This Sentell’s Intel rep on Georgia football recruiting has the latest with 4-star junior RB Carsyn Baker. He ranks as the nation’s No. 27 RB and the No. 341 overall prospect for 2026 on the 247Sports Composite. The On3 Industry Ranking has him as the No. 18 RB and at No. 207 overall.
This reporter won’t be able to watch Carsyn Baker play anymore without thinking of his “All Day” nickname.
Minnesota Viking fans will known where that comes from So will anyone that watched Oklahoma’s Sooners not quite 20 years ago.
“Adrian Peterson you know,” Baker said. “Ever since I was young. I made sure I wanted a nickname for myself when I got older. Letting them know that I’m going to be coming at you all day and all four quarters.”
Daniel Williams, his coach the last few years at Langston Hughes, has a lot to say about a talent who averaged 8.8 yards per carry on his way to 1,282 yards and 15 total TDs in 2024.
He just didn’t know about his “All Day” nickname. “Coach Boone” laughed when he heard it, but he liked it.
“Man, his size,” said Williams, who’s now the coach at Northside in Warner Robins. “His ability. The things he does on the field. He’s 6-foot-2, 200 pounds and runs a 10.5.”
“If that isn’t the closest thing to Adrian Peterson that I’ve seen in a long time. He got a lot better throughout the season when it comes to making guys miss. That’s because, at first, he was a downhill straight-ahead guy but later on in the season, he started making some jump cuts later in the year which were really really special. It showed his ability to get better.”
Williams said Baker has already made strides in the two areas that trip up All-American running back prospects.
“His pass pro got better,” Williams said. “He can also catch it out of the backfield. He has to continue working on being smooth while getting it done. But he had a catch against Thomas County Central. He had a catch against Douglas County out of the backfield. He’s capable of doing all those things. Sees the ball really really well. Big ol’ hands. He can definitely do that part, too.”
Baker first flashed in a preseaon scrimmage against Buford last fall, but he’s now on everyone’s radar.
Georgia finally offered after he ran for three touchdowns against eventual two-time state champ Milton in the 5A title game. That was part of a night in which Baker carried it 15 times for 136 yards. Those three touchdowns all came in the first half against a stout defense.
“They just needed to see him playing a dominant team and dominating that game,” Williams said. “He ran hard that game and of course, everybody knew how good Milton really was so that was a good measuring stick for him to go for 100-plus on the ground.”
When a player gets to the state title game and rolls for 100 yards, it gets noticed.
“That’s a good deal,” Williams said. “He did that. He broke away. He broke one early on and couldn’t get caught. So speed, patience and vision. He showed all that.”
Check out the highlights from just that game.
Baker only had 138 on Milton, but he piled up 100-yard games against two other salty defenses in Coffee County and Thomas Country Central during the playoffs.
The attention has really ramped up.
“Nobody a year ago from this time was really talking to me with all of this,” he said. “Then all of these schools have burst out of nowhere and they’re talking to me as one of the top guys in Georgia.”
UGA had seen him in summer camp. They saw his big game against Milton and offered right after his state title peformance.
It meant a lot.
“A kid from Georgia always growing up in Georgia always having that hometown team always winning,” he said. “You know they had those back-to-back national championships just a couple of years ago. I’m a homegrown talent and getting an offer from one of the best teams in college football, it has always been a dream to me.”
Baker was a UGA fan growing up. The Bulldogs and the Ohio State Buckeyes were both on his mind.
“I liked both of them when I was a younger” he said. “But ultimately, it was always a goal for me to be offered by Georgia. I’ve always been a kid from Georgia. Like I’m originally from Middle Georgia and Milledgeville.”
How does Baker feel about the Dawgs now?
“I will definitely be back for an official visit,” he said. “I am going to continue to build this relationship with the staff and everything. It could be a place I could call home in the near future. Most definitely.”
Georgia running backs Josh Crawford spent a lot of time with him at “Junior Day” this past weekend.
