Player Rankings by Conferencet
-ACC- |
-American Athletic- |
-Big 12- |
-Big Ten- |
-Conference USA- |
-Independent- |
-Mid-American- |
-Mountain West- |
-Pac-12- |
-SEC- |
-Sun Belt-
.gif) | -1997 (Original) NFL
Draft Scout Website
by Coach Bill Walsh
|
|
|
|
NFL Draft Scout
Featured In/On:
 |
Name: Nic Baker
College: Southern Illinois
Number: 8
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 5-09 Weight: 202
Position: Pos2:
Class/Draft Year: rSr/2024
40 Low: 40 Time: 40 High:
> Projected Round: Stock: 
|
|
 |
|
Data Scout Notes: 999/68%020-7 in 22/Small Pocket passer 2023: NAC...2022: HMC...PWPayton...2021: HMC
|
Combine Results |
Pro Day Results |
Combine Invite:
Height: 5085
Weight: 202
Zybek PD3X AKA "Official"
40 Yard Dash (ET):
40 Yard Dash (HH):
20 Yard (ET):
20 Yard (HH):
10 Yard (ET):
10 Yard (HH):
|
225 Lb. Bench Reps:
Vertical Jump:
Broad Jump:
20 Yrd Shuttle:
3-Cone Drill:
|
Dates: 03/08/24
Hand: Arm:
Wingspan:
Height: 5085
Weight: 202
40 Yrd Dash:
20 Yrd Dash:
10 Yrd Dash:
|
225 Lb. Bench Reps:
Vertical Jump:
Broad Jump:
20 Yrd Shuttle:
3-Cone Drill:
|
|
|
|
Nic Baker, Southern Illinois, Player News
|
2022 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: QB Nic Baker,...The Missouri Valley Football Conference announced its postseason awards on Monday, and Southern Illinois landed 10 players on the All-Conference and All-Newcomer teams. SIU defensive en d Richie Hagarty was named first-team All-MVFC, while linebacker Branson Combs, wide receiver Avante Cox, fullback Jacob Garrett, safety PJ Jules and all-purpose back Javon Williams Jr. picked up second-team honors. Honorable mention All-MVFC selections were quarterback Nic Baker, offensive tackle Beau Branyan and wide receiver D'Ante' Cox. - Southern Illinois Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2024  QB Nic Baker, Southern Illinois
News Source: Southern Illinois Football
Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here
|
|
|
OCT 31 MISSOURI VALLEY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: QB Nic Baker, Southern Illinois, 5-9, 204, Jr., Rochester, Ill. (Rochester),...Baker completed 34-of-48 passes for a school-record 485 yards and three touchdowns in a game which featured two of the lea gue's most prolific quarterbacks. Baker also rushed five times for 22 yards and led a comeback from an 11-point deficit, in which the Salukis briefly regained the lead, but fell just shy of victory versus Northern Iowa, 37-36. Baker's 507 yards of tota l offense are tied for the 7th-most in the league's 38-year history and are the third-most in a league game. His 485 passing yards are the 5th-best in Conference history and are the second-highest in a league game. His passing-yard total was the most in the FCS last Saturday and is the third-highest FCS single-game output in 2022. His total offense figure (507) is only two yards shy of the FCS single-game high this season. - Missouri Valley Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2024 QB Nic Baker, Southern Illinois
News Source: Missouri Valley Football
Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here
|
|
|
OCT 17 MISSOURI VALLEY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: QB Nic Baker, Southern Illinois, 5-9, 204, Jr., Rochester, Ill. (Rochester),...On a day where teammate Javon Williams Jr. had a league season-high four rushing touchdowns, QB Nic Baker set a school rec ord for pass completion percentage, connecting on 25-of-28 passes - 89.3 percent during SIU's 30-7 win over Western Illinois. It is believed the single-game completion percentage is also a league record, and Baker's performance was just shy of setting th e FCS all-time record established by Ricky Santos of New Hampshire (96.2; 25 of 26 vs. Northeastern in 2005). Baker completed his first 15 throws (also a school record). He passed for 227 yards with no interceptions. Baker has not thrown an interception in his last 120 passes. - Missouri Valley Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2024 QB Nic Baker, Southern Illinois
News Source: Missouri Valley Football
Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here
|
|
|
SEPT 19 MISSOURI VALLEY CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: QB Nic Baker, Southern Illinois, 5-9, 204, Jr., Rochester, Ill. (Rochester High),...Baker guided SIU to the second win over a Big Ten opponent in school history, as the Salukis beat Northwestern, 3 1-24. The junior QB completed 23-of-34 passes for 241 yards and three touchdowns, connecting on strikes of 57, 18 and 9 yards. He also scored Southern's final touchdown himself on a 1-yard quarterback sneak that put the Salukis ahead, 31-17, with 5:09 le ft in the game. Excluding sacks, Baker had 35 yards rushing, including a key 20-yard bootleg to convert a fourth-quarter fourth down. - Missouri Valley Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2024 QB Nic Baker, Southern Illinois
