Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-3vs VMI | 10/12 | 127 | 1 | 0 | 10.6 | — | Season-high 127 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 44-21vs Old Dominion | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | |
| Total | 11/14 | 127 | 1 | 0 | 5.3 | — |
#22
Bryce Baker
Freshman quarterback for Virginia Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 212 lb · Kernersville, NC · East Forsyth
Transferred North Carolina → Virginia Tech for 2026
The numbers
127
passing yards · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 127 pass yds, 1 TD, vs VMI
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Freshman quarterback for Virginia Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to North Carolina in 2025.
- Transferred from North Carolina to Virginia Tech in 2026.
Bryce Baker
He got to Virginia Tech by way of North Carolina. The receipt: 127 pass yds, 1 pass TD against VMI — Week 1, 2026.
127 PASS YDS · 1 PASS TD · 21 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with North Carolina4-star out of East Forsyth
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Virginia Tech
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Virginia Tech
2025North Carolina
2026Virginia Tech
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 14 | 78.6% | 127 | 9.1 | 1 | 0 | 178.3 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 11 | 14 | 78.6% | 127 | 9.1 | 1 | 0 | 178.3 | -- | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 21 | 5.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 4 | 21 | 5.2 | 0 | -- |
Game log
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · VMI · 1&15 · Q3 · EPA +3.72(00:40) Shotgun #22 B.Baker pass complete short right to #7 C.Wiggins caught at VMI40, for 40 yards to the VMI00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:33, 1ST DOWN #17 J.Love kick attempt good (H: #95 N.Totten, LS: #96 C.Epling)
- Week 2 · Old Dominion · 2&20 · Q4 · EPA +3.07(05:22) Shotgun #22 B.Baker rush left for 21 yards gain to the Hokies47 (#29 T.Murray Jr.), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Old Dominion · 1&15 · Q4 · EPA -1.76(04:40) Shotgun #22 B.Baker sacked for loss of 8 yards to the Hokies34 (#18 J.Forrest)
- Week 1 · VMI · 2&6 · Q4 · EPA +1.56(13:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #22 B.Baker pass complete short left to #4 T.Denmark caught at Hokies36, for 11 yards to the Hokies50 (#2 A.Allen), 1ST DOWN. #4 T.Denmark injured on the play
- Week 1 · VMI · 2&6 · Q4 · EPA +1.44(12:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #22 B.Baker pass complete short right to #13 J.Hairston caught at VMI32, for 33 yards to the VMI13 (#2 A.Allen; #39 C.Watkins), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · VMI · 2&6 · Q3 · EPA +1.39(10:39) Shotgun #22 B.Baker pass complete short right to #3 Q.Brown caught at Hokies47, for 14 yards to the VMI37 (#6 A.Dixon), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · VMI · 2&7 · Q3 · EPA +0.61(09:19) Shotgun #22 B.Baker pass complete short right to #87 H.Saint Germain caught at VMI33, for 10 yards to the VMI24 (#24 J.Nicely), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · VMI · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.40(05:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #22 B.Baker pass complete short left to #88 P.Petersohn caught at VMI50, for 3 yards to the VMI46 (#16 K.Guyton; #51 E.Roman)
- Week 1 · VMI · 3&4 · Q4 · EPA -0.21(06:45) Shotgun #22 B.Baker pass complete short right to #88 P.Petersohn caught at Hokies35, for 3 yards to the Hokies36 (#23 A.Harmon), out of bounds
- Week 2 · Old Dominion · 3&19 · Q4 · EPA -0.16(03:26) Shotgun #22 B.Baker pass complete short left to #4 T.Denmark caught at Hokies35, for 0 yards to the Hokies38 (#8 G.Johnson; #11 K.Collier)
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Virginia Tech3-0HC: James Franklin · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: completion % (98th percentile). Strength: interceptions (93rd percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 63.5 YDS/g, 0.5 TD/g, 5.3 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
50.0%
115 pass / 115 run
Plays / game
76.7
3 games
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #178
Peaked at #178 this season.
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology