UAPB Football: Jeremy Baker Named SWAC Preseason Second Team All-Conference
BIRMINGHAM, AL.- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff’s Jeremy Baker has been named to the Southwestern Athletics Conference All-Conference Preseason Second Team, as announced by the conference Tuesday. Baker is the seventh Golden Lions player to receive this honor in the special team’s category in the last 10 years.
Hailing from Oakland, California, Baker joined UAPB as one of the nation’s top junior college punters and proved himself. He consistently produced impressive performances, with the ability to punt 40+ yards with a hang time of 3.9+ seconds on at least 6 out of 10 punts.
During the season, he started in all 11 games and excelled in several categories, leading in total yards (2996), fair catches (22), and the longest punt (68 yards). He also ranked second for punts inside the 20 (20) and for 50+ yard kicks (14) and ranked 8th with an average of 38.9 punts per game. Notably, in nine games, Baker kicked 50+ yards or more, including a career-high 68-yard punt against Mississippi Valley State earlier in the season.
The Golden Lions will kick off the season on Thursday, August 29, against the Arkansas Razorbacks in Little Rock, AR, with the game airing on ESPNU at 6:30 p.m. CST.
