#5

Blake Baker

QBJunior6' 5", 220 lbsCypress, TX
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs4-2 · TDC #80
Snap share
52%
4 of 5 started · 201 of 390 snaps
Pass yards
857
119th of 265 in FBS
TD – INT
9–1
Yards / att.
8.7
29th of 141 in FBS
Completion
68.7%
20th of 141 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.17
89th of 156 QBs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

133 plays · +22.1 total EPA · 89th of 156 qualifying QBs
All plays+0.17
Passing+0.30
Rushing-0.49
1st down+0.20
2nd down+0.13
3rd down+0.23
Standard downs+0.27
Passing downs+0.01
BakerQB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays42%
Pass plays76%
Run plays14%
1st down35%
2nd down40%
3rd down58%
Standard downs36%
Passing downs54%
BakerQB average

Advanced

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

PassingValueFBS rank
Dropbacks95—
Success rate45.3%57th / 170
Explosive pass rate10.5%77th / 170
Deep-throw rate9.3%144th / 170
Sack rate9.5%160th / 170
Interception rate1.2%—
3rd-down conversion36.0%79th / 170
RushingValueFBS rank
Carries22—
Success rate36.4%—
Explosive run rate13.6%—
Stuffed at the line31.8%—
First downs5—
Red-zone carries6—
Goal-line carries2—

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
6.9
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
11%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
5.8
367 yds after the catch
Air yards
361
of 728 yds on charted throws
Pressured
22%
hurried or sacked · 11 sacks

Where he throws93 throws charted

68% comp6.9 avg. depth5.8 YAC/catch11% 20+ air yds9–1 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 2 throws (2%), 2 caught (100%), 5 yds, 2.5 per throw2100% · 5yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 14 throws (15%), 10 caught (71%), 47 yds, 3.4 per throw1471% · 47yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 4 throws (4%), 3 caught (75%), 66 yds, 16.5 per throw475% · 66yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 2 throws (2%), 1 caught (50%), 13 yds, 6.5 per throw250% · 13yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 throws (1%), 1 caught (100%), 27 yds, 27.0 per throw1100% · 27yLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: 3 throws (3%), 2 caught (67%), 18 yds, 6.0 per throw367% · 18yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 7 throws (8%), 6 caught (86%), 46 yds, 6.6 per throw786% · 46yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 4 throws (4%), 2 caught (50%), 14 yds, 3.5 per throw450% · 14yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 6 throws (6%), 4 caught (67%), 94 yds, 15.7 per throw667% · 94yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 5 throws (5%), 4 caught (80%), 81 yds, 16.2 per throw580% · 81yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 5 throws (5%), 2 caught (40%), 94 yds, 18.8 per throw540% · 94yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 8 throws (9%), 5 caught (63%), 18 yds, 2.3 per throw863% · 18yRight, 0–4 air yards: 13 throws (14%), 11 caught (85%), 76 yds, 5.8 per throw1385% · 76yRight, 5–9 air yards: 7 throws (8%), 4 caught (57%), 28 yds, 4.0 per throw757% · 28yRight, 10–14 air yards: 8 throws (9%), 5 caught (63%), 72 yds, 9.0 per throw863% · 72yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 3 throws (3%), 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 direction19 carries

Left
0%
— YPC · 0% succ.
Middle
89%
2.7 YPC · 35% succ.
Right
11%
4.5 YPC · 50% 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#80 · 4-2552%68/998579–18.745.3%3200.0136.4%
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

6.4 avg. game scoreBest: 8.1 vs Northwestern State (Week 1)1 of 4 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
2026 · 5 games6.4689968.78578.79132-1-0.0112

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Passing2026FBS rank
Completions68—
Attempts99—
Completion %68.7%20th / 141
Yards857119th / 265
Yards / att.8.729th / 141
Touchdowns959th / 265
Interceptions1—
Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries32—
Yards0—
Yards / carry0—
Touchdowns1359th / 630
Long12—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions21396th / 1994
Yards21928th / 1980
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%
Season4 GS390201135152%

Position Room

4 QBs on the Louisiana Tech roster, ordered by att

#PlayerPosClassAttYdsTDINTEPA/play
5Blake BakerQBJR9985791+0.17
2Trey KukukQBSR7446832+0.17
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 →