News Source: Missouri Valley Football
Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here
|
|
|
Nic Baker threw two touchdown passes, Javon Williams Jr. ran for two scores and Southern Illinois defeated Missouri State 38-21 on Saturday. The Salukis fell behind 14-0 in the first quarter before reeling off the next 38 points to remain tied for first place in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The FCS No. 24 Salukis (4-2, 3-0) have won four straight and are tied with top-ranked North Dakota State and third-ranked South Dakota State. No. 19 Missouri State (2-4, 0-3) lost its fourth straight. Bak er was 21-of-30-passing for 253 yards. Williams, a running back, had 45 yards on 15 carries. He threw three passes, completing two for 37 yards.Williams scored on a 1-yard run that tied the game at 14 in the second quarter and his second 1-yard to uchdown early in the second half gave the Salukis a 24-14 lead. Baker threw two touchdown passes - 7 yards to Bryce Miller and 41 yards to Avante Cox - in the final 1:06 of the third quarter and Southern Illinois led 38-14. Cox had seven catches for 107 yards and his twin, D'Ante', caught six for 108 yards. Jason Shelley completed 15 of 25 passes for 195 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions for the Bears. Jacardia Wright had 83 yards rushing with two touchdowns on 15 carries. - Southern Illinois /AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2024 QB Nic Baker, Southern Illinois
News Source: Southern Illinois/AP College Football
Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here
|
|
|
Nic Baker, Romeir Elliott and Javon Williams Jr. each had a short-yardage touchdown run in the second quarter when Southern Illinois scored all its points and the the Salukis held on to beat Illinois State 19-14 on Saturday night. Illinois State (2-2, 0- 1 Missouri Valley Football Conference) scored the final touchdown of the night on Zack Annexstad's 2-yard toss to Daniel Sobkowicz with 9:55 remaining. On the Cardinals' final possession, Annexstad led a 15-play drive to the Southern Illinois 13 with 1:4 0 to play, but he was sacked by Richie Hagarty on fourth-and-8 to end it.Baker scored on a 1-yard run to open the second quarter. About four minutes later, the Salukis went 78 yards in just three plays and scored on Williams' 2-yard burst. Elliott stretched the lead to 19-0 on his 2-yard TD run that capped an 85-yard drive. Baker was 15-of-19 passing for 143 yards for Southern Illinois (3-2, 2-0). Elliott ran for 74 yards on 15 carries and Williams finished with 32 yards rushing. Annexstad comple ted 26 of 47 passes for 243 yards with two touchdown passes. - AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2024 QB Nic Baker, Southern Illinois
News Source: AP College Football
Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here
|
|
|
Nic Baker threw four touchdown passes to lead Southern Illinois to a 34-17 win over North Dakota on Saturday as the Salukis showed no letdown after knocking off Northwestern a week earlier. Southern Illinois (2-2) scored on all four drives in the first h alf to take a 24-10 lead. Baker found Jacob Garrett for an 8-yard touchdown to open the scoring. He also connected with D'Ante' Cox for a 67-yard touchdown and then 7 seconds before halftime hooked up with Avante Cox for an 8-yard score. The Cox twins co mbined for 11 catches for 178 yards. Baker, who was 21-of-37 passing for 289 yards, found Garrett for a 25-yard score and a 31-10 lead in the closing minute of the third quarter. Tyler Hoosman ran for two touchdowns for the Fighting Hawks (2-2). Southern Illinois defeated FBS-member Northwestern 31-24. - Southern Illinois/AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2024 QB Nic Baker, Southern Illinois
News Source: Southern Illinois/AP College Football
Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here
|
|
|
