Receiver, South Alabama, 2017–⁠20

Kawaan Baker

Number
No. 15
Height
6′1″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Atlanta, GA
Born
Aug 24, 1998, in East Point, Georgia

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Kawaan Baker played receiver at South Alabama (2017–⁠20). The New Orleans Saints took Baker in round 7, No. 255 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
656
Receiving yards, 2020 (South Alabama, 4–⁠7)
Best game
129 yards
Vs. Tulane, week 2, 2020: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 255
Round 7, 2021 NFL Draft (New Orleans Saints)

Career highs

2rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Louisiana, 20187catches, career highvs. Tulane, 2020154receiving yards, career highvs. UL Monroe, 20203receiving touchdowns, career highvs. UL Monroe, 2020

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017South Alabama710214.6120
2018South Alabama3349415.0451
2019South Alabama3557416.4375
2020South Alabama5065613.1880
Career1251,82614.61680

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2017South Alabama61500
2018South Alabama5940
2019South Alabama2350
2020South Alabama162640
Career295430

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018South Alabama602584.3928
2019South Alabama20834.2226
2020South Alabama13423.2012
Career933834.11128

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2018South Alabama110000
2019South Alabama220000
2020South Alabama220000
Career550000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017South Alabama15WRFr.
2018South Alabama15WRSo.
2019South Alabama15WRJr.
2020South Alabama15WRSr.6′1″215

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2017South Alabama110.84––9.2––
2018South Alabama1020.5350th (n=497)0.5353.914%0.28
2019South Alabama840.2510th (n=499)0.5420.811%–
2020South Alabama800.4336th (n=346)0.5534.711%–

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2020 South Alabama 10 games, 50 catches, 656 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 3atSouthern MissW 32–⁠214821115
Sep 12vs.TulaneL 24–⁠2771291––
Sep 24vs.UABL 10–⁠424320489
Oct 17vs.Texas StateW 30–⁠205431235
Oct 24vs.UL MonroeW 38–⁠1461543230
Oct 29atGeorgia SouthernL 17–⁠245650220
Nov 7atCoastal CarolinaL 6–⁠233200––
Nov 14atLouisianaL 10–⁠386431237
Nov 21vs.Georgia StateL 14–⁠315370111
Nov 28atArkansas StateW 38–⁠315511227
2019 South Alabama 12 games, 35 catches, 574 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Aug 31atNebraskaL 21–⁠354590––
Sep 7vs.Jackson StateW 37–⁠142411––
Sep 14vs.MemphisL 6–⁠422841111
Sep 21atUABL 3–⁠352220––
Sep 28atUL MonroeL 17–⁠302210––
Oct 3vs.Georgia SouthernL 17–⁠2041261––
Oct 16atTroyL 13–⁠375420––
Oct 26vs.App StateL 3–⁠30160––
Nov 9atTexas StateL 28–⁠304340––
Nov 16vs.LouisianaL 27–⁠371210––
Nov 23atGeorgia StateL 15–⁠283560––
Nov 29vs.Arkansas StateW 34–⁠305620124
2018 South Alabama 12 games, 33 catches, 494 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 1vs.Louisiana TechL 26–⁠302121114
Sep 8atOklahoma StateL 13–⁠554291––
Sep 15vs.Texas StateW 41–⁠31270116
Sep 22atMemphisL 35–⁠524491––
Sep 29atApp StateL 7–⁠524890––
Oct 6atGeorgia SouthernL 13–⁠483790124
Oct 13vs.Alabama StateW 45–⁠72520––
Oct 23vs.TroyL 17–⁠382200––
Nov 3atArkansas StateL 14–⁠383400––
Nov 10vs.UL MonroeL 10–⁠383370––
Nov 17atLouisianaL 38–⁠484801––
Nov 23vs.Coastal CarolinaW 31–⁠28–––240
2017 South Alabama 5 games, 6 returns, 150 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 2atOle MissL 27–⁠47190––
Sep 16vs.Alabama A&MW 45–⁠01160––
Nov 11vs.Arkansas StateW 24–⁠193481––
Nov 18atGeorgia SouthernL 0–⁠52–––240
Dec 2atNew Mexico StateL 17–⁠2222904110

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2021
Height6′0½″
Weight210 lb
Arm length32⅜″
Hand size10¾″
40-yard dash4.43 s
10-yard split1.49 s
Vertical jump39½″
Broad jump10′9″
Bench press21 reps
3-cone drill7.42 s
20-yard shuttle4.41 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2021New Orleans Saints1000

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

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2025UFLSan Antonio Brahmas *

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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