Elijah Baker is Alabama State’s trench anchor — first-team SWAC level
In the 2025 season, Elijah Baker was a rock at offensive tackle for Alabama State, starting 12 games, grading 92% or better 10 times, posting a season-best 96% against Bethune-Cookman and Prairie View, and allowing just two pressures and one sack over 598 snaps. He’s the kind of mauler coaches love: powerful, consistent, assignment-sound, and tough enough to set the tone for a run game that helped Alabama State win the SWAC trenches battle more often than not. Preseason recognition in 2026 backed that up, with first-team All-SWAC and HBCU watchlist buzz.
