Receiver, UCF (from Alabama), 2020–⁠23

Javon Baker

Number
No. 1
Height
6′1″
Weight
208 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Atlanta, GA
Born
Feb 18, 2002

Javon Baker played receiver at Alabama (2020–⁠21) and UCF (2022–⁠23). The New England Patriots took Baker in round 4, No. 110 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,139
Receiving yards, 2023 (UCF, 6–⁠7)
Drafted
No. 110
Round 4, 2024 NFL Draft (New England Patriots)

Career highs

9catches, career highvs. Georgia Tech, 2023173receiving yards, career highvs. Georgia Tech, 20232receiving touchdowns, career highat Oklahoma, 2023

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 2020 (Alabama); SEC champions, 2020 and 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Alabama2157.5015
2021Alabama710114.4135
2022UCF5679614.2553
2023UCF521,13921.9786
Career1172,05117.51386

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Alabama1WRFr.
2021Alabama1WRSo.
2022UCF1WRJr.
2023UCF1WRSr.6′1″208

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2020Alabama2-0.02––0.0–
2021Alabama80.96––7.7–
2022UCF810.7049th (n=683)0.7156.88%
2023UCF601.4799th (n=681)0.8088.37%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 UCF 13 games, 52 catches, 1,139 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.Kent StateW 56–⁠6459022
Sep 9atBoise StateW 18–⁠16473029
Sep 16vs.VillanovaW 48–⁠14577125
Sep 23atKansas StateL 31–⁠44110010
Sep 30vs.BaylorL 35–⁠363113165
Oct 7atKansasL 22–⁠51485041
Oct 21atOklahomaL 29–⁠315134286
Oct 28vs.West VirginiaL 28–⁠41334116
Nov 4atCincinnatiW 28–⁠26493040
Nov 11vs.Oklahoma StateW 45–⁠34112038
Nov 18atTexas TechL 23–⁠244117171
Nov 25vs.HoustonW 27–⁠13259057
Dec 22 ✦vs.Georgia TechL 17–⁠309173157
2022 UCF 14 games, 56 catches, 796 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.South Carolina StateW 56–⁠10584153
Sep 9vs.LouisvilleL 14–⁠20584024
Sep 17atFlorida AtlanticW 40–⁠14783120
Sep 24vs.Georgia TechW 27–⁠101606
Oct 5vs.SMUW 41–⁠196138051
Oct 13vs.TempleW 70–⁠131808
Oct 22atEast CarolinaL 13–⁠341808
Oct 29vs.CincinnatiW 25–⁠21755012
Nov 5atMemphisW 35–⁠28338124
Nov 12atTulaneW 38–⁠31554118
Nov 19vs.NavyL 14–⁠176101137
Nov 26atSouth FloridaW 46–⁠39351041
Dec 3atTulaneL 28–⁠45437015
Dec 28 ✦vs.DukeL 13–⁠30249037
2021 Alabama 3 games, 7 catches, 101 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4vs.MiamiW 44–⁠13321010
Sep 25vs.Southern MissW 63–⁠14259135
Nov 13vs.New Mexico StateW 59–⁠3221016
2020 Alabama 1 game, 2 catches, 15 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Dec 12atArkansasW 52–⁠3215015

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2024 Senior Bowl (National team, won 16–⁠7).

DrillCombine 2024
Height6′1¼″
Weight202 lb
Arm length32¼″
Hand size9⅝″
Wingspan78¼″W
40-yard dash4.54 s
10-yard split1.58 sW
Vertical jump37″
Broad jump10′1″

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 6 games with a stat; latest team: San Francisco 49ers.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2024New England Patriots61120

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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