Running back, North Carolina A&T (from Norfolk State), 2023–⁠26

R.J. Baker

Number
No. 41
Height
5′9″
Weight
175 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Greensboro, NC

R.J. Baker plays running back for North Carolina A&T, after Norfolk State (2023). Last time out, against Chicago State: 1 catch, 2 yards; 2 tackles.

2026 so far

49 rushing yards

Last game: 1 catch, 2 yards; 2 tackles vs. Chicago State, W 27–⁠12

Next game: vs. Elon, Oct 31

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 11@CAM
  2. 28@BRY
  3. 8UNH
  4. 2Chica

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Norfolk State530.606
2025North Carolina A&T221.002
2026North Carolina A&T12494.1016
Career19542.8016

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Norfolk State48120.3238
2025North Carolina A&T1−6−6.000
2026North Carolina A&T36020.0052
Career813516.9252

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2026North Carolina A&T210000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Norfolk State41RBYr 1
2025North Carolina A&T41RBYr 3
2026North Carolina A&T41RBJr. (Yr 4)5′9″175

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
2025North Carolina A&T (FCS)3-0.40––-1.2–

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

2026 North Carolina A&T 4 games, 49 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 19atCampbellL 14–⁠4221102580
Oct 3atBryantL 30–⁠314280–––
Oct 10vs.New HampshireW 30–⁠27380–––
Oct 17vs.Chicago StateW 27–⁠12320120
2025 North Carolina A&T 1 game, 2 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Nov 1vs.TowsonL 9–⁠622201−60
2023 Norfolk State 4 games, 3 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 14atTennessee StateL 17–⁠24160–––
Oct 21atHowardL 23–⁠272−902251
Oct 28vs.Morgan StateL 28–⁠321202561
Nov 11atDelaware StateW 44–⁠21140–––

No box score in the source for Sep 2 vs. Virginia State, so that game is not listed.

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

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