Kyler Baugh: DL · Minnesota · #93.
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Kyler Baugh
Wins the gap play after play. Arrived at Minnesota from Houston Christian. On tape: 6 tackles against Wisconsin, Week 13, 2023.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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 this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 13-10vs Nebraska | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 25-6vs Eastern Michigan | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 3 | L 13-31@ No. 20 North Carolina | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 34-37@ Northwestern | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-24vs Louisiana | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-52vs No. 2 Michigan | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 12-10@ No. 24 Iowa | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-12vs Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 26-27vs Illinois | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 30-49@ Purdue | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-37@ No. 3 Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-28vs Wisconsin | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
 Bowl | W 30-24vs Bowling Green | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 17 | 4.5 | 3.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%4 TFLSack rate
8%3 sacksHurry rate
8%3 hurries39 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
2 seasons under P.J. Fleck — 15-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Pass share
38.6%
311 pass / 494 run
Plays / game
61.9
13 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
330 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
39 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons at Minnesota, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
