Career Accolades
- PSAC West Football Defensive Athlete of the Week (10/7/24)
- CSC Academic All-District® Team (2023)
- PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2022, 2023, 2024)
- D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award (2022-23, 2023-24)
Career:Â Finished 14th in career tackles with 235.
2024: Earned first team All-PSAC West honors at linebacker finishing third on the team in tackles … battled injuries but still started all 10 games … totaled 60 tackles, 27 solo, along with 4.5 TFL for 15 yards, an interception, a fumble recovery and a pass broken up … had season-high 10 tackles in final career game vs. Lock Haven (11/16/24) along with 10 vs. Northwood (9/5/24) and East Stroudsburg (9/14/24) … was named the PSAC West Defensive Player of the Week following Seton Hill (10/5/24) game … had six tackles along with an interception and a fumble recovery vs. the Griffins … returned the interception, the first of his career, 68 yards to set up a touchdown in the final seconds of the first half … now a two-time CSC Academic All-District® Team selection after earning the honor in 2023 and 2024.
2023: Started all 11 games at linebacker and finished as team’s second-leading tackler with 65 stops … had 29 solo tackles and a team-leading 36 assists … added 8.5 TFL for 23 yards, including two sacks … tied for the team lead with two forced fumbles and broke up a pair of passes … finished with season-high 11 tackles, eight solo, in win at Mercyhurst (10/21/23), adding two TFL and a sack … added nine tackles the next week at Indiana (Pa.) (10/28/23), with 1.5 TFL and a sack … also had nine stops vs. Slippery Rock (10/14/23) …  … named to the 2023 CSC Academic All-District® Football Team.
2022: Played in all 11 games, starting four contests at linebacker … had 11 solo tackles and 19 assists for 30 total tackles … had 4.5 TFL for 23 yards and a pair of sacks for 19 yards … finished with a season-high eight tackles vs. West Chester (9/17/22) and recovered a pair of fumbles … added seven stops with a pair of sacks at Millersville (9/10/22) … had four solo hits among his five total tackles at Clarion (9/24/22) … finished with 1.5 TFL vs. Mercyhurst (10/22/22).
2021: Led team in tackles while playing in ten games with nine starts … finished with 81 tackles, with a team-high 46 assists plus 35 solo stops, good for third on the team … had 1.5 TFL with a sack and had a forced fumble and recovered a fumble … had season-high 14 tackles at Indiana(Pa.), along with 11 tackles vs. Slippery Rock … added 9 tackles against Bloomsburg and East Stroudsburg, along with forcing a fumble at Bloomsburg … had 8 tackles and a sack vs. Edinboro … finished with six-or-more tackles in nine of ten games.
Personal: Has received Bachelor's Degree in
 Secondary Education Social Studies and currently working on Master's Degree in Curriculum Instruction and Management … son of Shannon and David Baker … has one brother (Drew).
Career Highs
Tackles: 14 at Indiana(Pa.) (10/2/21)
Solo Tackles: 6 vs. Edinboro (10/23/21), at Indiana(Pa.) (10/2/21)
Assists: 8 at Indiana(Pa.) (10/2/21), at Bloomsburg (9/18/21)
Tackles for Loss: 2 at Millersville (9/10/22)
Tackle for Loss Yards: 19 at Millersville (9/10/22)
Sacks: 2 at Millersville (9/10/22)
Sack Yards: 19 at Millersville (9/10/22)
Forced Fumbles: 1 at Bloomsburg (9/18/21)
Fumble Recoveries: 2Â vs. West Chester (9/17/22)
