6′5″ · 245 lb · Payson, UT
Dalton Baker: DE · Utah State · #24.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Dalton Baker
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Three seasons at Utah State, two different head coaches: Matt Wells and Gary Andersen. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Kent State — Bowl, 2019.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Utah State | 20 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 |
| 2018 | Utah State | 24 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2017 | Utah State | 30 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 74 | 26 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 35-38@ Wake Forest | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-7vs Stony Brook | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 23-17@ San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-24vs Colorado State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 36-10vs Nevada | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-31@ Air Force | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-42vs BYU | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-35@ Fresno State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 26-21vs Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 41-51@ Kent State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
0%0 sacksTFL rate
8%2 TFL20 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gary Andersen
Pass share
53.0%
504 pass / 447 run
Plays / game
73.2
13 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
540 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Utah State — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Matt Wells → Gary Andersen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
