Byron Baldwin Jr.
Indiana Hoosiers
84
Good

Byron Baldwin Jr.

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NBDefenseGood
Projected Starter

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Byron Baldwin Jr. is the projected starter at NB for Indiana Hoosiers.

Sophomore · #2 · 6'2", 185 lbs

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Depth at NB · Indiana Hoosiers

  1. 1284Byron Baldwin Jr.Starter
  2. 23179Anthony Chung

Indiana Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of St. Frances Academy, ranked #258 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 11 tackles, 0 INT, 0 PBU. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 84 overall (Good tier).

Recruit4★ · #258 NatlTeam Share1%
Baltimore, MD
Jersey
#2
Class
SO
Height
6'2"
Weight
185 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20251100

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9124
National Rank
#258
High School
St. Frances Academy
Hometown
Baltimore, MD

Why this rating?

On a 99-rated defense; 37th-percentile production (×0.99 for competition level) put them -10 vs unit starters → 84.

Team defense (SP+)
99
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 37% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.99)
Depth-chart adjustment
-10 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10WNEBTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 20-17

Oct 4WRUTGTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 47-15

Sep 26WNUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 29-23

Sep 19WWKUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 38-0

Sep 12WHOWTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 55-0

Sep 5WUNTTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 52-16

Byron Baldwin Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

11 tkl · 0 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement14%
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