Edwin Baker Class: Sophomore Hometown: Highland Park, Mich. High School: Oak Park Height / Weight: 5-9 / 208 Position: RB Experience: 1L

• Career Stats
• 2009 Game-by-Game Stats

Explosive second-year player figures to share playing time at tailback with classmate Larry Caper.

2009 SEASON (FRESHMAN): True freshman saw action in eight games in 2009 . . . ranked second on the team in rushing attempts (85) and rushing yards (427) . . . produced six runs of at least 20 yards . . . greatly expanded his role during the second half of the season, averaging 57.1 rushing yards over the last seven games . . . accounted for 508 all-purpose yards (seven receptions for 43 yards and two kickoff returns for 38 yards) . . . led the team in rushing in four of the last seven games . . . recorded a season-high 97 rushing yards on 12 carries (8.1 avg.) and scored his first career touchdown on a 46-yard run in the first quarter vs. Texas Tech in the 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl . . . his 46-yard scoring run is the longest rushing TD in Spartan bowl history . . . his 26-yard gain early in the fourth quarter against the Red Raiders led to a 44-yard field goal by Brett Swenson . . . rushed nine times for a team-high 48 yards (5.3 avg.) vs. No. 13 Penn State . . . gained 40 yards on seven attempts (5.7 avg.) at Purdue . . . also had a season-long 23-yard reception against the Boilermakers . . . recorded a season-high 15 carries for 78 yards (5.2 avg.) in his first career start in Game 10 vs. Western Michigan . . . rushed 11 times for 68 yards (6.2 avg.) vs. No. 7 Iowa, including a 37-yard run to the Hawkeye 1-yard line . . . picked up 45 yards on 12 carries vs. Northwestern . . . sat out five straight games as a potential red-shirt candidate . . . ran eight times for 27 yards in his collegiate debut vs. Montana State.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected to play in the 2009 U.S. Army All-American Bowl, but sat out the game with a knee injury . . . named to PrepStar's Dream Team . . . also earned All-America honors from Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report and SuperPrep . . . rated among the nation's top prospects by MaxPreps.com (No. 31), Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report (No. 35), PrepStar (No. 42), Rivals.com (No. 57), CollegeFootballNews.com (No. 95) and ESPNU (No. 113) . . . ranked among the nation's top running backs by Tom Lemming (No. 5), Max Emfinger Recruiting (No. 5), Rivals.com (No. 6), Scouts, Inc. (No. 11), CollegeFootballNews.com (No. 11), SuperPrep (No. 15) and Scout.com (No. 20) . . . listed among the Midwest's top seniors by SuperPrep (No. 15) . . . rated among the state's top prospects by Rivals.com (No. 2), Lansing State Journal (No. 3), The Detroit News (No. 4) and Detroit Free Press (No. 7) . . . played for Coach Tim Hopkins at Oak Park (Mich.) High School . . . carried 77 times for 863 yards (11.2 avg.) as a senior despite missing four games with a hyper-extended knee . . . ran for 236 yards vs. Southfield Lathrup . . . gained a career-best 462 yards vs. Royal Oak . . . rushed 113 times for 1,295 yards (11.5 avg.) and eight touchdowns as a junior . . . recorded four 200-yard rushing games in 2007, including a season-high 280 yards and two TDs on 29 attempts vs. West Bloomfield . . . picked up 230 yards and scored twice on 15 carries vs. Troy, including an 81-yard TD run . . . son of Edwin McDonald and Dashia Baker . . . born June 1, 1991 . . . majoring in criminal justice.