Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-16vs North Texas | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 55-0vs Howard | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#2
Byron Baldwin Jr.
Sophomore defensive back on Indiana's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 185 lb · Baltimore, MD · Saint Frances Academy
Returning to Indiana for 2026
Recruiting
4★
S recruit
No. 258 nationally · Signed with Indiana
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive back on Indiana's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Indiana in 2025.
Byron Baldwin Jr.
Second year in the Indiana secondary, same address the whole way. The receipt: 7 tackles against North Texas — Week 1, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20257 games
- Signed with Indiana4-star out of St. Frances Academy
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Indiana
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Curt Cignetti — 18-0 over that span.
2025Indiana16-0HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-heavy
2026Indiana2-0HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (10th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 5.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Curt Cignetti
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 55–0
vs Howard
3 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 55-point win at home against Howard.
With J. Hoover — 145 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 75.5 · 18 rush yds (6 car) · T. Richard — 108 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Indiana
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Indiana
Returning around him
- 8 Indiana players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (17 in / 17 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Indiana · Last season: 16-0 (AP #1) · Talent rank #38 · 2026 recruiting class #29
Background
2025 (Freshman Season) Season: Appeared in eight games ... Made collegiate debut against UCLA (10/25) ... One of 12 true freshmen to make collegiate debut. UCLA (10/25): Made collegiate debut on kickoff coverage ... Posted three tackles, with two on defense. at Maryland (11/1): Totaled one tackle...
The secondary · Indiana
- #22Jamari Sharpe49 tackles · 2025
- #1Amare Ferrell48 tackles · 2025
- #13Jiquan Sanks45 tackles · 2025
- #4A.J. Harris33 tackles · 2025
- #2Byron Baldwin Jr.11 tackles · 2025
14 more on the roster · Indiana team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology