The 247Sports and CBS Sports team released its preseason true freshman All-America team for the 2025 season and the four-star defensive back Byron Baldwin made an appearance on the list.
Baldwin was the only Hoosiers player among the first-year athletes "expected to make an immediate impact" based on conversations with sources across the country.
Here is what 247Sports Chris Hummer had to say about the superstar incoming freshman safety:
Byron Baldwin Jr., Indiana safety
Top247 Rank: No. 21
"The top-ranked recruit from the Hoosiers' 2025 class, Baldwin comes from a high school football factory at St.