Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 34-10vs McNeese | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 10 | Season-high 10 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 10-22vs Southern Miss | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | 10 |
#85
Landon Baptiste
Junior wide receiver for Louisiana. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 180 lb · Lafayette, LA · Southside
Returning to Louisiana for 2026
The numbers
15
receiving yards · 2025
2 catches · 1 TD · 7.5 per catch
2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 10 yds, 1 TD, vs McNeese
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for Louisiana. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
His career, year by yearLandon Baptiste
This is his second year in the same receiving corps at Louisiana. One game to point at: 10 rec yds, 1 rec TD against McNeese — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Louisiana
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Michael Desormeaux, all run-leaning offenses — 16-11 over that span.
2024Louisiana10-4HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning
2025Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec 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 2 games: 1.0 REC/g, 7.5 YDS/g, 7.5 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 34–10
vs McNeese
1 rec · 10 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 24-point win at home against McNeese.
With B. Davis — 132 rush yds (19 car) · 2 TD · R. Williams — 2 rec · 18 yds
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Louisiana
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Louisiana
Returning around him
- 92% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 1 Louisiana player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -3 net (5 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisiana · Last season: 6-7 · Talent rank #99 · 2026 recruiting class #91
Background
2025 (Redshirt Sophomore) Played in six of Louisiana’s first seven games before being sidelined for the remainder of the season due to injury … caught passes in games against McNeese and Southern Miss … caught a 10-yard scoring pass from Daniel Beale in Louisiana’s win over McNeese … had a 5-yard...
The receiver room · Louisiana
- #6Shelton Sampson Jr.537 receiving yards · 2025
- Robert Williams309 receiving yards · 2025
- #13Charles Robertson250 receiving yards · 2025
- #19Dale Martin134 receiving yards · 2025
- #85Landon Baptiste15 receiving yards · 2025
11 more on the roster · Louisiana team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology