2025 Football Roster
Roster
Jersey Number 14
Ayden Baker
- Position:
- Defensive Lineman
- Height:
- 6-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Weight:
- 225
- Hometown:
- Moundsville, W. Va.
- Previous School:
- Wheeling Central Catholic
- College:
- Columbia College
- Major:
- Political Science
2024: Played in all 10 games … Totaled five tackles and had one sack … Blocked an extra point in win over No. 18 Lafayette.
2023: Appeared in the game against Yale and recorded one solo tackle.
HIGH SCHOOL: A May 2022 graduate of Wheeling Catholic Central High School in Wheeling, W.Va., where he played only one year of varsity football for Head Coach Mike Young … First Team All-State selection at defensive end as a senior … Named the West Virginia State Defensive Player of the Year after leading the state in sacks as a senior … First Team All-Ohio Valley Conference honoree … Selected to the Wheeling News-Register All-Valley Small School football team … Academic All-State selection … Academic All-Ohio Valley Conference honoree … Served as team captain … Also played wide receiver and tight end … Led the state in sacks with 14 and also registered 77 tackles and 31 tackles for loss, intercepted one pass and forced a fumble and caught one pass for six yards as a senior … Finished with three sacks, 12 tackles and five tackles for loss in the 2021 state playoffs … Guided the Maroon Knights to an 11-3 overall record, and state semifinals appearance during his senior year … The Maroon Knights won two playoff games to advance to the state semifinals before losing 20-16 to Ritchie County … Earned four varsity letters at Wheeling Central Catholic, including one in football, two in basketball, and one in track and field … Played three years on the basketball team … Led the Maroon Knights to a 22-4 record and second place finish in the OVAC in basketball as a junior in 2020-21 and state championship runner-up finish in 2019-20 … National Honor Society member … Rho Kappa National Honor Society member … Involved in a variety of community service activities including frequent work with the elderly, community pantry work, and served as a canned food drive leader.
PERSONAL: Enrolled at Columbia College … Plans to major in Political Science.
Highlights: FB | Columbia 14, Harvard 31
Friday, November 07
Preview: FB | Coach Poppe - Week 8 | Presented by Amity Hall Uptown
Friday, November 07
Highlights: FB | Columbia 10, Yale 24
Saturday, November 01
Preview: FB | Coach Poppe - Week 7 | Presented by Amity Hall Uptown
Friday, October 31












































































































