2018 Football Roster
Deandre Baker
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- High School:
- Miami Northwestern
* 2018 Jim Thorpe Award Winner *
* 2018 Associated Press All-America First Team *
* 2018 ESPN.com All-America Team *
* 2018 American Football Coaches Assn. All-America First Team *
* 2018 SI.com All-America First Team *
* 2018 Walter Camp All-America First Team *
* 2018 Football Writers Assn. of America All-America Second Team *
* 2018 Associated Press & Coaches’ All-SEC First Team *
Career-Highs:
* 10 tackles vs. Florida in 2016
* 1 forced fumble (2x) vs. Tennessee, 2016; Middle Tenn. State, 2018
* 1 fumble recovery (2x) at USC, 2016; at Missouri, 2018
* 1 INT (7x), last vs. MTSU, 2018
* 56-yard INT return at USC, 2018
2018: Started all 13 games, with 40 total stops, two interceptions (team high) and 10 pass breakups (team high), two tackles for lost yardage, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery...2018 winner of the Jim Thorpe Award, given annually to the nation's top defensive back...also a semifinalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award (nation's top defender)...first interception came on first series of South Carolina game...second pick -- and seventh of his career -- came in first quarter vs. MTSU...season high in tackles (seven) came at Missouri...also had six stops at South Carolina...four solo tackles and a pass breakup vs. Auburn...three solo stops and a pass breakup vs. Alabama...had just one tackle vs. Georgia Tech, but it was for lost yardage...pre-season All-America 1st team by Associated Press.
2017: Coaches’ All-SEC 2nd Team...played in all 15 games, starting in 14...finished season with 44 total stops, fourth-best among all defenders...led the Bulldogs in pass breakups with nine, including three vs. South Carolina, and was also second on team with three interceptions...final pick of the year came vs. Alabama in CFP Championship Game...also had three solo tackles vs. the Gamecocks...was credited with two tackles in the Rose Bowl...had five solo tackles, one for a 4-yard loss, vs. Auburn in SEC Championship Game...snagged Georgia’s first interception of the year vs. Mississippi State, returning it for 22 yards...also made seven tackles (5 solo) and had two QB hurries against MSU...second INT of the season came at Georgia Tech and snuffed a Tech scoring threat in the end zone...had two tackles vs. Samford...recorded four tackles (one solo) and two pass breakups in South Bend...had three tackles and a pass breakup vs. Missouri...had one tackle vs. App State.
2016: Appeared in 12 games, starting in seven...had 31 total stops, including one QB sack for a 10-yard loss...had a team-best, career-high 10 total tackles (5+5) vs. Florida...first career interception came at Kentucky...second INT came vs. Louisiana, which he returned 28 yards...forced a TD-saving fumble vs. Tennessee...had two solo tackles in Liberty Bowl win, as well as a fourth-quarter, fourth-down pass breakup that ended TCU's final drive...had seven solo tackles, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup at South Carolina...all three of his tackles (one solo, two assists) came in Ole Miss game...credited with two tackles and one pass breakup vs. Auburn...recipient of the Gordon and Sharon Teel Football Scholarship.
2015: Appeared in 11 games ... first career tackle against South Carolina ... recipient of the John Tillman Football Scholarship.
High School: Miami Northwestern, coached by Eddie Brown … 2015 U.S. Army All-American Bowl selection … ESPN.com three-star prospect, #56 ranked CB nationally … Scout.com three-star prospect, #59 ranked CB nationally, #7 ranked CB in Florida, #22 ranked CB in the South region … 247sports.com three-star prospect, #88 overall prospect in the state of Florida in the composite rankings, #45 CB and #55 overall prospect in the state of Florida in 247sports.com specific rankings … Rivals.com three-star prospect, #71 ranked CB nationally … recorded one tackle in the 2015 U.S. Army All-American Bowl … helped lead the Bulls back to the playoffs in 2014 … all-state track and field performer in the 200- and 400-meter dash during his junior year.
Personal: DEANDRE LAMAR BAKER…Major: Business...recipient of the Gordon and Sharon Teel Football Scholarship.
