The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 21
Josh Baka
- Prev School:
- Kent State
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Ottawa, Ontario
- High School:
- St. Thomas More School (CT)
CAREER AT KENT STATE (2022-24)
- 118 total tackles, seven PBU, three TFL, and one fumble recovery
- Played in all 12 games for the Golden Flashes where he led the team with 90 total tackles in 2024
- Two 10+ tackle games with his career-high (18) coming on 11/6 vs. Ohio
- Two TFL on 9/28/24 vs. Eastern Michigan
- Baka was rated one of Canada's top prospects and shined both in Canada and in the states playing for Saint Thomas More in Connecticut.
- He was rated one of the top-10 players in Connecticut, one of two defensive backs to do so.
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