Football
John David Baker
- Title:
- Offensive Quality Control Analyst
- Email:
- football@usc.edu
- Phone:
- (213) 740-4204
John David Baker, a former quarterback at Abilene Christian who was on the football staffs at USC and North Texas, was named USC’s tight ends coach in February of 2020.
Baker spent the 2019 season as an offensive quality control analyst at USC.
He was an offensive quality control coach at North Texas for 3 seasons (2016-18), working with current USC offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Graham Harrell. The Mean Green was 19thnationally in scoring (35.5), 21st in passing (291.9) and 24th in total offense (455.1) in 2017, and quarterback Mason Fine set school season records for passing yards (4,052) and TDs (31). In 2018, UNT ranked 12th in passing (306.8), 20th in total offense (460.5) and 26th in scoring (34.6), with Fine throwing for 3,793 yards and 27 touchdowns with just 5 interceptions, wide receiver Rico Bussey Jr. catching 68 passes for 1,017 yards with 12 TDs and running back DeAndre Torrey scoring 15 TDs on the ground. UNT qualified for bowl games each year that he was on staff (2016 Heart of Dallas, 2017 New Orleans, 2018 New Mexico).
Before that, he was a graduate assistant at Abilene Christian, his alma mater, in 2014 and 2015, working with the quarterbacks.
Baker, 29, played quarterback for the Amarillo Venom indoor football team in 2014 (Lone Star Football League) and 2015 (Champions Indoor Football).
He played quarterback for 4 seasons (2010-13) at Abilene Christian. He started as a 2013 senior, completing 247-of-369 passes (66.9%) for 3,376 yards and 35 TDs with just 5 interceptions and also rushed for 256 yards on 99 carries (2.6 average) with 5 TDs. His 40 total TDs was a school record. In his first career start, he threw for a school-record 7 touchdowns against Concordia College.
He received his bachelor’s degree in exercise science in 2014 and his master’s degree in higher education in 2016, both from Abilene Christian.
He prepped at Lake View High in San Angelo (Tex.), where he earned All-District honors in football and baseball and also was on the basketball and track and field teams. He threw for 2,240 yards and 22 touchdowns and ran for 688 yards and 18 TDs as a 2008 senior.
He was born on Sept. 30, 1990. He is married and his wife's name is Sarah.
BIRTHDAY: Sept. 30, 1990
FAMILY: Wife, Sarah
HIGH SCHOOL: Lake View HS, San Angelo, Tex.
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree, exercise science, Abilene Christian, 2014
Master’s degree, higher education, Abilene Christian, 2016
PLAYING EXPERIENCE: Lake View HS, San Angelo, Tex.
Abilene Christian, quarterback, 2010-13
Amarillo Venom, quarterback, 2014-15
COACHING EXPERIENCE: 6 years
Baker spent the 2019 season as an offensive quality control analyst at USC.
He was an offensive quality control coach at North Texas for 3 seasons (2016-18), working with current USC offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Graham Harrell. The Mean Green was 19thnationally in scoring (35.5), 21st in passing (291.9) and 24th in total offense (455.1) in 2017, and quarterback Mason Fine set school season records for passing yards (4,052) and TDs (31). In 2018, UNT ranked 12th in passing (306.8), 20th in total offense (460.5) and 26th in scoring (34.6), with Fine throwing for 3,793 yards and 27 touchdowns with just 5 interceptions, wide receiver Rico Bussey Jr. catching 68 passes for 1,017 yards with 12 TDs and running back DeAndre Torrey scoring 15 TDs on the ground. UNT qualified for bowl games each year that he was on staff (2016 Heart of Dallas, 2017 New Orleans, 2018 New Mexico).
Before that, he was a graduate assistant at Abilene Christian, his alma mater, in 2014 and 2015, working with the quarterbacks.
Baker, 29, played quarterback for the Amarillo Venom indoor football team in 2014 (Lone Star Football League) and 2015 (Champions Indoor Football).
He played quarterback for 4 seasons (2010-13) at Abilene Christian. He started as a 2013 senior, completing 247-of-369 passes (66.9%) for 3,376 yards and 35 TDs with just 5 interceptions and also rushed for 256 yards on 99 carries (2.6 average) with 5 TDs. His 40 total TDs was a school record. In his first career start, he threw for a school-record 7 touchdowns against Concordia College.
He received his bachelor’s degree in exercise science in 2014 and his master’s degree in higher education in 2016, both from Abilene Christian.
He prepped at Lake View High in San Angelo (Tex.), where he earned All-District honors in football and baseball and also was on the basketball and track and field teams. He threw for 2,240 yards and 22 touchdowns and ran for 688 yards and 18 TDs as a 2008 senior.
He was born on Sept. 30, 1990. He is married and his wife's name is Sarah.
BAKER SNAPSHOT
BIRTHDAY: Sept. 30, 1990
FAMILY: Wife, Sarah
HIGH SCHOOL: Lake View HS, San Angelo, Tex.
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree, exercise science, Abilene Christian, 2014
Master’s degree, higher education, Abilene Christian, 2016
PLAYING EXPERIENCE: Lake View HS, San Angelo, Tex.
Abilene Christian, quarterback, 2010-13
Amarillo Venom, quarterback, 2014-15
COACHING EXPERIENCE: 6 years
| YEAR | TEAM | POSITION | BOWL |
| 2014 | Abilene Christian | Graduate Assistant/Quarterbacks | -- |
| 2015 | Abilene Christian | Graduate Assistant/Quarterbacks | -- |
| 2016 | North Texas | Offensive Quality Control | Heart of Dallas |
| 2017 | North Texas | Offensive Quality Control | New Orleans |
| 2018 | North Texas | Offensive Quality Control | New Mexico |
| 2019 | USC | Offensive Quality Control Analyst | Holiday |
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