Willie Baker: DL · Louisiana Tech · #85.
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Willie Baker
Wins the gap play after play. Four seasons in the Louisiana Tech defensive front to date. The first one came in 2020: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 3 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Rice — Week 13, 2021.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
15 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Louisiana Tech | 15 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | Louisiana Tech | 51 | 32 | 10.0 | 1.0 |
| 2018 | Louisiana Tech | 25 | 14 | 6.0 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 94 | 54 | 17.0 | 3.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 37-39vs SMU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-17vs North Texas | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 3-19@ UTEP | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-45vs No. 24 UTSA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-23@ Old Dominion | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 38-52@ UAB | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-32vs Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-35@ Rice | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
7%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
7%1 hurry15 tackles · 1 for loss.
4 seasons under Skip Holtz — 28-23 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Skip Holtz
Pass share
52.0%
411 pass / 379 run
Plays / game
65.8
12 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
434 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #239 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Louisiana Tech, 3 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 32 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Skip Holtz.
