Usage / Role
66%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2022-2025UAB
Josh Baka
S • 6'1" • 205 lbs • Ottawa, ON, Canada
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Josh Baka shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
73
High-end production for a safety
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Reliability
67
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Kent State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Kent State • UAB
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Player Story
Josh Baka built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a safety from Ottawa, ON wearing No. 21, spending time with Kent State and UAB. The clearest part of Josh Baka's career was his defensive production: 118...
Read the storyJosh Baka, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Kent State. Josh Baka shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 118
- TFL
- 3
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Josh Baka quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UAB · S
- Career Tackles
- 118
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Kent State
- Top game
- Ohio
- High school pipeline
- De La Salle Collegiate · 20 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 2 tackles · S 484th (top 86%) · American Athletic 484th (top 76%) · National 4,587th (top 74%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Kent State | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Kent State | 7 | 23 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 24.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kent State | 12 | 90 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 53.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | UAB | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.5 |
Related Context
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Josh Baka played S for Kent State and UAB. Across 4 tracked seasons, Josh Baka recorded 118 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Kent State paired 7.5 primary output with 35.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 35.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Kent State, UAB.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Kent State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
35.4
Usage
6
Consistency
30
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Pittsburgh: 0. St. Francis (PA): 0. Tennessee: 0. Penn State: 1. Eastern Michigan: 2. Ball State: 1. Bowling Green: 0.5. Western Michigan: 0. Ohio: 2. Miami (OH): 0. Akron: 1. Buffalo: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Pittsburgh: 4 by 16.7. St. Francis (PA): 6 by 25. Tennessee: 4 by 16.7. Penn State: 6 by 35. Eastern Michigan: 7 by 49.2. Ball State: 7 by 39.2. Bowling Green: 9 by 42.5. Western Michigan: 5 by 20.8. Ohio: 18 by 70. Miami (OH): 7 by 29.2. Akron: 10 by 51.7. Buffalo: 7 by 29.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half0.7 · Games = 6 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ohio
Best efficiency game
70 vs Ohio
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/27 | @ Buffalo | L 7-43 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/20 | vs Akron10+ tackles | L 17-38 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 11/14 | @ Miami (OH) | L 7-34 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/7 | vs Ohio10+ tackles · Splash game | L 0-41 | 18 | 12 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Western Michigan | L 21-52 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Bowling Green | L 6-27 | 9 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Ball State | L 35-37 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Eastern MichiganSplash game | L 33-52 | 7 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Penn State | L 0-56 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Tennessee | L 0-71 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs St. Francis (PA) | L 17-23 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Pittsburgh | L 24-55 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Josh Baka story
Josh Baka built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a safety from Ottawa, ON wearing No. 21, spending time with Kent State and UAB. The clearest part of Josh Baka's career was his defensive production: 118 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, and 7 passes defended across 21 career games in the available record. That gives Josh Baka's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Kent State
2022-2024
Opening stop
- 2
UAB
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 12.5 | 1.9 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Kent State | 2.5 | 17.3 | 4.4 | 2.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kent State | 7.5 | 35.4 | 6 | 5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | UAB | 0 | 8.3 | 1.6 | -7.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ohio
Week 11 · L 0-41 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
90 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#2
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 5 · L 33-52 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Northern Illinois
Week 13 · L 27-37 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
77.2 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Akron
Week 13 · L 17-38 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
52 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 52 takeover score.
#5
@ Ball State
Week 12 · L 3-34 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
50 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 50 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Kent State
7.5 primary output · 35.4 efficiency · 6 usage
53.9
#2
2022 Regular Season · Kent State
42.8
0 primary · 12.5 efficiency · 1.9 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · UAB
40.5
0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.6 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
2
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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