As a senior in 2015, Baxter recorded 21 tackles (15 solo), a tackle for loss, a sack, five pass breakups and one interception in 13 games. Baxter played 29 career games for Marshall and totaled 66 tackles (44 solo), 14 pass breakups and two interceptions.
Here are five things to know about Baxter:
Baxter attended Homestead High School in Homestead, Florida, where he returned three interceptions for touchdowns. Baxter isn’t the first product of the Homestead football team to make it to the NFL, joining former players James Burgess and Bobby McCray, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver John Brown and Vikings defensive end Thieren Cockran, who also signed as a free agent by Minnesota following the NFL Draft.