Last confirmed: Kentucky, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 188 lb · Tampa, FL
Derrick Baity Jr.: CB · Kentucky · #8.
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Derrick Baity Jr.
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Third year in the Kentucky secondary. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Georgia — Week 10, 2018.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 7 passes defended. 1 interception. 2.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-20vs Central Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-16@ No. 25 Florida | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-10vs Murray State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-7vs No. 14 Mississippi State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-10vs South Carolina | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-20@ Texas A&M | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 14-7vs Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 15-14@ Missouri | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-34vs No. 6 Georgia | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 7-24@ Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-23vs Middle Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-10@ Louisville | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 27-24@ No. 13 Penn State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 27 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
18%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
38tackles this season38 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 7 pass breakups · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Mark Stoops — 24-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Stoops
Pass share
36.0%
295 pass / 524 run
Plays / game
63.0
13 games
Team sack rate
9.2%
337 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Kentucky, 129 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mark Stoops.
