Desmyn Baker
Desmyn Baker
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Desmyn Baker has played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 9 tackles against Louisiana — Week 6, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Southern Miss, 127 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 42 | 19 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 41 | 22 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Rice | 43 | 24 | 3.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 127 | 66 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024
W 35–10
vs SE Louisiana
1 QB HUR · 1 PD · 0 TFL
Dominant 25-point win at home against SE Louisiana.
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jeffrey Bassa’s 2024 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jeffrey Bassa's senior season at Oregon (2024).
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