Four-star RB SaRod Baker to Texas Tech
Texas Tech has added to its No. 2 nationally rated 2027 recruiting class with a commitment from DeSoto four-star running back SaRod Baker.
Baker chose Texas Tech over offers from Texas A&M, Texas, and several others.
Per the Rivals Industry Ranking, Baker is rated as a 91.67-rated recruit, the No. 146 overall player in the 2027 class, the No. 6 running back and the No. 19 player in the state of Texas.
Baker visited Lubbock twice this spring, once for spring football practice and he returned for the spring game. Those visits went a long ways towards his commitment.
“A lot stood out, really,” Baker said. “Just me being there was a blessing, first off, and I feel like they treated me like family up there. They welcomed me in with open arms. I was sitting in the running back room, it actually made me seem like I was already at the school. So just them showing me that, I feel like that could be a place that I could be at. And the facility’s nice – they got everything you need. The coaching staff, I feel like Coach (Joey) McGuire is a real dude, one of the realest head coaches out.”
Baker becomes the eighth commit – and seventh blue-chip prospect – the commit to Texas Tech in the 2027 class. He joins five-star defensive lineman Jalen Brewster, five star EDGE Anthony Sweeney, four-star wide receiver Benny Easter Jr., four-star quarterback Kavian Bryant, four-star linebacker Jhadyn Nelson, four-star defensive lineman K’Adrian Redmond and three-star EDGE Brody Pfannenstiel on the Red Raiders’ commit list.
As a junior, Baker rushed 341 times for 3,228 yards and 46 rushing touchdowns. He added 500 passing yards, 380 receiving yards and 332 kick return yards.
Overall, he recorded 4,440 all-purpose yards and 55 touchdowns while breaking several school records in the process.
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