Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-6vs Bethune-Cookman | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | 20 | Season-high 30 yds |
| Total | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | 20 |
#20
Kaj Baker
Freshman running back for UCF. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′8″ · 160 lb · Miami, FL · Somerset Academy
Returning to UCF for 2026
The numbers
30
rushing yards · 2026
5 per carry
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 30 rush yds, vs Bethune-Cookman
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 running back for UCF. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UCF in 2026.
Kaj Baker
The receipt on tape: 30 rush yds against Bethune-Cookman, Week 1, 2026.
30 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 6 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2026
- Signed with UCF3-star out of Somerset Academy Charter
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
UCF
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026UCF1-1HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 30.0 YDS/g, 5.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UCF | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 73–6
30 rush yds (6 car)
Dominant 67-point win at home against Bethune-Cookman.
With T. Swint — 48 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · A. Barnett — 158 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 46.9 · 9 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
UCF
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · UCF
Returning around him
- 25% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 1 UCF player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -3 net (32 in / 35 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UCF · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #66 · 2026 recruiting class #66
The backfield · UCF
- #26Duke Watson158 rushing yards · 2025
- #35Agyeman Addae50 rushing yards · 2025
- #11Landen Chambers2 games · 2026
- #24Arthur Lewis IV1 game · 2026
- #20Kaj Baker1 game · 2026
2 more on the roster · UCF team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology