Baker played college football as a quarterback at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
He was a practice squad member for the Texans, Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins, and Buffalo Bills.
Baker was fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in passing and led North Carolina to a 5–6 record during his senior year.
He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with an economics degree and also became a brother of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
He was a member of the Dallas Cowboys practice squad in 2006-2007 serving as the team's third quarterback behind Tony Romo and Drew Bledsoe.