Dorian Baker

#2 · WR · Sr. · Kentucky6′3″ · 205 lb · Cleveland Heights, OH

Dorian Baker: WR · Kentucky · #2.

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Dorian Baker

WR · Kentucky · Sr · #2

Moves the chains on third down. Four seasons in the Kentucky receiving corps to date. One game to point at: 29 receiving yards and 2 receptions against South Carolina — Week 5, 2018.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Kentucky in the news

Court denies NCAA's request to block Afari Jr.Oct 30
QB target flips to UCLAYahoo Sports Oct 24
CFP approves 24-team playoff format for 2027Oct 16

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2018	Kentucky	13	133	10.2	0	23
2016	Kentucky	14	208	14.9	2	35
2015	Kentucky	55	608	11.1	3	53
2014	Kentucky	19	199	10.5	1	33
Career		101	1,148	11.4	6	53

Season	Team
2018	Kentucky	--	--
2016	Kentucky	1	3
2015	Kentucky	--	--
2014	Kentucky	--	--
Career		1	3

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 35-20vs Central Michigan	1	21	21.0	21
Wk 3	W 48-10vs Murray State	4	25	6.3	12
Wk 4	W 28-7vs No. 14 Mississippi State	1	23	23.0	23
Wk 5	W 24-10vs South Carolina	2	29	14.5	20	Season-high 29 yds
Wk 6	L 14-20@ Texas A&M	1	2	2.0	2
Wk 9	W 15-14@ Missouri	1	8	8.0	8
Wk 10	L 17-34vs No. 6 Georgia	1	4	4.0	4
Wk 13	W 56-10@ Louisville	2	21	10.5	16
Total		13	133	10.2	23

Signature game

Week 5 · 2018

W 24-10

vs South Carolina

2 rec · 29 yds

With M. Duffy — 47.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 4 inside the 20 · T. Wilson — 132 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · 59 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 5 · South Carolina · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +3.10Terry Wilson pass complete to Dorian Baker for 20 yds to the SCaro 39 for a
Week 13 · Louisville · 4th and 2 · Q3 · EPA +1.99Terry Wilson pass complete to Dorian Baker for 5 yds to the Lvile 33 for a
Week 4 · Mississippi State · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +1.62Terry Wilson pass complete to Dorian Baker for 23 yds to the MisSt 2 for a
Week 5 · South Carolina · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +1.38Terry Wilson pass complete to Dorian Baker for 9 yds to the Kent 36 for a
Week 1 · Central Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +0.95Terry Wilson pass complete to Dorian Baker for 21 yds to the CMich 24 for a CENTRAL MICH Penalty, personal foul (Trevor Apsey) to the CMich 12 for a
Week 3 · Murray State · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +0.51Terry Wilson pass complete to Dorian Baker for 12 yds Dorian Baker fumbled, forced by Marquez Sanford, for a

4 more plays

Week 3 · Murray State · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +0.42Terry Wilson pass complete to Dorian Baker for 7 yds to the MurrS 7 for a
Week 13 · Louisville · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +0.34Terry Wilson pass complete to Dorian Baker for 16 yds to the Lvile 18 for a
Week 6 · Texas A&M · 2nd and 1 · Q3 · EPA −0.33Terry Wilson pass complete to Dorian Baker for 2 yds to the Kent 34 for a
Week 9 · Missouri · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +0.27Terry Wilson pass complete to Dorian Baker for 8 yds to the Kent 15

Teams and coaches

4 seasons under Mark Stoops — 27-23 over that span.

2014Kentucky5-7HC: Mark Stoops · Balanced

2015Kentucky5-7HC: Mark Stoops · Balanced

2016Kentucky7-6HC: Mark Stoops · Run-heavy

2018Kentucky10-3HC: Mark Stoops · Run-heavy

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2018 season

11 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: catch rate (3rd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#302 / 702 · 56th pct

12.5%

Yards / catch#460 / 702 · 34th pct

11.0

TD rate#580 / 702 · 9th pct

0.0%

EPA / target#654 / 702 · 7th pct

0.12

Catch rate#678 / 702 · 3rd pct

50.0%

Box-score rates (6)

Fumbles lost#1 / 223 · 80th pct

Yards / catch#451 / 550 · 17th pct

10.2

Rec TDs#476 / 550 · 7th pct

Receptions#507 / 550 · 6th pct

Long catch#512 / 550 · 6th pct

Rec yards#523 / 550 · 5th pct

133

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2018. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	1.8	20.4	13.8	0.0
Road3g	1.3	10.3	6.8	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	1.8	20.0	13.4	0.0
Weeks 8+3g	1.3	11.0	7.5	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2018 season

Head Coach

Mark Stoops

Pass share

36.0%

295 pass / 524 run

Plays / game

63.0

13 games

Team sack rate

9.2%

337 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

13 catches in 8 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Dorian Baker

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Style of play

Fans

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

13 catches in 8 games

Five seasons at Kentucky