Jamal Baggett

Position:
S
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
5-11
Weight:
195
Hometown:
Oak Park, Ill.
High School:
Oak Park-River Forest HS

As a Redshirt Senior (2018): Named to the 2018 CoSIDA Google Cloud Academic All-District 5 football team … MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete … Academic All-MAC … played in all 12 games … saw action on the kickoff, punt return, and kickoff return units … had nine tackles … lettered.

As a Redshirt Junior (2017): Played in 11 games on defense … also saw action on the kickoff, punt return, and kickoff return units … finished with 10 tackles, 0.5 sack for a loss of four yards, and a break-up … made four tackles in the Boca Raton Bowl against Florida Atlantic … assisted on two tackles, including a sack for a loss of four yards, in the win over Kent State … made solo stops against Ohio, Miami, Buffalo, and Ball State … also had a break-up against the Bobcats … lettered.

As a Redshirt Sophomore (2016): Played in five games … had two tackles … saw action against Bowling Green, Buffalo, Appalachian State, Marshall, and VMI … had two tackles in the win at Marshall … lettered.

As a Redshirt Freshman (2015): Saw action in three games … played at Miami (Ohio) and against Eastern Michigan … made collegiate debut in the win over Savannah State … had one tackle.

As a Freshman (2014): Redshirted.

High School: 2013 Chicago Tribune All-State selection … named first-team All-Conference as a senior at Oak Park-River Forest HS when his team posted a 9-2 record (most wins since 1992) … as a junior, recorded 33 tackles, made nine pass breakups and had one interception … two-time All-State performer in track and field.

Personal: Born Dec. 21, 1995 ... parents are Faylin Baggett and John Baggett, Jr. … the youngest of five children … has two brothers—Michael and John III—and two sisters—Kanica and Theresa … cousins, Terry Baggett and Lance Baggett, both played football at Army … earned a bachelor’s degree in sport management, marketing minor, in May 2018 … pursuing a master’s degree.