Marco Baker: CB · Jacksonville State · #2.
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Marco Baker
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Two seasons in the Jacksonville State secondary to date. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Eastern Michigan — Week 3, 2024.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
13 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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 | Jacksonville State | 13 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Jacksonville State | 19 | 12 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Career | 32 | 21 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-55vs Coastal Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-49@ No. 22 Louisville | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 34-37@ Eastern Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 54-13vs New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 44-37@ Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-31vs Florida International | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-19@ Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 52-12vs Western Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 15 · 2024
W 52-12
2 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 40-point win at home against Western Kentucky.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
13tackles this season13 tackles.
2 seasons under Rich Rodriguez — 18-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Pass share
33.1%
313 pass / 634 run
Plays / game
67.6
14 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
328 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Jacksonville State, 32 tackles — the college career is complete.
