John Baker IV

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-5
Weight:
220
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Clinton Township, Mich.
High School:
Detroit Cass Technical
Prev School:
Toledo

Bowling Green

2026 | R-Freshman
• Joined BGSU in January

Toledo

Toledo, Ohio

• Spent the 2025 season at Toledo
• Did not appear in any games and redshirted

Cass Technical High School

Detroit, Mich.

• Played defensive line at Detroit Cass Technical High School for head coach Marvin Rushing
• Two-time Detroit Free Press All-City selection, all-state in his senior year
• As a senior, had 55 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, and 18 sacks leading all edge rushers in Michigan over the 2023-24 seasons in sacks and tackles for loss
• He won three conference titles and the 2024 state championship
• Competed in the shot put, ranking in the top 10 in school history
• Four letters in football
• Listed as a three-star recruit by 247Sports and ESPN
• No. 25 recruit by ESPN in the state of Michigan
• 247Sports lists him as the No. 30 player in the state