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2026 Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week for Sept. 14
2026 Frisco Bowl Week 2 Defensive Player of the Week

2026 (Redshirt Junior): Recorded five total tackles and two tackles for loss at USF (9/5)... Posted a career-high six total tackles along with two sacks and one forced fumble against Buffalo (9/12)...Tallied four total tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack at Fla. Atlantic (9/19)...Totaled three tackles and one quarterback hurry against LIU (9/26)

2025 (at Ashland): Played in 13 games... totaled 90 tackles (35 solo, 55 assists), 16.0 tackles for loss, 13.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles.

2024 (at Ashland): Played for first time in 2024, recording eight total tackles (two solo), a half-sack and 1.5 tackles for loss.

2023 (at Ashland): Redshirted in 2023.

High School: Finished in third place at Ohio state wrestling meet as a senior... two-time All-Ohio football player... also earned a third-place finish at the Ohio state wrestling meet as a senior... recorded 289 tackles, breaking the school record for most tackles in a season and setting the school record for most tackles in a single game with 34 tackles his senior season.

Personal: Born on February 1, 2005, and is from Big Prairie, Ohio... son of Angel Baldridge and has three siblings: Stephen Baldridge, Josh Baldridge, and Conway Baldridge... enjoys fishing in his free time.