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Southern Miss
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
21.8
Usage
4.2
Consistency
9.1
Best Game by takeover score
James Madison
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 0. SE Louisiana: 2.5. 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
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 4 by 16.7. SE Louisiana: 2 by 33.3. 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
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Wins2.5 · Games = 1 · +2.1 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 10 · -2.1 vs Wins
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 MadisonSplash game | 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 FloridaSplash game | L 24-49 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs SE LouisianaSplash game | W 35-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Kentucky | L 0-31 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Desmyn Baker story
Desmyn Baker built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a linebacker from Clinton, MS wearing No. 1, spending time with Rice, Southern Miss, and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Desmyn Baker's career was his defensive production: 127 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 33 career games in the available record. That gives Desmyn Baker's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Rice
2021
Opening stop
- 2
Western Kentucky
2022-2023
Peak year stop
- 3
Southern Miss
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Rice | 8 | 25.9 | 8.4 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | -8 |
| 2023 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 9 | 24.6 | 9.2 | 9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 9 | 24.6 | 9.2 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 6.5 | 21.8 | 4.2 | -2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Western Kentucky
Week 11 · L 21-42 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Liberty
Week 9 · L 29-42 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Jacksonville State
Week 8 · L 17-20 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#4
vs South Florida
Week 1 · W 41-24
2
Havoc Plays
76.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.9 takeover score.
#5
@ UTEP
Week 10 · W 21-13 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Rice
8 primary output · 25.9 efficiency · 8.4 usage
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#2
2023 Postseason · Western Kentucky
59.2
9 primary · 24.6 efficiency · 9.2 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
59.2
9 primary · 24.6 efficiency · 9.2 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
7
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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