 | Michael Baxter, Outside Linebacker | NIU |
| Current/Potential | TAK | SACK | STUFF | INT | TD |
| 53/65 | 79 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | Northern Illinois Huskies |
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| Attributes |
| Morale: | Happy |
| Height: | 6-0 |
| Weight: | 228 |
| Ideal Wt: | 233 |
| Jersey: | 59 |
| Age: | 20 |
| Year: | So |
| Status: | OK |
| Energy: | 0 |
| HS Ranking: | #1168 |
| Pos Ranking: | #96 OLB |
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| Position Ratings |
| Pass Rush Moves: | 68 |
| Point of Attack: | 56 |
| Hands: | 53 |
| Tackling: | 64 |
| Coverage: | 65 |
| Punt Return: | 5 |
| Kick Return: | 8 |
| Durability: | 43 |
| Endurance: | 54 |
| Adaptability: | 62 |
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| Athletic Ratings |
| Arm Strength: | 11 |
| Acceleration: | 50 |
| Agility: | 53 |
| Speed: | 36 |
| Strength: | 30 |
| Jumping: | 50 |
| Instincts: | 53 |
| Aggressiveness: | 48 |
| Discipline: | 54 |
| Intelligence: | 74 |
| Work Ethic: | 67 |
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| Personal Bests |
| Tackles: | 16 |
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| Sacks: | 2 |
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| Stuffs: | 3 |
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| Interceptions: | 1 |
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| TD: | 0 |
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| Game Logs |
| Week | Opp | Res | Tak | Solo | Ast | Sack | Stuf | Hur | DP | FF | PD | Int | TD | MT | OOP |
| 1 | WYO | L | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | ULL | L | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | TEMP | W | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | @WKU | L | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | @BUF | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | CMU | L | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | IU | L | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | TOL | L | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | @AKR | W | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | @WMU | L | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | OHIO | L | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | @NMSU | L | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | - | - | 79 | 58 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
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| Defensive Statistics |
| Year | GP | GS | Tak | Solo | Ast | Sack | Stuf | Hur | DP | FF | PD | MT | OOP | BPA | |
| 2048 | 12 | 12 | 74 | 48 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 2049 | 12 | 12 | 79 | 58 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Total | 24 | 24 | 153 | 106 | 47 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - |
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| Turnover Statistics |
| Year | GP | GS | Ints | Yds | Avg | RecF | Yds | Avg | TD | | | | | | |
| 2048 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2049 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 24 | 24 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Scouting Report | Potential |
| It appears that he has the potential to be a pretty speedy outside linebacker. With the type of workouts he does, he should end up with some good agility. He'll eventually develop into one of the more aggressive linebackers you will see. Tackling is a skill he needs to improve and I think he can eventually be pretty good at it. |
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| Player Awards |
| Named First Team All-Mid-American (2048) |
| Named Second Team All-Mid-American (2049) |
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