#5

Blake Baker

QBJunior6' 5", 220 lbsCypress, TX
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs6-2 · TDC #73
Snap share
60%
5 of 7 started · 313 of 525 snaps
Pass yards
1327
93rd of 276 in FBS
TD – INT
13–1
Yards / att.
8.9
21st of 146 in FBS
Completion
71.1%
8th of 146 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.24
66th of 161 QBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS QB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

208 plays · +50.3 total EPA · 66th of 161 qualifying QBs
All plays+0.24
Passing+0.36
Rushing-0.22
1st down+0.17
2nd down+0.24
3rd down+0.46
Standard downs+0.26
Passing downs+0.22
BakerQB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays45%
Pass plays82%
Run plays18%
1st down38%
2nd down46%
3rd down60%
Standard downs39%
Passing downs60%
BakerQB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

PassingValueFBS rank
Dropbacks138—
Success rate45.7%47th / 181
Explosive pass rate12.1%45th / 181
Deep-throw rate9.7%150th / 181
Sack rate10.1%169th / 181
Interception rate0.8%—
3rd-down conversion40.0%53rd / 181
RushingValueFBS rank
Carries42—
Success rate40.5%230th / 332
Explosive run rate11.9%205th / 332
Stuffed at the line23.8%302nd / 332
First downs10—
Red-zone carries9—
Goal-line carries3—

Charting

Where Baker's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Avg. depth of throw
6.3
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
10%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
6.7
626 yds after the catch
Air yards
484
of 1110 yds on charted throws
Pressured
22%
hurried or sacked · 16 sacks

Where he throws136 throws charted

69% comp6.3 avg. depth6.7 YAC/catch10% 20+ air yds12–1 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 6 throws (4%), 5 caught (83%), 24 yds, 4.0 per throw683% · 24yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 15 throws (11%), 10 caught (67%), 47 yds, 3.1 per throw1567% · 47yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 8 throws (6%), 5 caught (63%), 85 yds, 10.6 per throw863% · 85yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 2 caught (67%), 27 yds, 9.0 per throw367% · 27yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 5 throws (4%), 4 caught (80%), 115 yds, 23.0 per throw580% · 115yLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: 9 throws (7%), 8 caught (89%), 136 yds, 15.1 per throw989% · 136yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 9 throws (7%), 8 caught (89%), 56 yds, 6.2 per throw989% · 56yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 7 throws (5%), 2 caught (29%), 14 yds, 2.0 per throw729% · 14yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 7 throws (5%), 5 caught (71%), 108 yds, 15.4 per throw771% · 108yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 8 throws (6%), 5 caught (63%), 106 yds, 13.3 per throw863% · 106yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 5 throws (4%), 2 caught (40%), 94 yds, 18.8 per throw540% · 94yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 16 throws (12%), 12 caught (75%), 38 yds, 2.4 per throw1675% · 38yRight, 0–4 air yards: 15 throws (11%), 13 caught (87%), 82 yds, 5.5 per throw1587% · 82yRight, 5–9 air yards: 9 throws (7%), 5 caught (56%), 42 yds, 4.7 per throw956% · 42yRight, 10–14 air yards: 10 throws (7%), 7 caught (70%), 107 yds, 10.7 per throw1070% · 107yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 1 caught (33%), 29 yds, 9.7 per throw333% · 29yRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction39 carries

Left
3%
9.0 YPC · 100% succ.
Middle
82%
2.8 YPC · 38% succ.
Right
15%
4.7 YPC · 33% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Louisiana Tech

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (3 of Baker’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Avg. depth of throw
8.2
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
10%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
8.3
157 yds after the catch
Air yards
69
of 226 yds on charted throws
Pressured
2%
hurried or sacked · 0 sacks

Where he throws38 throws charted

57% comp8.2 avg. depth8.3 YAC/catch10% 20+ air yds4–3 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 3 throws (8%), 3 caught (100%), 42 yds, 14.0 per throw3100% · 42yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 throws (3%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per throw1100% · 6yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: 2 throws (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw20% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 3 throws (8%), 2 caught (67%), 13 yds, 4.3 per throw367% · 13yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 3 throws (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw30% · 0yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 4 throws (11%), 1 caught (25%), 16 yds, 4.0 per throw425% · 16yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 2 throws (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw20% · 0yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 throws (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 throws (3%), 1 caught (100%), 42 yds, 42.0 per throw1100% · 42yRight, Behind air yards: 6 throws (16%), 6 caught (100%), 24 yds, 4.0 per throw6100% · 24yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 throws (3%), 1 caught (100%), 10 yds, 10.0 per throw1100% · 10yRight, 5–9 air yards: 4 throws (11%), 2 caught (50%), 30 yds, 7.5 per throw450% · 30yRight, 10–14 air yards: 4 throws (11%), 1 caught (25%), 23 yds, 5.8 per throw425% · 23yRight, 15–19 air yards: 3 throws (8%), 1 caught (33%), 20 yds, 6.7 per throw333% · 20yRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction19 carries

Left
5%
1.0 YPC · 0% succ.
Middle
79%
5.2 YPC · 60% succ.
Right
16%
3.7 YPC · 67% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCmp/AttPass ydsTD–INTY/ADropback SRCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SR
2026 so farLouisiana Tech#73 · 6-2760%106/149132713–18.945.7%58470.8240.5%
2025Louisiana Tech#80 · 8-5844%102/15512515–38.138.0%732603.6345.3%
2024Louisiana Tech#109 · 5-8210%18/343141–39.237.8%17110.6130.8%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Blake Baker's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Blake Baker's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

6.7 avg. game scoreBest: 8.1 vs Northwestern State (Week 1)1 of 6 games at 8.0+
PassingRushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDINTCarYdsY/CTDLong
1Northwestern StateW 80–68.1101471.423216.630111.001
2@LSUL 14–454.0112152.41286.11112-27-2.306
3@BaylorL 19–36—no stats recorded
5ArmyW 31–29—010.000.000·····
6LouisianaW 32–317.2324276.23197.63011353.2112
7@UL MonroeW 24–06.4152171.41788.5208-10-1.304
8Old DominionW 26–07.3283482.43038.91010121.2114
9@South AlabamaW 35–207.0101662.516710.43016352.2010
2026 · 7 games6.710614971.113278.913158460.8214

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Passing2026FBS rank
Completions106—
Attempts149—
Completion %71.1%8th / 146
Yards132793rd / 276
Yards / att.8.921st / 146
Touchdowns1341st / 276
Interceptions1—
Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries58—
Yards47693rd / 1519
Yards / carry0.8309th / 312
Touchdowns2266th / 683
Long14—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions21510th / 2089
Yards22021st / 2074
Yards / catch1—
Touchdowns0—
Long2—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles2—
Lost1—
Recovered0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps: every offensive play credited to the QB running the offense. Close to a true snap count

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Northwestern State✓ QB582515·43%
Wk 2 · LSU✓ QB554434·80%
Wk 5 · Army—5733·5%
Wk 6 · Louisiana✓ QB777553·97%
Wk 7 · UL Monroe✓ QB655430183%
Wk 8 · Old Dominion✓ QB806841·85%
Wk 9 · South Alabama—554427·80%
Season5 GS525313203160%

Position Room

4 QBs on the Louisiana Tech roster, ordered by att

#PlayerPosClassAttYdsTDINTEPA/play
5Blake BakerQBJR1491327131+0.24
2Trey KukukQBSR7649442+0.14
7Jackson BradleyQBFR3300-0.81
13Michael KirbyQBFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 12+ plays per team game. Louisiana Tech depth chart →