Career Honors
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2018 Third Team All-CAA Football
2018: Started 10 of Elon's 11 games...Finished the season with 50 tackles, the sixth-most on the team...Concluded the year with a team-best 12.0 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks...His 7.5 sacks are the second-most in a season in Elon's FCS history and finished as the seventh-most in the CAA for the season...Also closed the year with four quarterback hurries and one pass breakup...Made a season-high seven tackles in his final game against No. 16 Maine...Posted six tackles (five solo), 4.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks in the win at No. 2 James Madison...Made six stops with 2.0 sacks in the win at Charleston Southern...Also had five tackles and 2.0 sacks in the victory over New Hampshire...Had two quarterback hurries in his final home game against No. 20 Towson...Was named Third Team All-CAA Football after the regular season.
2017: Appeared in 10 games, making nine starts…Tallied 62 total tackles, including 5.0 for a loss and 2.5 sacks…Notched five quarterback hurries and broke up one pass…Made seven tackles and broke up one pass in the season opener at Toledo…Had a season-high eight tackles in a win at Furman…Posted five tackles, including 0.5 sacks in a victory at Rhode Island…Recorded six total tackles and posted a pair of quarterback hurries in a win over Towson…Finished with seven tackles and set career highs with 3.0 tackles for a loss and 2.0 sacks at No. 16 New Hampshire…Posted eight tackles against No. 1 James Madison.
2016: Saw time in 10 games, earning three starts…Notched 47 total tackles, including 1.0 stop for a loss…Recovered one fumble…Posted six solo stops in a conference victory at No. 8 William & Mary.
2015: Started five of the 10 games in which he appeared as a true freshman… Tallied 39 total tackles, including 21 solo stops and 3.0 tackles for a loss…Made six tackles, including 1.0 for a loss, in his collegiate debut at Wake Forest…Had a season-high nine stops in a league victory at Stony Brook.
Prep: Totaled 85 tackles, including 15 stops for a loss and three sacks, forced five fumbles and intercepted one pass while playing at linebacker and defensive end as a junior…Was used primarily as a running back as a senior for coach Jason McGeorge…Amassed 1,585 yards rushing, averaging 6.3 yards per carry and scoring 17 touchdowns in just nine games…Posted five consecutive 200-yard rushing games… Participated in both the 2014 Shrine Bowl Combine and the 2014 Nike SPARQ Combine…2014 team MVP…Posted a top 40 time of 4.42 seconds…Earned CAP-8 All-Conference honors in both 2013 and 2014…Member of the National Achiever’s Society and Fellowship of Christian Athletes…Served as a peer mentor and earned A/B Honor Roll accolades.
Personal: Son of former Chowan College wide receiver Erwin and Kim Baker…Born January 14, 1997.