Nic Baker hit Jacob Garrett with a touchdown pass for the second time in the game to break a tie with 12:28 left in the fourth quarter, and Southern Illinois went on to top Northwestern 31-24 on Saturday. Garrett caught Baker's toss to cap a 19-play, 74- yard drive to put the Salukis ahead 23-17 as SIU (1-2) beat a Big Ten opponent for only the second time. A Missouri Valley Conference member, Southern Illinois' other win over a Big Ten foe - against seven losses - was against Indiana in 2006 when coach Nick Hill was their quarterback. SIU made it 31-17 when Baker pushed up the middle for a 1-yard score with 5:09 left after Northwestern quarterback Ryan Hilinski fumbled at the Wildcats 10-yard line.The Salukis needed the extra score. Hilinski cap ped a late 16-play, 75-yard drive with a fourth-and-goal touchdown pass to Malik Washington with 1:19 left. Baker finished with three touchdowns and 241 yards on 23-of-34 passing. Garrett had 47 receiving yards to go with his two scores. Tyce Daniel also scored off a Baker pass as the Salukis' air game lifted them to the win. SIU finished with 96 total rushing yards. Baker and Garrett stole the show from Hilinksi, who entered averaging 374.5 yards in two previous games, Hilinski threw for more than 300 yardsin each of them, but settled for 214 in this one on 27-of-43 passing. - Southern Illinois/AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2024 QB Nic Baker, Southern Illinois
News Source: Southern Illinois/AP College Football
Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here
|
|
|
2022 PRESEASON WALTER PAYTON AWARD WATCH LIST: QB Nic Baker, Southern Illinois, Jr., 5-9, 194,...Started all 13 games and led the team to an 8-5 record, a playoff berth, and a road playoff win at South Dakota in 2021...All-MVFC honorable mention...Set th e school record for passing yards (3,231)...Had second-most passing TDs (27) in school history and fifth-best completion percentage (63.5). - Southern Illinois Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2024 QB Nic Baker, Southern Illinois
News Source: Southern Illinois Football
Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here
|
|
|
2021 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): QB Nic Baker,...Baker was a two-time MVFC Offensive Player of the Week pick this season, who passed for 460 yards at SEMO and 359 yards at South Dakota State. He has 26 passing touchdowns - t wo shy of Nick Hill's single-seaason school record. - Southern Illinois Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2024 QB Nic Baker, Southern Illinois
News Source: Southern Illinois Football
Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here
|
|
|
Nic Baker threw a pair of touchdown passes to Avante Cox, Javon Williams Jr. ran in for two more and Southern Illinois defeated Indiana State 47-21 on Saturday. The Salukis (7-3, 5-2) - ranked 16th in the FCS coaches poll - remain a game back of first-pl ace North Dakota State in the Missouri Valley Football Conference with one game left in the regular season. SIU is home against Youngstown State next Saturday. Leading 19-7 at halftime, SIU broke the game open with a 21-point third quarter that included a Baker-to-Cox score, Anthony Knighton's pick-6 and Donnavan Spencer's short TD run. Baker was 17 of 26 for 233 yards passing. Anthony Thompson was 21 of 33 for 192 yards with two touchdowns and two of the Sycamores' three interceptions. Dante Hendrix ha d two touchdown catches for ISU (4-6, 2-5). - AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2024 QB Nic Baker, Southern Illinois
News Source: AP College Football
Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here
|
|
|
Nico Gualdoni kicked a career-long 46-yard, game-winning field goal with 5:21 remaining and Southern Illinois fended off North Dakota 31-28 in a Missouri Valley Football Conference showdown on Saturday. The Salukis (6-1, 4-0), ranked No. 4 in the FCS coa ches poll, are off to their best start since the 2009 season but had to fight out of two ties late in the game. North Dakota had knotted the contest at 21-21 before Nic Baker found Izaiah Hartrup wide open over the middle for a 58-yard touchdown with 3:3 3 left in the third quarter.Baker was 13-for-16 passing for 177 yards with three touchdowns. Hartrup gained 91 yards on four catches. The Fighting Hawks (2-4, 0-3) tied again at 28-28 midway through the final period on Isaiah Smith's run from the 3-yard line. Smith carried 17 times for 111 yards. Donnavan Spencer broke loose for a 48-yard run to set up Gualdoni's winning kick two minutes later. North Dakota's Brady Stevens missed field goal tries of 36 and 47 yards on the Fighting Hawks' final tw o possessions. North Dakota, No. 24 in the coaches poll, was playing without running back Otis Weah, who did not make the trip because of illness. - AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2024 QB Nic Baker, Southern Illinois
News Source: AP College Football
Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here
|
|
|