“I felt felt like a priority,” he said. “Being with the one-on-one time I had with coach Crawford and everything. How he said that I could fit into their offense and everything with my ability in the game of football.”
Crawford emphasized the size and speed combo Baker brings to the table.
“Basically when I get a hole with the world class speed and the size that I have,” Baker said. “Not every back has it. He needs a home run hitting back. Not everybody is a home run hitter. He let me know how I can fit into the offense the way they use their backs out of the backfield. Pass blocking. To be good at everything basically.”
The Bulldogs aren’t the only school on his mind. Baker is also looking at Ohio State, South Carolina and Texas A&M for official visits.
“Those are the schools that I know are going to get official visits,” he said.
Carsyn Baker: The Dawg already in his ear about UGA
Speed runs in the family. His parents were both athletes.
“My grandma was also real fast,” Baker said. “She ran track.”
It was interesting to listen to him break down what running the ball means to him.
“I like breaking a lot of long runs,” he said.
“What goes through my mind while I’m running the football is I’m bigger than everybody,” he said. “I’ve got size on everybody and I’ve got elite track speed on me also. I know when I see a defender anytime, that I’m supposed to win a one-on-one matchup with him. Then when I get an opening or a crease and a lane, I’m supposed to take it for six points every time with the speed I have.”
“My favorite run play would probably be like it is at Georgia,” he said. “It would be like a power play to the inside and then hit it outside.”
“I’ve been playing the game of football since I was five years old,” he said. “I could always imagine my future in the game when I was holding and throwing around the ball. I always had a dream one day to be in the league and a dream to be a running back so I made sure to keep up and continue on with my dreams.”
It sounds like Crawford will have a bit of help here. Dontrell Glover, his Langston High teammate, signed with the Bulldogs in December in the Class of 2025. He won’t report to UGA to enroll until May.
That will give him a chance to be sure Baker knows how much he’d like to block for him in Athens.
“He’s telling me about it little bit,” Baker said. “What he likes about Georgia and why it is so good and why he ended up choosing it. He’s letting me know all about it.”
What would it be like to follow his blocks again in the SEC?
“It would be really good because Donnie is real mean,” Baker said. “He’s aggressive and a really good blocker. He’s going to make sure you feel him when you are lined up across from him. It was always good when I ran behind Donnie. He was going to get me a lot of yards and a lot of touchdowns.”
The strength totals are all there for a big-time back. He was above 250 pounds on power clean. He was squatting close to 500 pounds and bench pressing around 285 pounds.
“Adrian Peterson,” Williams said again. “Big. Strong. Knees up. High knee drive. Turnover. Gets faster as the game goes on. Against Thomas County Central, he busted one and they were just bouncing off of him. Because he’s so big and strong. I don’t think people realize how powerful he is.”
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Glover shared his own scouting report on Baker.
“He’s a great kid,” Glover said. “He can get downhill and beat you with speed. I think coach [Kirby] Smart offering him was a good move. Hopefully, we can get him. Played with him as a junior and senior. He really showed me that he can play running back at a high level.”
“It’s hard trying to tackle a kid that’s 6-foot-2, 200 pounds and runs a 10.6.”
The last bit of Intel we learned about Baker is the type of teammate he will be at the next level. It was yet another reason to hand him that “All Day” nickname.
He smiles “All Day” long, too.
“Carsyn Baker does not meet a stranger,” Williams said. “He does not have a bad day. I mean, there was one day we were at practice and we weren’t not having such of a good day.”
Baker, out of nowhere, chimes in.
“I’m okay,” Baker told him. “You should be okay.”
“That is just who he is,” Williams said. “He was there. Just smiling and waving. Carsyn Baker has done a lot of crazy things. But he always has a smile on his face. He’s ‘Hey coach’ and ‘What’s up Coach?’ and he’s bouncing around everywhere with that smile on his face. He’s still a child at heart.”
That’s why Williams was proud to see all these big big boy offers come in.
“He deserves it,” Williams said. “He definitley deserves it. His Mom and Dad do a great job with it. His coaches have done a great job with him. He definitely deserves everything he is getting.”
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