Deandre Baker: DB · Georgia · #18.
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Deandre Baker
Erases the deep middle of the field. Third year in the same secondary at Georgia. Named All-SEC two seasons running, most recently in 2018. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Missouri — Week 4, 2018.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
40 tackles. 9 passes defended. 2 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 | W 41-17@ No. 24 South Carolina | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-7vs Middle Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 43-29@ Missouri | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 38-12vs Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-13vs Vanderbilt | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 16-36@ No. 13 LSU | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 36-17vs No. 9 Florida | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 34-17@ No. 11 Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-10vs Auburn | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 66-27vs Massachusetts | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-21vs Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 28-35vs No. 1 Alabama | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 31 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 9 |
Week 2 · 2018
W 41-17
1 interception · 6 tackles · 2 pass breakups
Dominant 24-point win on the road against South Carolina.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
22%9 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
40tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL40 tackles · 2 for loss · 9 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under Kirby Smart — 32-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road4g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Pass share
39.4%
355 pass / 547 run
Plays / game
64.4
14 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
377 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
First team in his league at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Georgia, 114 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2018) — drafted at #30 overall by the New York Giants.
A stat line in 34 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM
All-SEC 1st team (2018)
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mark Richt → Kirby Smart. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
New York GiantsEntering 8th NFL season
New York GiantsEntering 8th NFL season
