2019 Football Roster
Baylor, B.J.
Jersey Number 20
B.J. Baylor
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 208
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Wharton, Texas
- High School:
- Wharton
Bio
CAREER
• Played in 41 games, making 14 starts, and ran the ball 308 times for 1,718 yards and 18 touchdowns. Averaged 5.6 yards per carry
2021 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
• Totaled a Pac-12 best 1,337 rushing yards, becoming the first Beaver to lead the league since Steven Jackson in 2003. Had the 17th 1,000-yard rushing season in Oregon State history. Also tallied 13 rushing touchdowns
• Phil Steele All-America Honorable Mention
• All-Pac-12 First Team
• Associated Press All-Pac-12 First Team
• Phil Steele All-Pac-12 First Team
• Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (10/25)
• Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (9/27)
• Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award weekly honorable mention (10/5)
• Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award weekly honorable mention (9/14)
• Pro Football Focus Third-Team All-Pac-12
• Rushed for 171 yards and three scores in the win against Hawai’i. Finished with a 66-yard rush in 18 total carries
• Tallied 158 yards rushing on 23 carries against USC
• Named Pac-12 Player of the Week after rushing for 152 yards and a score against Utah. Ran for a season-long 68-yard carry in the win
• Ran 20 times for 111 yards and two touchdowns against Washington
• Tallied 145 yards on 18 carries at Washington State
• Ran for 150 yards on 20 carries in the win over Arizona State
• Posted 80 rushing yards and a touchdown on 23 carries against Stanford, surpassing the 1,000-yard mark for the season
• Ran for 98 yards on 22 carries and a touchdown against Colorado
• Finished with 78 yards on 18 carries in the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl
2020 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
• Played in all seven games, rushing for 124 yards and one touchdown on 27 carries. Made one start
• Also caught five passes for 30 yards
• Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award preseason watch list
• Ran for 41 yards and a touchdown on eight carries at Washington
• Carried the ball four times, rushing for 39 yards, versus Stanford
2019 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
• Played in all 12 games
• Ran the ball 30 times for 177 yards and three touchdowns. Also caught one pass, at Arizona
• Carried the ball seven times for 101 yards - his first career 100-yard game - in the win over Cal Poly. Scored a touchdown on a career-long 74-yard rush
• Also scored rushing touchdowns versus Stanford and at California. Totaled 37 yards on eight carries versus the Golden Bears
2018 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
• Played in nine games, finishing with 24 carries for 80 yards and one touchdown. Added two catches for 4 yards
• Posted a season-high 27 yards rushing on two carries against Washington State, scoring once. Ran for a season-long 23 yard carry versus the Cougars
• Carried the ball 10 times against California
2017 (FRESHMAN)
• Did not play. Utilized his redshirt season
WHARTON HIGH SCHOOL
• Rushed for 1,997 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior plus four receiving scores
• Led Wharton to the Class 4A playoffs
• Victoria (Texas) Advocate All-Area Team member
• Offensive MVP of District 15-4A
• Two-time District 15-4A all-league
• Running back MVP at the Next Level Houston Showcase in January 2017
• Four-year starter, sharing running back duties until his senior year
• Also played linebacker, safety and kick returner during his prep career
PERSONAL
• Full name is Benjamin Baylor
• Majoring in public health
• Son of Benjamin and Linda Baylor
• Has one sister, Alexis
• Cousin is former OSU standout Pac-12 Men’s Soccer Player of the Year Khiry Shelton
• His mother is a cousin to former OSU standouts Jacquizz and James Rodgers
• Chose Oregon State because of “the coaches, the environment and the academics.”
• Aspires to be a college football coach after his playing career due to the mentoring of Coach Pitre
• Member of Wharton High School’s student council
• Played in 41 games, making 14 starts, and ran the ball 308 times for 1,718 yards and 18 touchdowns. Averaged 5.6 yards per carry
2021 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
• Totaled a Pac-12 best 1,337 rushing yards, becoming the first Beaver to lead the league since Steven Jackson in 2003. Had the 17th 1,000-yard rushing season in Oregon State history. Also tallied 13 rushing touchdowns
• Phil Steele All-America Honorable Mention
• All-Pac-12 First Team
• Associated Press All-Pac-12 First Team
• Phil Steele All-Pac-12 First Team
• Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (10/25)
• Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (9/27)
• Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award weekly honorable mention (10/5)
• Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award weekly honorable mention (9/14)
• Pro Football Focus Third-Team All-Pac-12
• Rushed for 171 yards and three scores in the win against Hawai’i. Finished with a 66-yard rush in 18 total carries
• Tallied 158 yards rushing on 23 carries against USC
• Named Pac-12 Player of the Week after rushing for 152 yards and a score against Utah. Ran for a season-long 68-yard carry in the win
• Ran 20 times for 111 yards and two touchdowns against Washington
• Tallied 145 yards on 18 carries at Washington State
• Ran for 150 yards on 20 carries in the win over Arizona State
• Posted 80 rushing yards and a touchdown on 23 carries against Stanford, surpassing the 1,000-yard mark for the season
• Ran for 98 yards on 22 carries and a touchdown against Colorado
• Finished with 78 yards on 18 carries in the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl
2020 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
• Played in all seven games, rushing for 124 yards and one touchdown on 27 carries. Made one start
• Also caught five passes for 30 yards
• Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award preseason watch list
• Ran for 41 yards and a touchdown on eight carries at Washington
• Carried the ball four times, rushing for 39 yards, versus Stanford
2019 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
• Played in all 12 games
• Ran the ball 30 times for 177 yards and three touchdowns. Also caught one pass, at Arizona
• Carried the ball seven times for 101 yards - his first career 100-yard game - in the win over Cal Poly. Scored a touchdown on a career-long 74-yard rush
• Also scored rushing touchdowns versus Stanford and at California. Totaled 37 yards on eight carries versus the Golden Bears
2018 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
• Played in nine games, finishing with 24 carries for 80 yards and one touchdown. Added two catches for 4 yards
• Posted a season-high 27 yards rushing on two carries against Washington State, scoring once. Ran for a season-long 23 yard carry versus the Cougars
• Carried the ball 10 times against California
2017 (FRESHMAN)
• Did not play. Utilized his redshirt season
WHARTON HIGH SCHOOL
• Rushed for 1,997 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior plus four receiving scores
• Led Wharton to the Class 4A playoffs
• Victoria (Texas) Advocate All-Area Team member
• Offensive MVP of District 15-4A
• Two-time District 15-4A all-league
• Running back MVP at the Next Level Houston Showcase in January 2017
• Four-year starter, sharing running back duties until his senior year
• Also played linebacker, safety and kick returner during his prep career
PERSONAL
• Full name is Benjamin Baylor
• Majoring in public health
• Son of Benjamin and Linda Baylor
• Has one sister, Alexis
• Cousin is former OSU standout Pac-12 Men’s Soccer Player of the Year Khiry Shelton
• His mother is a cousin to former OSU standouts Jacquizz and James Rodgers
• Chose Oregon State because of “the coaches, the environment and the academics.”
• Aspires to be a college football coach after his playing career due to the mentoring of Coach Pitre
• Member of Wharton High School’s student council
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