Dameon Baber: DB · Nevada · #5.
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Dameon Baber
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Nevada. On tape: 9 tackles against Oregon State, Week 3, 2018.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
60 tackles. 2 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 10-41@ Vanderbilt | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 37-35vs Oregon State | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 44-63@ Toledo | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-25@ Air Force | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-21vs Fresno State | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 27-31vs Boise State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 40-22@ Hawai'i | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-24vs San Diego State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-10vs Colorado State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 21-12@ San José State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 29-34@ UNLV | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 16-13vs Arkansas State | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 36 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
60tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL60 tackles · 2 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Norvell
Pass share
53.2%
494 pass / 434 run
Plays / game
71.4
13 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
519 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
60 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Nevada, 228 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brian Polian → Jay Norvell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