Nic Baker threw for four touchdowns and Southern Illinois rallied from an early 20-point hole to beat host South Dakota State 42-41 in overtime in a matchup of FCS top-10 contenders on Saturday. No. 8-ranked Southern Illinois (5-1, 3-0 Missouri Valley Fo otball Conference) maintained its place atop the conference standings with the stunning win over the third-ranked Jackrabbits (4-1, 1-1). Donovan Spencer's 10-yard touchdown run to start overtime put Illinois State up 42-35 for its first lead of the day. South Dakota State responded when Chris Oladokun threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Tucker Kraft. Opting to try for the win, Oladokun's 2-point conversion attempt failed to end it.Baker's 19-yard pass to Landon Lenoir with 34 seconds left in regu lation tied it at 35-all. The Jackrabbits built a 20-0 lead before Baker connected with Jerron Rollins on a 61-yard score and with Lenoir on an 18-yard touchdown to reduce the deficit to 20-14 before the break. Baker threw for 359 yards and Lenoir and Ro llins had 147 and 104 yards in receiving respectively. Oladokun threw for 358 yards and Pierre Strong Jr. ran for 162 yards on 20 carries and scored twice. - AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2024 QB Nic Baker, Southern Illinois
News Source: AP College Football
Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here
|
|
|
Nic Baker lofted a pass to Landon Lenoir in the end zone on the first play of overtime, and then the Salukis stifled a Western Illinois two-point conversion try to eke out a 31-30 victory on Saturday night. Myles Wanza burst 25 yards to score on Western Illinois' first play of overtime, but the Leathernecks went for the win, and the two-point conversion run by Dennis Houston was stopped at the 3-yard line.Baker and Lenoir had hooked up with a 32-yard scoring pass early in the first quarter as Sou thern Illinois (4-1, 2-0 Missouri Valley Football Conference), ranked No. 7 in the FCS coaches poll, grabbed a 7-0 lead in just three plays and 57 seconds. The Salukis led 21-0 midway through the second quarter after Baker and Donnavan Spencer ran for to uchdowns. The Western Illinois defense stiffened, and the Leathernecks (1-4, 1-1) had whittled the gap to 21-10 by halftime. Holding Southern Illinois to a field goal the rest of regulation, Western Illinois scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns to tie, 2 4-24 and force OT. Connor Sampson, who passed for 192 yards, fired touchdown passes of 27 yards to Dallas Daniels and 12 yards to Ludovick Choquette. Wanza had 13 carries for 89 yards. - AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2024 QB Nic Baker, Southern Illinois
News Source: AP College Football
Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here
|
|
|
Nic Baker threw two touchdown passes and Javon Williams Jr., rushed for two in a Southern Illinois comeback that saw the Salukis score five unanswered touchdowns and defeat Illinois State 35-17 in a Missouri Valley Conference opener on Saturday. Jackson Waring's 1-yard touchdown run had given Illinois State (2-2, 0-1) a 17-0 lead early in the third quarter, but the game flipped from there as Southern Illinois (3-1, 1-0) forced two punts, a fumble and took over on downs three times on the Redbirds final six possessions. The Salukis, ranked No. 8 in the FCS coaches poll, compiled 371 yards of offense and converted eight of 15 tries on third down in their rally. Baker was 21 of 32 passing for 227 yards with a pair of touchdowns. He was also intercepted tw ice. Landon Lenoir rushed for 86 yards and a TD while Izaiah Hartrup gained 82 for Southern Illinois. Waring, a freshman, passed for 166 yards for Illinois State with Austin Nagel making four catches for 100 yards. - AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2024 QB Nic Baker, Southern Illinois
News Source: AP College Football
Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here
|
|
|
Nic Baker threw for three touchdowns and FCS top-10 ranked Southern Illinois beat Dayton 55-3 on Saturday night. Baker was 16-of-21 passing for 235 yards, including a 53-yard catch-and-run TD to Avante Cox. Cox and Landon Lenoir, who also had a TD, finis hed with 98 yards receiving each. Javon Williams Jr. rushed for 123 yards on three carries, all in the first half. His total included a 73-yard run for the game's first touchdown. Justin Strong added 75 yards, including a 12-yard score. The Salukis (2-1) led 38-0 at halftime, outgaining the Flyers 438-89, including just 14 Dayton rushing yards. For the game, SIU outgained Dayton 658-218. SIU's Anthony Knighton was credited with a shared sack, giving him 23.5 for his career and a school record. Sam Webst er kicked a 38-yard field goal late in the third quarter, ensuring the Flyers' 489th straight game without a shutout, extending their NCAA all-division record. Jack Cook threw for 131 yards for Dayton (1-1). - AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2024 QB Nic Baker, Southern Illinois
