Niko Baumgartner
Fresno State Bulldogs
61
Depth

Niko Baumgartner

Fresno State BulldogsRebuilding
WLBDefenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is Niko Baumgartner starting?

Niko Baumgartner is listed 2nd string at WLB for Fresno State Bulldogs.

Redshirt freshman · #43 · 6'2", 200 lbs

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of De La Salle, ranked #2,994 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 1 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 61 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,994 NatlTeam Share0%
Concord, CA
Jersey
#43
Class
RS FR
Height
6'2"
Weight
200 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025100

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8100
National Rank
#2994
High School
De La Salle
Hometown
Concord, CA

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated defense; 0th-percentile production (×0.81 for competition level) put them -12 vs unit starters → 61.

Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 0% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.81)
Depth-chart adjustment
-12 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 27WRICETKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 38-24

Sep 20WSJSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 26-10

Sep 13WSACTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 49-3

Sep 5LUSCTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 39-0

Niko Baumgartner's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Team Role

1 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement0%
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