As a Freshman (2023)
- Appeared in five games as a true freshman, all of them being starts
- Made his collegiate debut as the starting left tackle on Oct. 28 against No. 5 Washington and remained there the rest of the season
- Among lineman on the Cardinal with at least five games played, was the only one not to allow a quarterback hurry
Prior to Stanford
- Played at Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village, Calif. for head coach Charlie Collins
- Ranked No. 31 in California by 247Sports and No. 37 by ESPN
- At offensive tackle, ranked No. 29 by 247Sports and No. 39 by ESPN
- Lettered in football, volleyball, and track
- Three-year varsity starter and two-time team captain
- Recorded 77 pancake blocks in his senior season
- Two-time Marmonte League Offensive Lineman of the Year
- Two-time All-Ventura County selection
- 2022 Ventura County Lineman of the Year
- Two-time All-CIF
- 2022 Los Angeles Times All-Star
- 2021 Oaks Christian Academic Player of the Year
- Two-time All-Ventura County Academic Team
- 2022 Southern Section CIF Character of Champion Award Recipient
- 2021 Honor Bowl Character Recipient Award
- Selected for the 2022 Roggin's Heroes: All-Star Thanksgiving Day TV Special
Personal
- Son of Scott and Jen Baklenko
- Has two sisters, Anya and Cam
- Mother, Jen, played professional beach and indoor volleyball and coached beach volleyball at Washington
- Sister, Cam, played beach volleyball at Pepperdine
- Interested in majoring in data science or computer science
- Enjoys computer programming
- Played soccer, basketball, lacrosse, volleyball, and baseball before ever putting on a football helmet