UNLV: An all-conference candidate patrolling the Rebel secondary who is a two-year returning starter at safety … Named Preseason Second Team All-MW by Athlon ... Heads into his senior season as the team’s leading active leader in tackles with 143 … … Younger brother, Jalen, joined the Rebels as a freshman last fall.
2024:
- Named Second Team All-Mountain West
- Turned in 11 total tackles, including 2.0 TFL, in victory at Oregon State
- In on QB sacks in wins at Utah State, at Oregon State and at Hawaii
- Returned a pick 27 yards in victory vs. Fresno State
- Returned a pick 21 yards in win over Utah Tech
- Returned a pick 15 yards in win at Hawaii
- Added two PBU in win over Fresno State
2023: Named Preseason Fourth Team All-Mountain West by Phil Steele ... Missed three games because of inury but still finished third on the team with 77 total tackles ... Grabbed the first of two interceptions on the season in a win vs. Vanderbilt, which he returned 36 yards ... His other pick came in a win at UNR ... Had a PBU in five different games ... His lone sack came in a win over Hawai’i that resulted in a loss of 10 yards ... First of three double-digit tackle games came in a victory over CSU when he finished with 10 ... Posted a season-high 12 tackles in the MW Championship game vs. Boise State then added 11 takedowns and a PBU in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl vs. Kansas to close the campaign.
2022: Started all 12 games at safety … Finished fourth on the team with 56 total tackles, including one TFL … Led the team with seven pass breakups … Named Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 28 after a breakout performance that sparked his team to a 27-22 victory over arch-rival UNR in the season finale … With the Rebels trailing 13-0 in the Battle for the Fremont Cannon, he picked up a fumble by Wolf Pack QB Nate Cox and raced 55 yards for a game-changing touchdown … Later thwarted a UNR potential scoring drive by grabbing his first career interception, which he returned 15 yards to midfield … He totaled eight tackles vs. the Wolf Pack and on the game’s final play, he broke up a fourth-and-goal pass attempt from the three-yard line into the end zone to preserve UNLV’s thrilling victory in the in-state rivalry … Earlier in the season at Notre Dame, had two pass breakups, turned in a career-high nine total tackles (six solo) and also forced a fumble that the Rebels recovered against the Irish … Recorded seven TT and a breakup in win over North Texas … Also recorded two PBU vs. Utah State and San Diego State.
2021: Earned his first letter as a Rebel by playing in seven games, including making his first collegiate start at safety in a victory at New Mexico in Game Nine … Finished with 10 total tackles on the season, including seven solo stops and one TFL … Posted one pass breakup … Rated as a three-star recruit and the nation’s No. 162 safety prospect by 247Sports … One of six signees in the 2021 class from the state of Texas.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2021 graduate of J. Frank Dobie HS in Houston … A four-year letterwinner under coach Kevin Berneathy … Helped the Longhorns go 25-7 over his last three seasons, including 9-1 in fall 2020 … Played both free safety and running back during his prep career … Played on both sides of the ball as a senior in 2020 … Snagged two interceptions on defense … On offense, recorded 83 carries for 1,053 yards on the ground, 19 catches for 220 yards and 18 total touchdowns ... As a junior in 2019, tallied 40 tackles, one pass breakup, two interceptions, two sacks and two TFL … During his sophomore year in 2018, registered a career-high 48 tackles, four TFL, two fumble recoveries, nine pass breakups and one interception … Also competed in basketball, winning a district championship during his junior campaign in 2019-20.
PERSONAL: Johnathan Keith Baldwin II was born in Houston … The son of Octavia Johnson and Andrew Williams … Has one older sibling, Janae, and three younger siblings, Jalen, Smaya and Aaliyah … Majoring in multidisciplinary studies.
