2023 Football Roster

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3 Carson Baker

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 205
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown San Diego, Calif.
  • Highschool Helix HS

Biography

(2023): saw action in 5 games in 2023, before being sidelined due to injury ... He completed 21-of-45 passes (47 %) for 228 yards. He had a QB rating of 84.78 ... In one of his best performances of the season he completed 9-of-19 passes for a season-high 116 yards vs. Norfolk State (Oct. 28) ... selected to the NFF Hampshire Honor Society ... 

At Morgan State (2022):  saw action in 7 games as the starter, before being sidelined due to injury ... completed 67-of-128 passes (52 %) for 752 yards, with seven touchdowns and three interceptions ... had a QB rating of 115.05 ... completed 10-of-14 passes for a season-high 160 yards, including three TDs vs. Virginia-Lynchburg (Oct. 1) and was named MEAC Offensive Player of the Week ... also ran for 90 yards on 37 carries ...  

Transferred from Western Kentucky:  signed with WKU in late April 2021 as a redshirt sophomore transfer from San Diego State … appeared in one game during the Hilltoppers’ 3-4 start, completing a 54-yard touchdown pass to Craig Burt Jr. on his only throwing attempt late in WKU’s season-opening victory against UT Martin … 

San Diego State:  after redshirting his first year at San Diego State in 2018, Baker appeared in eight games – including five starts – in two seasons with the Aztecs … Overall, completed 78-of-128 passes (61%) for 789 yards, with four touchdowns and three interceptions … His collegiate debut as a redshirt freshman in 2019 came in rare circumstances – filling in for injured starter Ryan Agnew in the regular-season finale vs. BYU, Baker completed 19-of-24 passes for 172 yards and one touchdown with zero interceptions in a 13-3 victory over the Cougars … became only the second quarterback in the SDSU Division I history (since 1969) to win in his starting debut having never previously thrown a collegiate pass … started the first four games of 2020 for the Aztecs while appearing in two others in an eight-game season … completed 59-of-104 passes for 617 yards, with three touchdowns and three picks ... had career-highs of 261 pass yards on 21 completions and added a rushing score vs. San Jose State ... originally picked SDSU over official offers from UC Davis, Columbia, Dartmouth and San Diego ...

High School:  played three seasons at Helix High School in La Mesa, California … helped lead the Highlanders to a 34-7 record over the three years, including a state championship appearance and 13-2 mark in 2017 … for his prep career, completed 368-of-546 passes (67%) for 5,544 yards, throwing for 62 touchdowns with only eight interceptions, while also rushing 129 times for 590 yards and seven scores … as a senior in 2017, completed 162-of-235 passes (69%), throwing for 33 touchdowns with only three interceptions, while also rushing for 316 yards and four scores … was a two-time All-CIF selection, two-time league offensive player of the year and a two-time team captain … also played basketball for the Highlanders ...

Personal: son of Danielle and Greg Baker … born Feb. 3, 2000 in San Diego, Calif. … pursuing an MBA … his career ambition is to be a success in the business arena and inspire others … lists Carson Palmer as his biggest sports influence … chose to attend Morgan State “because I was given an opportunity to compete and earn a Masters Degree at a well respected university” … the athletic accomplishment he is most proud of “is contributing to a 10-win season” … enjoys fishing and working out.

Statistics

Season:
2023

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2022Graduate Student

    QB
    6'3" 205 lbs
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  • 3

    2023Graduate Student

    QB
    6'3" 205 lbs
    3