Safety, UAB (from Kent State), 2022–25
Josh Baka
- Number
- No. 21
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Ottawa, ON
Josh Baka played safety at Kent State (2022–24) and UAB (2025).
Career highs
18tackles, career highvs. Ohio, 2024Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kent State | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Kent State | 23 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | Kent State | 90 | 58 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | UAB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 118 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kent State | 21 | S | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Kent State | 21 | S | So. | ||
| 2024 | Kent State | 21 | S | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | UAB | 21 | S | Sr. | 6′1″ | 205 |
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
2025 UAB 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15 | vs. North Texas | L 24–53 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Kent State 12 games, 90 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Pittsburgh | L 24–55 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs.Saint Francis | L 17–23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Tennessee | L 0–71 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Penn State | L 0–56 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Eastern Michigan | L 33–52 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Ball State | L 35–37 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | at Bowling Green | L 6–27 | 9 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Western Michigan | L 21–52 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Ohio | L 0–41 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 13 | at Miami (OH) | L 7–34 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Akron | L 17–38 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | at Buffalo | L 7–43 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Kent State 7 games, 23 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | at Fresno State | L 10–53 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Miami (OH) | L 3–23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atOhio | L 17–42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | atAkron | L 27–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs.Bowling Green | L 19–49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atBall State | L 3–34 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Northern Illinois | L 27–37 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
2022 Kent State 1 game, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Oklahoma | L 3–33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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