CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
• All-Conference USA Honorable Mention (2019)
• All-Louisiana Honorable Mention (2019)
• Member of ESPN's All-Bowl Team (2018)
REDSHIRT SENIOR (2021)
• Appeared in 11 games on the Bulldog defensive line during the 2021 season.
• Registered 16 total tackles (6 solo, 10 assists), with 1.0 tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry.
• Posted three separate three-tackle efforts during the 2021 campaign.
Did not compete in the 2020 season.
SENIOR (2020)
• Did not compete in the 2020 season.
JUNIOR (2019)
• Saw action in 11 games for the Bulldogs in 2019, while making 11 starts at outside linebacker/defensive end.
• Led the team in tackles for loss with 10.0 in 11 games.
• Ninth on the team with 51 total tackles (32 solo, 19 assists).
• Second on the team with five quarterback hurries.
• Had a career high 10 tackles along with 1.5 TFL vs. Southern Miss (Oct. 19).
• Had six or more tackles in five contests in 2019.
• Missed the final two games of the season due to a knee injury.
SOPHOMORE (2018)
• Played in all 13 games for the Bulldogs in 2018, totaling 33 tackles (19 solo, 14 assists), 11.5 TFL, 7 sacks (57 yards) and 1 forced fumble.
• Had a career day in LA Tech’s win over Hawai’i in the 2018 Hawai’i Bowl with 5 tackles (all solo), 5 TFL and 4 sacks, earning a spot on ESPN’s All-Bowl Team.
• Led the Bulldogs on the road at Southern Miss with 4 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sack and a forced fumble.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2017)
• Saw action in four games, including making his first career appearance in the season-opener vs. Northwestern State (Sept. 2).
• Totaled three tackles on the season (2 solo, 1 assisted) and had one QB hurry in his first season of action.
FRESHMAN (2016)
• Redshirted as a true freshman, did not see action.
HIGH SCHOOL
• Graduated from Livonia High School in 2016.
• A four-star prospect by ESPN and three-star prospect by Rivals.com and 247 Sports.
• Ranked as the 43rd-best defensive end nationally and No. 3-rated defensive end in Louisiana by ESPN while also being rated as the No. 25 player in Louisiana overall.
• Lettered all four years in football while earning two letters in basketball.
• A two-time first team all-state, all-district and all-metro selection.
• Named All-Metro MVP.
• Led team to a state championship his junior year as he tallied 108 tackles, 29 tackles for a loss and 12 sacks.
• Helped lead team to a runner-up finish in the state championship his sophomore year.
• Coached by Guy Mistretta.
PERSONAL
Willie Floyd Baker IV ... Son of Willie and Yvette Baker ... Born on March 25, 1998 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana ... Is one of seven children with two older siblings, Kelly and Kirt, and four younger siblings, Nyrah, Vera, Chloe and Jameson ... Chose Louisiana Tech over Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, Kansas State, Louisville, Michigan, Ole Miss, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Utah ... Recruited by Joe Sloan.
