Sam Baker (offensive tackle)

Sam Baker

Baker walking with the USC Trojans
No. 72
Position:	Offensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1985-05-30) May 30, 1985 (age 31)
Place of birth:	Tustin, California
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	301 lb (137 kg)
Career information
High school:	Tustin (CA)
College:	Southern California
NFL Draft:	2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21
Career history
Atlanta Falcons (2008–2014)
Career highlights and awards
3× First-team All-American (2005–2007) 3× First-team All-Pac-10 (2005–2007)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 70 Games started: 61 Player stats at NFL.com

Samuel David Baker (born May 30, 1985) is a former American football offensive tackle. He played college football for the University of Southern California (USC), and was a three-time All-American. He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft.

Baker was born in Tustin, California. He graduated from Tustin High School, where Frostee Rucker, Matt McCoy, Chris Chester, and DeShaun Foster went. He played in the 2003 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

Baker attended the University of Southern California, where he played for coach Pete Carroll's USC Trojans football team from 2003 to 2007. He was a first-team All-American as a redshirt sophomore in 2005.

He was on the official 2006 watch list for the Lombardi Award and the Outland Trophy for the best lineman. In his collegiate career Baker blocked for Reggie Bush and Matt Leinart. He was named a first-team All-Pacific-10 Conference selection by the league's coaches in 2005 and 2006. He was a recognized as a consensus first-team All-American, having received first-team honors from the Football Writers Association of America, Sporting News and CBSSports.com.