Baker Mayfield

“The walk-on Heisman winner who made the horseshoe mustache a starting quarterback again.”

93STACH SCORE

✂ Horseshoe Athlete Era: 2010s Born 1995 🏆 HOF Inductee

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Stach Stats

Stash Power92

Ruggedness88

Curl Factor40

Legend Status90

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Style: Horseshoe
Peak Era: 2010s
Born: 1995
Hall of Fame: Inducted 2026
Fan Votes: 0 legendary · 0 meh

The Story

About Baker Mayfield

Baker Reagan Mayfield was born in 1995 in Austin, Texas, and took the long way to the top of the sport. He walked on at Texas Tech, won the starting job as a true freshman, then transferred to Oklahoma and walked on again. By 2017 he was the Heisman Trophy winner and the face of college football, and the Cleveland Browns made him the first overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft.

In Cleveland (2018–2021) he set the rookie touchdown-pass record at the time and, in the 2020 season, quarterbacked the Browns to their first playoff win since the 1994 season. After a bumpy 2022 split between Carolina and the Los Angeles Rams, he signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2023 and rebuilt his career, leading the Bucs to consecutive NFC South titles and earning Pro Bowl selections.

Along the way he became one of the most recognizable faces in football, not least because of a long-running series of insurance commercials in which he and the mustache lived inside the Browns' stadium.

The Verdict

Why the Stach Became Iconic

From the start of his pro career Mayfield wore a thick horseshoe that dropped straight down past the corners of his mouth, a look that belonged more to a 1970s linebacker than a modern franchise quarterback. The mustache became a symbol of his whole persona: chippy, unbothered, a little bit throwback.

Fans wore fake horseshoes to games, kids grew them for Halloween, and for a few seasons "the Baker" was a legitimate request at barbershops across Ohio. That is how a mustache earns a Hall of Fame plaque.

On the Record

Career Highlights

Texas Tech Red Raiders (2013) and Oklahoma Sooners (2015–2017) — Heisman Trophy 2017
Cleveland Browns (2018–2021) — No. 1 overall pick, 2018; playoff win, 2020 season
Carolina Panthers and Los Angeles Rams (2022)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2023–present) — Pro Bowl selections, NFC South titles

Fun Facts

He is the first walk-on quarterback to win the Heisman Trophy.
He walked on twice: first at Texas Tech, then again at Oklahoma after transferring.
His 27 touchdown passes in 2018 set the NFL rookie record at the time.
The mustache is so closely tied to his image that it has been the star of national TV commercials.