Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/30Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 30 inside-the-5 carries (6.7%).
Quinton Baker
Last confirmed: Western Kentucky, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′9″ · 185 lb · Ashland, KY · Ashland Blazer
Quinton Baker: RB · Western Kentucky · #3.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Quinton Baker
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Quinton Baker has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Western Kentucky. A game that shows it: 79 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Louisiana Tech — Week 3, 2017.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Western Kentucky in the news
- WKU wins first conference game
College Heights Herald Oct 9
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Western Kentucky | 65 | 233 | 3.6 | 1 |
| 2016 | Western Kentucky | 99 | 542 | 5.5 | 4 |
| Career | 164 | 775 | 4.7 | 5 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 91 | 10.1 | 1 |
| 2016 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 0 |
| Career | 17 | 134 | 7.9 | 1 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 7-20@ Illinois | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | L 22-23vs Louisiana Tech | 19 | 79 | 4.2 | 1 | 16 | Season-high 79 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 33-21vs Ball State | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-14vs Charlotte | 14 | 74 | 5.3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-31@ Old Dominion | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-42vs Florida Atlantic | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-31@ Vanderbilt | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 65 | 233 | 3.6 | 1 | 17 |
Signature game
Week 3 · 2017
L 22-23
79 rush yds (19 car) · 1 TD
With J. Collins — 41.7 yards per punt · 6 punts · 48 long · M. White — 226 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 71.2
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 9 · Florida Atlantic · 2nd and 13 · Q3 · EPA +3.05Mike White pass complete to Quinton Baker for 20 yds to the FlAtl 45 for a
- Week 10 · Vanderbilt · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.70Nacarius Fant pass complete to Quinton Baker for 25 yds for a TD, (Ryan Nuss KICK)
- Week 10 · Vanderbilt · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −2.33Quinton Baker run for a loss of 6 yards to the WKent 42
- Week 7 · Charlotte · 4th and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.07Quinton Baker run for 1 yd to the Charl 46 for a
- Week 7 · Charlotte · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.92Quinton Baker run for 6 yds to the Charl 37 for a CHARLOTTE Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Denzel Irvin) to the Charl 48 for a
- Week 2 · Illinois · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.59Quinton Baker run for a loss of 2 yards to the WKent 47
4 more plays
- Week 3 · Louisiana Tech · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.49Quinton Baker run for a loss of 3 yards to the WKent 33
- Week 3 · Louisiana Tech · 1st and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.46Quinton Baker run for 3 yds for a TD, (Ryan Nuss KICK)
- Week 7 · Charlotte · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.42Quinton Baker run for 15 yds to the WKent 46 for a
- Week 3 · Louisiana Tech · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.38Quinton Baker run for 9 yds to the WKent 46
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
65 of 65 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
45%65 carriesFumble rate
3.1%2 of 65 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds20%of carries
13 carries
Grind
1–3 yds35%of carries
23 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds38%of carries
25 carries
Explosive
10+ yds6%of carries
4 carries
3.6 yds/carry on 65 carries · 6% explosive (10+ yds) · 45% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2016Western Kentucky11-3HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced
2017Western Kentucky6-7HC: Mike Sanford Jr. · Pass-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 44.2 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 18.7 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 41.5 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 22.3 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Sanford Jr.
Pass share
59.9%
577 pass / 387 run
Plays / game
74.2
13 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
635 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
65 carries and 9 catches in 7 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Two seasons at Western Kentucky
- 2017 Western Kentucky Jr.Year 2 · 7 games
- 2016 Western Kentucky BrohmYear 1 · 13 games
- Before collegeSigned with Western Kentucky in 2016 as a 3-star recruit, No. 992 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Western Kentucky in the 2016 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Two seasons at Western Kentucky, 775 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2016 13 games
- Signed with Western Kentucky3-star out of Ashland Blazer
Coaching lineage · 2016–2017
2 coaches2016
Western Kentucky
2017era →
Mike Sanford Jr.
Western Kentucky
Coaching transition mid-career: Jeff Brohm → Mike Sanford Jr.. Worth noting in scheme + development context.