Linebacker, Southern Miss (from Rice, Western Kentucky), 2021–24
Desmyn Baker
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Clinton, MS
Desmyn Baker played linebacker at Rice (2021), Western Kentucky (2022–23) and Southern Miss (2024).
Career highs
9tackles, career hightwice; last vs. Louisiana, 2024Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Rice | 43 | 24 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 41 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 42 | 19 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 127 | 66 | 8.5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Rice | 1 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 1 | LB | So. | ||
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 1 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 1 | LB | Sr. | 6′2″ | 230 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 Southern Miss 11 games, 42 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Kentucky | L 0–31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. SE Louisiana | W 35–10 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | vs. South Florida | L 24–49 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | at Jacksonville State | L 7–44 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Louisiana | L 13–23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Arkansas State | L 28–44 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at James Madison | L 15–32 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Marshall | L 3–37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Texas State | L 3–58 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. South Alabama | L 14–35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Troy | L 20–52 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Western Kentucky 11 games, 41 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs.South Florida | W 41–24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Houston Christian | W 52–22 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Ohio State | L 10–63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atTroy | L 24–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Louisiana Tech | W 35–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | atJacksonville State | L 17–20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs. Liberty | L 29–42 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | at UTEP | W 21–13 | 9 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. New Mexico State | L 29–38 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Sam Houston | W 28–23 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. Old Dominion | W 38–35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Western Kentucky 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. Austin Peay | W 38–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Rice 10 games, 43 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Arkansas | L 17–38 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Houston | L 7–44 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Southern Miss | W 24–19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at UTSA | L 0–45 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at UAB | W 30–24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. North Texas | L 24–30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Charlotte | L 24–31 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Western Kentucky | L 21–42 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | atUTEP | L 28–38 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Louisiana Tech | W 35–31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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