Rushawn Baker
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Running back |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 17, 2003 Farmington, New York, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 218 lb (99 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Victor (Victor, New York) |
| College | Bucknell (2021–2023) Elon (2024) |
| NFL draft | 2025: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Rushawn Rolando Baker (born April 17, 2003) is an American professional football running back. He played college football for Bucknell and Elon. Baker has also been a member of the New York Giants and New England Patriots.
College career
Baker played college football for Bucknell from 2021 to 2023 and Elon in 2024.[1] He played in 30 games for Bucknell, rushing for 1,359 yards and 15 touchdowns.[2] For his senior year, Baker transferred to Elon, where in 12 games, he rushed for 859 yards and nine touchdowns.[3] He earned an All-CAA honorable mention after finishing the season with 583 rushing yards in the last four games.[4][5]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 10+7⁄8 in (1.80 m) |
218 lb (99 kg) |
32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
4.52 s | 1.52 s | 2.56 s | 4.51 s | 7.07 s | 38.5 in (0.98 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
21 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[6] | ||||||||||||
After not being selected in the 2025 NFL draft, Baker signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent.[7] He was released as waived/injured on August 4, 2025.[8]
On October 28, 2025, Baker was signed to the New England Patriots practice squad.[9] He was released on November 28.[10]
Career statistics
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2021 | Bucknell | 10 | 2 | 63 | 235 | 3.7 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 2022 | Bucknell | 11 | 7 | 154 | 646 | 4.2 | 7 | 14 | 66 | 4.7 | 2 |
| 2023 | Bucknell | 9 | 4 | 118 | 478 | 4.1 | 7 | 10 | 99 | 9.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | Elon | 12 | 5 | 183 | 859 | 4.7 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Career | 42 | 18 | 518 | 2,218 | 52.8 | 24 | 34 | 224 | 6.6 | 2 | |
References
- ^ "Rushawn Baker (RB): Bio, News, Stats & more". New England Patriots. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Rushawn Baker - Football". Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
- ^ "Rushawn Baker Football Statistics". FootballDB.com. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
- ^ "Rushawn Baker - Football". Elon University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
- ^ Washburn, Rob. "Monmouth's Robertson, UNH's Silver Headline 2024 CAA Football All-Conference Awards". caasports.com. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Rushawn Baker College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ Slaughter, Marquel (April 27, 2025). "Three former Section V stars earn a shot at making NFL rosters: The details". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Salomone, Dan (August 4, 2025). "Giants sign RB Jonathan Ward, LB K.J. Cloyd; LB Ty Summers, RB Rushawn Baker injured". New York Giants. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Thomas, Oliver (October 28, 2025). "Patriots sign running backs Jonathan Ward, Rushawn Baker to practice squad". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Patriots Make Changes to the Practice Squad". Patriots.com. Retrieved November 28, 2025.