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2025 Football Roster

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

Biography

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.

2022: Did not see any game action as a first-year defensive lineman.
 
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.

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Historical Player Information

  • 46

    2022First Year

    Defensive Lineman
    6'6" 235 lbs
    46
  • 46

    2023Sophomore

    Defensive Lineman
    6'6" 255 lbs
    46
  • 14

    2024Junior

    Defensive Lineman
    6'6" 240 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2025Senior

    Defensive Lineman
    6'6" 225 lbs
    14