John David Baker (born September 30, 1990) is an American football coach who is the

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for the

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team. Baker played for the

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of the

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(LSFL) and

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(CIF) from 2014 to 2015. Prior to joining the Ole Miss football staff he was the offensive quality control assistant for both

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and

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before becoming the tight ends coach for the Trojans in 2020.

Early life and playing career

Baker grew up in

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and attended Lake View High School, where he was a member of the basketball, baseball, football, and track and field teams. He was named the All-West Texas MVP by the ''

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'' as a senior after passing for 2,240 yards and 22 touchdowns while also rushing for 688 yards and 18 touchdowns. Baker played

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at the

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. He redshirted his true freshman season and was a backup quarterback for his next three seasons for the

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. Baker was named the starting quarterback going into his redshirt senior season. In his only season as a starter, he completed 247-of-369 passes for 3,376 yards with 35 touchdowns and five interceptions and also rushed for 256 yards and five touchdowns. After his collegiate career, Baker played professional indoor football for the

of the

(LSFL) and

(CIF) from 2014 to 2015.

Coaching career

Early years

Baker began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Abilene Christian in 2014. He was hired as an offensive quality control assistant at

(UNT) in 2016. Baker spent three seasons at North Texas before joining the coaching staff at

in the same role after the program hired former UNT offensive coordinator

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. Baker was promoted to tight ends coach after one season at USC.

Ole Miss

Baker was hired as the tight ends coach and passing game coordinator at Ole Miss on January 28,

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. He was promoted to co-Offensive Coordinator in addition to tight ends coach entering the

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season.

References

External links

Abilene Christian Wildcats player bio

Ole Miss Rebels coaching bio
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