Jacob Baker holds the PT · Starter spot in Louisville Cardinals’s punter room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Jacob Baker, a 6'2" punter from Corbin, Kentucky, transferred to Louisville after three seasons at Eastern Kentucky. During the 2025 campaign at EKU, he punted 66 times for 2,838 yards and averaged 43.0 yards per punt while finishing 26th nationally in punting average. He placed 15 punts inside the 20-yard line and recorded 16 punts of 50 or more yards, including a career-long 70-yarder against Marshall. Baker was named All-UAC by Phil Steele following the 2025 season.

Eastern Kentuckythrough 2025

Louisville2026 — present