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Utah Tech University Athletics

2021 Football Roster

Stan Plewe/Utah Tech Athletics

5 James Baird

  • Position Place Kicker
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 175
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Trenton, N.J.
  • Highschool Northridge (UT) HS

Biography

Enters the 2021 Fall Season as DSU’s NCAA Era career PAT (56) and FG leader (18), and is third in career points (110). 
 
At Dixie State Spring 2021 (COVID-Senior): Tallied 35 total points after converting 14-of-16 PAT and 7-of-11 field goal chances last spring … tied two single game school records in the 60-0 rout over Fort Lewis (3/27), including going 4-for-4 in field goal attempts, highlighted by a career-long and school record tying 50-yarder late in the fourth quarter … wound up accounting for 18 of DSU’s 60 points in the shutout win. 
 
At Dixie State 2019 (Junior): Broke two DSU single-season records for made kicks after he connected on 11-of-13 field goal and 42-of-45 point-after-touchdown attempts on his way to first team all-RMAC and third team Don Hansen all-Super Region 4 recognition.  
 
At Snow College: Converted 12-of-16 field goals for the third-best mark in the NJCAA as a sophomore in 2018 … nailed a season-long 49-yard field goal and was successful on 62-of-71 point-after attempts ... helped lead the Badgers to an 18-4 record in two seasons, which included a 2017 El Toro Bowl championship. 
 
At Northridge High School: Earned Utah 5A All-State honors as a senior … also participated in track and field and was a state finalist in the javelin … graduated in June 2013 … also attended Maple Mountain (UT) and Northern Burlington County Regional (NJ) high schools.  
 
Personal: Born in Spokane, Washington … father is Richard Baird … also recruited by Weber State, UNLV, Liberty, William and Mary, and Sioux Falls State … also attended BYU prior to his time at Snow College … favorite team is the Baltimore Ravens ... favorite athlete is Bryce Harper ... graduated with his Bachelor’s degree in Recreation and Sports Management in May 2021.
 
Why I chose Dixie State: “I chose Dixie State because I wanted to make a difference in the lives of our coaches, players and community.”



 

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2021

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Historical Player Information

  • 87

    2019Junior

    K
    5'8" 175 lbs
    87
  • 5

    2020Senior

    Placekicker
    5'8" 175 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2021Senior

    Place Kicker
    5'8" 175 lbs
    5