News Source: AP College Football
Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here
|
|
|
SEPT 6 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: QB Nic Baker, Southern Illinois, Sr., 5-9, 194, Rochester, Ill./Rochester High,...Baker set the school passing record with 460 yards through the air in a 47-21 win at SEMO. The sophomore QB improved to 4-0 as a starter at SIU by completing 25-of-34 passes with 4 TDs and one interception. His first pass of the game went for a school-record 99 yards to Avante Cox. Nine different players caught passes and four different players caught touchdo wn from Baker. - Missouri Valley Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2024 QB Nic Baker, Southern Illinois
News Source: Missouri Valley Football
Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here
|
|
|
Nic Baker threw for a school-record 460 yards and four touchdowns and Southern Illinois beat Southeast Missouri 47-21 in a season opener Thursday night. Baker finished 25-of-34 passing with his yardage total breaking Sam Straub's record of 450 yards set against Western Illinois in 2016. Avante Cox made five catches for 187 yards, the first game of at least 150 yards receiving for the Salukis since 2017. The pair connected for a school-record 99-yard touchdown on the Salukis' first play from scrimmage.Tied at 7, Baker threw two more touchdown passes and Justin Strong ran for another as the Salukis took off to a 28-7 halftime lead. Baker gave up a pick-6 to Mike Mathews in the second half before throwing his final TD pass early in the fourth quart er to end his night. Southern Illinois, coming in with top-10 rankings in the FCS polls, outgained the Redhawks 553-243, including 460-101 in the air. Geno Hess had 104 yards rushing on 18 carries for the Redhawks. - Southern Illinois/AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2024 QB Nic Baker, Southern Illinois
News Source: Southern Illinois/AP College Football
Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here
|
|
|
Nic Baker threw a pair of touchdown passes and ran for another and Southern Illinois overcame Youngstown State's fast start for a 30-22 comeback win over the Penguins on Saturday. It was the first win for the Salukis (3-1, 2-1 Missouri Valley Conference) in Youngstown since the 2012 season. Offensively, the 22-point effort of the Penguins (0-3, 0-3) was its best of the season after having scored a single touchdown entering Saturday's contest. On its final drive, Youngstown State put together a nine-play , 55-yard drive getting to the Southern Illinois 25 before turning it over on downs with 55 seconds remaining. The Penguins built leads of 12-0 and 19-7 before Southern Illinois staged its rally. - Southern Illinois/AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2024 QB Nic Baker, Southern Illinois
News Source: Southern Illinois/AP College Football
Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here
|
|
|
Nic Baker threw a pair of touchdown passes and ran for another and Southern Illinois overcame Youngstown State's fast start for a 30-22 comeback win over the Penguins on Saturday. It was the first win for the Salukis (3-1, 2-1 Missouri Valley Conference) in Youngstown since the 2012 season. Offensively, the 22-point effort of the Penguins (0-3, 0-3) was its best of the season after having scored a single touchdown entering Saturday's contest. On its final drive, Youngstown State put together a nine-play , 55-yard drive getting to the Southern Illinois 25 before turning it over on downs with 55 seconds remaining. The Penguins built leads of 12-0 and 19-7 before Southern Illinois staged its rally. - Southern Illinois/AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2024 QB Nic Baker, Southern Illinois
News Source: Southern Illinois/AP College Football
Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here
|
|
|
MARCH 1 MISSOURI VALLEY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: QB Nic Baker, Southern Illinois, 5-9, 194, So., Rochester (Ill.) High...Baker, making his first-career start, completed 17-of-23 passes for 254 yards, 1 TD and no interceptions. Baker guided a Saluki offense that generated five touchdowns and 443 yards of offense against the No. 1 ranked Bison. The Salukis were 11-of-16 in 3rd down conversions and had a 41:26 to 18:34 advantage in Time of Possession. The SIU win ended NDSU's 39-game winning streak, t he longest in FCS history and third-longest in Division I history. - Missouri Valley Conference Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2024 QB Nic Baker, Southern Illinois
News Source: Missouri Valley Conference Football
Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |