Former walk-on has become a key contributor in ASU’s explosive offense and is expected to take on an even larger role as a fifth-year senior ... is expected to see significant action as the top back behind starter Travaris Cadet ... will likely make some starts in two-back sets ... boasts outstanding speed and athleticism to go along with a slight but durable frame ... averaging 5.5 yards per rush for his career ... regarded as one of the program’s hardest workers.

2010: Rushed for 261 yards on 60 carries with five touchdowns, all of which ranked fourth on the squad ... made two starts in two-back sets, including the season opener at Chattanooga and midseason tilt with The Citadel ... compiled season highs with 13 carries for 44 yards and two touchdowns to help lead ASU to a thrilling 42-41 come-from-behind win in the opener at UTC ... carried the ball no fewer than four times in each of the first eight games of the season and had at least 21 yards in each of the first six contests ... compiled a season-best 63 all-purpose yards (38 rushing, 25 receiving) in home-opening win over Jacksonville ... ran for 38 yards on just four carries the next week versus North Carolina Central ... tallied 41 yards on only four carries, highlighted by a 36-yard second-quarter touchdown that gave ASU a lead it would never relinquish in a 34-31 win over No. 19 Elon ... after rushing for 21 yards in a win over The Citadel, hit a mid-season slump that saw him rush for just 18 yards and one score (at Western Carolina) over the final five games of the regular season ... snapped the skid by carrying 10 times for 34 yards and a touchdown on a snow-covered field in 42-14 win over Western Illinois in ASU’s first game of the NCAA Division I Football Championship ... did not record a carry in season-ending loss to Villanova.

2009: Rushed for 233 yards in 11 games ... 233 rushing yards were good for fourth on the team and second by a running back ... carried the ball just 45 times, good for a 5.2 yards-per-rush average, which was tied for second on the team among players with 30 or more carries ... also caught the ball five times for 39 yards ... scored first career touchdown in home opener versus No. 16 McNeese State, a two-yard plunge that tied the game at 35-35 with 2:05 to play ... notched season highs for rushing (50) and receiving (16) yards in win over Samford ... in the rain-drenched win over Samford, he was on the receiving end of one of the most amazing plays in ASU history, when on a second-and-11 play, quarterback Armanti Edwards escaped a sack, lost control of the slick ball, corralled the loose pigskin, escaped another sack and while being dragged to the ground, completed a pass to Baker — who never gave up on the play — for a 16-yard gain ... the effort set up a field goal that gave ASU a 10-0 lead and became a signature play for the 2009 college football season ... it was ranked as the No. 2 play of the weekend in all of sports by ESPN’s SportsCenter, behind only Brett Favre’s 32-yard touchdown pass to Greg Lewis on the final play of the Minnesota Vikings’ 27-24 win over the San Francisco 49ers ... Baker rushed for 24 and 36 yards over the next two weeks in wins over The Citadel and North Carolina Central, respectively, giving him 106 yards on just 16 carries over a three-week span ... after a sub-par performance at Wofford (a total of minus-five yards on a rush and a reception), bounced back for 69 yards on 10 carries over the next three weeks (two carries for 27 yards vs. Georgia Southern, 6-19 at Furman, 2-23 vs. Chattanooga) ... rushed just once for seven yards over the next two weeks but returned to tote the ball nine times for 20 hard-fought yards and an 11-yard reception in a playoff win over South Carolina State ... suffered a knee injury versus S.C. State and missed the final two games of the season.

2008: Saw action in 10-of-12 regular-season games ... carried the ball just 19 times but rushed for 183 yards, good for an amazing 9.6 yards per carry ... yards per rush was the highest on the team among those with at least 10 carries ... toted the ball for the first time in the home opener versus Jacksonville and responded with 63 yards on five carries, including a 35-yard run ... rushed only twice over the next seven contests but made the most of his opportunity to shine in the second half of ASU’s blowout win over Chattanooga ... played the entire second half against the Mocs and responded with 107 yards on 12 carries in just two quarters of action ... highlighted his first-career 100-yard effort with a season-best 40-yard run ... was one of three Mountaineers to surpass the 100-yard rushing plateau at UTC (quarterbacks Armanti Edwards and DeAndre Presley were the others) ... all three reached the century mark in only one half of play.

2007: Redshirted.

High School: Rushed for 988 yards in just eight games as a senior ... ranked fourth in the state with 123.5 rushing yards per game ... scored seven touchdowns and averaged 7.0 yards per carry ... coached by Kevin Motsinger ... also lettered in basketball ... helped lead New Hanover to N.C. 4-A state championship on the hardwood in 2007 ... attended same high school as ASU teammate Everette Israel.

Personal: Full name is Cedric Marlon Baker Boney ... born May 27, 1989 (22 years old) ... majoring in recreation management.