I was hoping for this as well based on his five-star/top 10 prospect pedigree and his very obvious overall talent level. I figured that those things combined with Baker's development skills would create a monster DT - but the more I think about it, the more it seems like it's probably not going to happen. It sounds like his injury was even worse than originally thought and he had a more bad weight to lose than expected. Unfortunately, I think that, despite the apparent rise in play quality during his last little bit at UNC, he still has a long, long way to go.
I really hope that I wind up being wrong about this but it seems like a long shot. However, if Maraad Watson and Brevard wind up being as good as advertised (and Kanu the boatload of absurdly talented freshmen develop well), I don't think it will matter much. Fingers crossed for Shaw, though. Him having some kind of Broughton-like awakening would be a game changer