2023 Football Roster

8 Khalil Baker

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • High School East Forsyth HS

Biography

2023 - SENIOR SEASON
  • Named among 28 honorees to the 2023 Athlon Sports FCS Preseason All-America Team.
  • Announced to The Bluebloods 2023 FCS Preseason All-American Team, as a first team selection.
2022 - JUNIOR SEASON
  • Announced as a member of the 2022 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Coaches' All-America Team and the Associated Press FCS All-America Team, earning First Team distinction as a defensive back and becoming the first NCCU Eagle to earn First Team All-America honors from the AFCA or the Associated Press on the NCAA Division I-FCS level.
  • Selected as the recipient of the inaugural Aeneas Williams Award winner, presented to the nation's best defensive back in HBCU Division I college football on behalf of the award's namesake, Aeneas Williams, and Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame.
  • Named the 2022 MEAC Defensive Player of the Year.
  • Ranked second in the MEAC with four interceptions, including a touchdown return in a road win over nationally-ranked New Hampshire in September, and placed fifth in the conference in passes defended with nine.
  • Topped the team with 61 tackles (43 solo), including 2.0 stops for a loss, while also recording five pass break-ups and recovering a fumble.
  • Capped his historic season by amassing 10 tackles in an overtime victory over Jackson State to earn the Cricket Celebration Bowl Defensive MVP award.
2021 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
  • Played in all 11 games, including the final game as a starter.
  • Tallied 16 tackles with an assisted takedown for a loss and 2 pass break-ups.
  • Amassed a season-high 8 tackles at Marshall (Sept. 11).
  • As a starter in the final game of the season versus Delaware State (Nov. 20), recorded 3 tackles, including an assisted stop for a loss, and a pass break-up.  
2019 - FRESHMAN SEASON
  • Appeared in 3 games. 

EAST FORSYTH HIGH SCHOOL
  • Two-time all-conference and all-county selection.
  • Two-time sportsmanship award recipient.
  • Team captain on 2018 state championship team.
  • As a senior, recorded 61 tackles and 3 interceptions, including a pick-6.

Statistics

Season:
2023

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 34

    2019Freshman

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 185 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2020Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 185 lbs
    34
  • 20

    2021Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 185 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2022Junior

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 185 lbs
    20
  • 8

    2023Senior

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 190 lbs
    8