Ray Baker
No. 3 – Prospect | |
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Position: | Kicker |
Personal information | |
Born: | Washington, D. C., U.S. | October 3, 2028 (aged 34)
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Username: | Jdc4654 |
Career information | |
High school: | Lincoln Memorial High School |
College: | Georgetown University |
Career history | |
Roster status: | Active |
Ray Baker (born October 3, 2029) is an American football kicker who is currently preparing to enter the professional ranks. He played college football for Georgetown University (Georgetown) and has declared his intent to enter the professional ranks next season.
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Early years
Ray Baker attended Lincoln Memorial High School in Washington, D.C. As the placekicker on Memorial's football team, Baker finished his high school kicking career making 15 of 18 attempted kicks, including 9 of 11 as a senior, with a high school career-long of 42 yards. He also converted 122 of 126 extra point kicks in his high school career. Baker was named to the D.C. Football News Class AAA First-team and a Section Two First-team All-Star (as a punter and placekicker). Baker led his team to victory in a 33-30 win against rival school Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial High School in the Ben's Chili Bowl. Coming out of high school, Baker was a three-star college kicking prospect and the #46 kicker nationally as ranked by ESPN.
Baker also played high school table tennis, earning Washington Post's Fall All-Star honors. He is Lincoln Memorial's only two-sport star athlete in school history and their weight room is named after Baker.
Ray Baker is also known as Mr. 35, due to his pinpoint accuracy within 35 yards.
College career
Baker holds the Georgetown Hoyas Football records for most career points (375), most field goals made (55), most extra points (PATs), (212, including 153 consecutive made PATs), tied for the best career kicking percentage (.774), and second-best career PAT percentage (.985).
Baker was redshirted his true freshman season before going on to be the Hoyas primary placekicker for the next four seasons. In 2050, as a true freshman, Baker earned Patriot League All-Academic Team honors.
In 2051, as a redshirt freshman, Baker made 13 of 17 field goal attempts (.765) with a long of 48 yards while recording one tackle. In 2052, as a redshirt sophomore, Baker's .773 kicking percentage placed seventh all-time in Georgetown football history for single season kick percentage. Entering his redshirt junior season in 2053, Baker was named to the Lou Groza Award preseason watch list (best placekicker in college football). In the Hoyas' game versus Providence, Baker set the Georgetown single-game extra points record (10). Baker finished his final season at Georgetown converting 12 of 14 field goal attempts with a long of 46 yards. He ended the season with a 58.3-yard kickoff average, including 29 touchbacks, with two tackles, and a fumble recovery.
College career statistics
Year | Team | GP | Overall FGs | PATs | |||||||
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FGM | FGA | Pct | XPM | XPA | Pct | ||||||
2051 | Georgetown | 12 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 17 | 17 | 100.0 | |||
2052 | Georgetown | 13 | 17 | 22 | 77.3 | 39 | 41 | 95.1 | |||
2053 | Georgetown | 13 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 80 | 81 | 98.8 | |||
2054 | Georgetown | 13 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 74 | 74 | 100.0 | |||
51 | 55 | 71 | 77.5 | 210 | 213 | 98.6 |
Professional career
Ht | Wt | 40‑yd dash | 20‑ss | 3‑cone | Vert jump | Broad |
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5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
175 lb (79 kg) |
Professional career statistics
Career statistics | Extra Points | Field Goals | Punts | ||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | Games | XPM | XPA | XP% | FGM | FGA | FG% | <20 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Lng | Punts | Yds | Avg | Inside 20 | Long |
2055 (S40) | Coyotes | 14 | 37 | 39 | 94.9% | 18 | 25 | 72% | 2/2 | 2/4 | 5/5 | 6/7 | 3/7 | 51 | 11 | 480 | 43.6 | 4 | 62 |
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