Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 50-0vs Missouri State | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 1 | 13 | Season-high 52 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 48-20vs Arizona State | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 9 | 58 | 5.2 | 1 | 13 |
#5
Carsyn Baker
Freshman running back for Texas A&M. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 210 lb · Fairburn, GA · Langston Hughes
Returning to Texas A&M for 2026
The numbers
58
rushing yards · 2026
1 TD · 6.4 per carry
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 52 rush yds, 1 TD, vs Missouri State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 running back for Texas A&M. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Texas A&M in 2026.
Carsyn Baker
The receipt on tape: 52 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Missouri State, Week 1, 2026.
58 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 9 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2026
- Signed with Texas A&M4-star out of Langston Hughes
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Texas A&M
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Texas A&M2-0HC: Mike Elko · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (93rd percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 29.0 YDS/g, 5.2 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Elko
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
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas A&M | 9 | 58 | 6.4 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 9 | 58 | 6.4 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 48–20
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Missouri State · 2&2 · Q4 · EPA +2.16Carsyn Baker 12 Yd Run (David Olano Kick)
- Week 1 · Missouri State · 2&5 · Q4 · EPA +0.93(01:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Baker rush middle for 6 yards gain to the TAMU48 (#38 S.Shufelt; #24 C.Olabode), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Missouri State · 3&2 · Q4 · EPA +0.86(05:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Baker rush middle for 7 yards gain to the MSU29 (#38 S.Shufelt; #24 C.Olabode), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Missouri State · 2&3 · Q4 · EPA +0.84(08:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Baker rush left for 9 yards gain to the TAMU44 (#38 S.Shufelt), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Missouri State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.77(09:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Baker rush right for 13 yards gain to the TAMU28 (#27 D.Rutherford; #2 A.Smith), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Missouri State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.53(04:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Baker rush middle for 0 yards to the MSU29 (#99 M.Chapman)
- Week 2 · Arizona State · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA -0.20(02:32) Shotgun #5 C.Baker rush middle for 3 yards gain to the ASU24 (#21 K.McDonald)
- Week 2 · Arizona State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.17(03:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Baker rush middle for 3 yards gain to the ASU27 (#92 Z.Swanson)
- Week 1 · Missouri State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.11(02:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Baker rush left for 5 yards gain to the TAMU42 (#22 G.Cutchlow; #38 S.Shufelt)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Texas A&M
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Texas A&M
Returning around him
- 73% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 10 Texas A&M players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (19 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas A&M · Last season: 11-2 (AP #7) · Talent rank #7 · 2026 recruiting class #10
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #159
Peaked at #159 this season.
The backfield · Texas A&M
- #4Rueben Owens II639 rushing yards · 2025
- #2Jamarion Morrow182 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Tiger Riden Jr.45 rushing yards · 2025
- #24Ramarian Tillman2 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Carsyn Baker2 games · 2026
2 more on the roster · Texas A&M team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology