ON BAXTER: Started at safety in 11 of the 12 contests and will compete for the starting job again this fall … enters the season with career totals of 105 tackles, two interceptions, two tackles for loss and five passes defended.
JUNIOR (2013): Started 11 of the 12 contests at safety ... recorded 45 tackles, two tackles for loss, one interception and three passes defended ... intercepted a pass and returned it 14 yards in a win at Western Carolina to go along with a career-high eight tackles ... had stops behind the line of scrimmage against Furman and Elon.
SOPHOMORE (2012): Played in 10 games and started four at the safety position … closed out the year with four tackles and an interception, which he returned 47 yards, in the season finale vs. Furman … recorded a career-high seven tackles in a win over Western Carolina and finished the year with 40 total.
FRESHMAN (2011): Played in 10 games in a reserve role as a redshirt freshman ... made 20 tackles and broke up one pass ... credited with a season-high eight tackles vs. Appalachian State.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2010 graduate of Lugoff-Elgin High School ... lettered four times in football, twice in track and field and once in basketball ... served as a team captain ... totaled 34 catches for 543 yards and five touchdowns while rushing 48 times for 464 yards and six scores his senior season ... on defense had 65 tackles and three interceptions and one fumble recovery for a touchdown while also returning one kickoff for a touchdown ... named team's defensive MVP and Class 3A Defensive Player of the Year ... chosen to the all-region and all-area team for the second time in his career ... participated in the North/South All-Star Game.
PERSONAL: Born Oct. 10, 1991 in Lexington, S.C. ... son of Anthony Baxter and Melba Irick ... cousins Duane Harper and Deveron Harper both played in the NFL ... majoring in business administration.
