Desmyn Baker: LB · Southern Miss · #1.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Desmyn Baker
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 9 tackles against Louisiana — Week 6, 2024.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 42 | 19 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 41 | 22 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Rice | 43 | 24 | 3.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- |
| Career | 127 | 66 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-31@ Kentucky | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-10vs SE Louisiana | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-49vs South Florida | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-44@ Jacksonville State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-23vs Louisiana | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 28-44vs Arkansas State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 15-32@ James Madison | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 3-37vs Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-58@ Texas State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-35vs South Alabama | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 20-52@ Troy | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 19 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
42tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksPD rate
5%2 pass breakups42 tackles · 2 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Reed Stringer
Pass share
43.7%
318 pass / 410 run
Plays / game
60.7
12 games
Team sack rate
12.5%
359 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #347 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Rice, Western Kentucky and Southern Miss, 127 tackles — the college career is complete.
Played for three programs.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Mike Bloomgren, Tyson Helton, Will Hall and Reed Stringer.
