Sam Baker

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Originally selected as a first round (21st pick overall) draft choice by the Atlanta Falcons in 2008.

Career
Became only the third three-time All-America first-team selection in school history after starting in 49 of 52 games on the USC offensive line.

Registered 197 knockdowns with 26 touchdown-resulting blocks and 13 blocks down field.

Allowed just 4.5 quarterback sacks over his last 889 pass plays.

2007 Season
All-America first-team selection by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, adding third-team honors from The NFL Draft Report and second-team accolades from the Associated Press, College Football News and Sports Illustrated.

A unanimous All-Pac 10 Conference first-team choice and was named the team’s Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year.

A semi-finalist for the Lombardi Award.

Registered 88 knockdown blocks and 12 touchdown-resulting blocks for an 86.7 grading on blocking consistency.

Helped the offense average 434.9 yards per game and allowed only two quarterback sacks all season.

2006 Season
Earned All-America first-team honors from the Football Writers Association, Associated Press, The Sporting News and adding second-team honors from CBSSportsline.com, Walter Camp, Rivals.com and Scout.com.

An unanimous All-Pac 10 Conference fist-team choice.

Named the team’s Co-Offensive lineman of the Year.

Started every game at left offensive tackle, recorded 109 knockdowns and 14 touchdown resulting blocks.

Was a driving force up front for an offense that averaged 385.5 yards per game.

2005 Season
Earned first-team All-America honors from CBSSportsline.com, adding third-team accolades from The NFL Draft Report, Associated Press and Rivals.com.

A first-team All-Pac 10 Conference choice, starting all 13 games at left tackle.

Registered 103 knockdowns and 12 touchdown-resulting blocks while allowing only one quarterback sack all season.

2004 Season
Garnered Freshman All-America honors from the Football Writers Association, The Sporting News, College Football News and Rivals.com.

Voted an ESPN All-Pac 10 Conference second-team selection, adding first-team Freshman All-Pac 10 honors from The Sporting News.

Selected as the team’s Offensive Lineman of the Year.

Totaled 74 knockdown blocks, nine touchdown resulting blocks and was part of an offensive line that allowed only 25 quarterback sacks.

2003 Season
Enrolled at Southern California, spending the season performing on the scout team as an offensive guard.

Personal
Attended Tustin High School (California) and earned Super Prep, Prep Star, Student Sports and Tom Lemming Prep Football Report All-America first-team honors.

Named to the Prep Star Top 100 Dream Team, The Sporting News Hot 100 and Tom Lemming’s Top 100.

Was an Orange County Register All-Orange County first-team pick as a senior offensive and defensive lineman in 2002.

Helped his high school advance to the CIF Division VI semi-finals as a senior.

A Sociology major.

His father David is the Commissioner of the Arena Football League.

Born Samuel Baker on May 30, 1985.