Mikail A'Lim Baker(born June 19, 1987) is a formerAmerican footballcornerback.He was selected by theSt. Louis Ramsin the seventh round of the2011 NFL draft.He playedcollege footballatBaylor.
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| Position: | Cornerback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | June 19, 1987 Dallas, Texas,U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Skyline(Dallas, Texas) |
| College: | Baylor |
| NFL draft: | 2011/ round: 7 / pick: 216 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| StatsatPro Football Reference | |
He was also a member of theKansas City ChiefsandToronto Argonauts.
Early life
editBaker attendedSkyline High SchoolinDallas, Texas,where he was a two-time All-District 9-5A wide receiver and helped Skyline to the 2004 Class 5A Division I Region II bi-district playoffs. As a senior, he caught 50 passes for 750 yards and eight touchdowns for the 7-4 Raiders and also rushed 12 times for 150 yards and two scores. He returned a kickoff for a touchdown and accumulated 1,000 all-purpose yards in his final high-school campaign. He caught 24 passes for 357 yards and two touchdowns as junior.
College career
edit2010 was Baker's sixth season of eligibility and in his second season as a defensive back. He played thirteen games and made 49 tackles (39 solo) and broke up three passes and intercepted one. he also returned 18 kickoffs for a 19.6 yard average.
In 2009 Baker was a medical hardship and played in three only games in 2009, predominantly as primary kick returner, before suffering season-ending knee injury. He totaled 227 yards on nine kick returns (25.2 average) in nine quarters played on the season. He also recorded two tackles and an interception in two-plus games as defensive back. In 2008 as a junior he played in 11 of 12 games during and made one start. He made four receptions on the season, for 44 yards and was Baylor's leading kick returner, averaged 25.3 yards on 30 returns with one touchdown. His 25.27 kick return average ranked sixth in Big 12 and tied for 37th nationally.
In 2007, he was a medical redshirt due to a broken collar bone vs. Rice For the season he caught six passes for 87 yards (14.5 ypc) and had four kickoff returns for 103 yards (25.8 ypr). In 2006, his sophomore season, he appeared in every game as sophomore wide receiver, but made mark on Bears' kickoff return unit. On 22 kickoff returns, averaged 23.73 yards to rank No. 4 in Big 12 and No. 37 nationally. As a true freshman in 2005 he finished seventh on squad in receptions with eight for 158 yards and one touchdown in nine games.[1]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft11+3⁄8in (1.81 m) |
191 lb (87 kg) |
4.41 s | 1.49 s | 2.56 s | 4.00 s | 7.13 s | 38 in (0.97 m) |
10 ft 10 in (3.30 m) |
12 reps | x | ||
| All values from BaylorPro Day[2][3] | ||||||||||||
St. Louis Rams
editBaker was selected with the 216th pick in the2011 NFL draftby theSt. Louis Rams.[4]He was waived/injured on August 30, 2011, and subsequently reverted to the team'sinjured reserve liston September 2, 2011. He was released from injured reserve with an injury settlement on October 16, 2011.
Kansas City Chiefs
editBaker was signed by theKansas City Chiefson April 17, 2012.
Toronto Argonauts
editHe was signed by theToronto Argonautson March 27, 2014.[5]He was released by the Argonauts on May 7, 2014.
References
edit- ^"Mikail Baker 2010 Player Statistics".cfbstats.RetrievedFebruary 20,2024.
- ^Nelson NFL Combine
- ^DraftscoutArchivedJune 5, 2016, at theWayback Machine
- ^"2011 NFL Draft Listing".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedFebruary 26,2019.
- ^ARGONAUTS SIGN FOUR ON DEFENCE, ONE ON OFFENCEArchivedApril 2, 2015, at theWayback Machine