Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-9vs Furman | 3 | 89 | 29.7 | 1 | 73 | Season-high 89 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 24-14vs Auburn | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 1 | 73 |
Justin Baker is a running back at Tennessee who has played in 2 of Tennessee's 8 games this season, most recently Oct 3.
Tennessee is 6-2, No. 16 in the AP poll (week 10).
Second year in the Tennessee backfield. On tape: 89 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Furman, Week 1, 2026.
91 rushing yards · 1 rushing TD · 4 carries
Career stats
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Game log
Signature game
Week 1 · 2026
W 56-9
vs Furman
89 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 47-point win at home against Furman.
With F. Brandon — 226 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 68 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · M. Matthews — 4 rec · 132 yds · 2 TD
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Josh Heupel — 14-7 over that span.
2025Tennessee8-5HC: Josh Heupel · Balanced
2026Tennessee6-2HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 45.5 YDS/g, 15.8 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Pass share
37.5%
207 pass / 345 run
Plays / game
69.0
8 games
Team sack rate
9.1%
242 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
4 carries in 2 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Two seasons at Tennessee
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Tennessee HeupelYear 2 · 2 games
- 2025 Tennessee HeupelYear 1 · 4 games
- High school BufordBuford, GA · Class of 2025Three-star, No. 619 in the 2025 class. Signed with Tennessee.Also from Buford: KJ Bolden (Georgia), Dylan Raiola (Oregon), Justice Haynes (Georgia Tech) and 29 more.
2025 4 games
- Signed with TennesseeThree-star, out of Buford