University of South Alabama Athletics

Jaguar Highlights: Slated to start at the ‘H’ wide receiver slot while also returning kickoffs in the fall ... A third-team preseason all-Sun Belt Conference selection by both Athlon and Phil Steele Publications ... Enters the year tied for eighth on the school career record list with 75 receptions, seventh with 1,170 yards receiving, tied for seventh with eight touchdown catches ... Also stands sixth with 1,783 all-purpose yards and 114 points as well as third with 19 total touchdowns scored ... Is tied for sixth with 11 rushing touchdowns as well ... Leads all Jaguar wide receivers with 23 career starts.

As A Junior (2019): Saw action in all 12 of the Jaguars’ games, starting each of the last 11 ... Led the team with 35 catches for 574 yards to be named honorable mention all-Sun Belt Conference ... Added 82 yards rushing and 35 on kick returns to post 692 all-purpose yards, the second-highest total on the squad ... Led team in receptions in four contests and in receiving yards on five occasions ... Had 12 plays of 20 or more yards, the second-highest total on the squad ... Caught four passes for career-best 126 yards — including a 75-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter, the Jaguars’ longest play from scrimmage all year — against Georgia Southern ... Had career-high five receptions both against Troy in the annual “Battle For The Belt” and in season-ending victory over Arkansas State ... Led all players with 84 yards on a pair of catches against Memphis, recording South’s only points with a 74-yard touchdown reception in the final quarter ... Paced USA with four catches for 34 yards at Texas State ... Shared team-high honors with three receptions, finishing with 56 yards, at Georgia State ... Led the Jags with 59 yards on four catches in season opener at 24th-ranked Nebraska ... Recorded a team-high 41 yards on a pair of receptions in win over Jackson State in home opener.

As A Sophomore (2018): Started all but one outing while seeing action in every contest ... An honorable mention all-Sun Belt Conference selection after catching 33 passes for 494 yards and four touchdowns while rushing for 251 yards and nine scores ... Led the team in scoring with 78 points — ranking 10th in the league and among the top 100 nationally in points per game — while finishing third with 839 all-purpose yards ... Was second on the squad in rushing and receiving yards, receptions and with 13 plays of 20 yards or more ... Caught a career-high-tying four passes against Oklahoma State, Memphis, Appalachian State and Louisiana ... Had a game-high and career-best 89 yards in the match-up with the Mountaineers, adding 17 yards and score on the ground for 106 all-purpose yards ... Posted season-best 124 all-purpose yards the following week at Georgia Southern after catching three passes for a game-best 79 yards ... Also had 124 all-purpose yards at ULL with a team-leading 80 yards and a touchdown receiving to go along with 44 yards and two scores on seven carries ... Scored three touchdowns — two rushing and one via the pass — in the season opener against Louisiana Tech, recording 51 yards on just six attempts ... Scored both rushing and receiving touchdowns at OSU, ending the contest with a team-high 40 yards on seven carries ... Also scored on a run and a catch at Memphis, posting 49 receiving yards ... Caught career-long 51-yard pass in Alabama State victory ... Led the Jaguars with 40 yards receiving on three catches at Arkansas State.

As A Redshirt Freshman (2017): Appeared in 10 games, making his first ever start in the Jaguars’ defeat of Arkansas State on Senior Day ... Caught seven passes for 102 yards and a touchdown ... Also ran back six kickoffs for 150 yards, recording a team-best 25.0 yards per return ... Had career highs with three receptions for 48 yards — including a 20-yard touchdown catch with just over 12 minutes to go in regulation that provided the final margin of victory — in ASU win ... Received the coaches’ wide receiver/tight end award following the contest ... Finished with a career-high 139 all-purpose yards in season finale at New Mexico State, with 110 on four kick returns including a career-long 44-yarder and two catches for 29 yards ... First career reception — for a gain of nine yards — came in collegiate debut at Ole Miss ... Contributed a 16-yard catch in win over Alabama A&M.

As A Freshman (2016): Redshirted his first season with the program.

High School Highlights: Lettered for four years in football, baseball and track at Hapeville Charter Academy.

Personal: Full name is Kawaan LaAndrae Baker ... Born Aug. 24, 1998, in East Point, Ga. ... Son of Larry and Crystal Upshaw ... Favorite team is the Atlanta Falcons ... Favorite athlete is Amari Cooper ... Favorite musical artist is Drake ... Favorite subject is math ... Majoring in mathematics/statistics with a minor in general business.