Edward Wright-Baker
Encyclopedia
Edward Wright-Baker is an American football
player who currently plays quarterback
for the Indiana Hooisers
.
in Jeffersonville, Indiana
. There he was coached by Steve Cooley, and was a teammate of Hoosier defensive end Mike Carter. He set 12 career records at Jeffersonville and finished his career as the school's all-time passing leader with 6,558 yards, 271 completions and 511 attempts. As a senior, he was responsible for 2,597 total yards and 31 touchdowns, earning him all-state honorable mention and first team all-area. He was responsible for 2,779 total yards and 39 touchdowns his junior season and was named honorable mention all-state, area player of the year and first team all-area. With Edward under center, Jeffersonville earned the 5A sectional title for the first time in the decade. He was also a three-year basketball letterwinner. He was rated the No. 20 dual-threat quarterback nationally by Rivals.com
, the No. 36 athlete nationally by ESPN.com
and the No. 45 quarterback nationally by Scout.com
He was also ranked the No. 12 prospect in the state of Indiana
by Rivals.com.
Wright-Baker committed to Indiana University
on June 20, 2008. Wright-Baker also had a football scholarships from the University of Kentucky
, Louisville University and Purdue University
.
, to get better acquantted to Bill Lynch
's offense.
, beating out Dusty Kiel and 2010 Indiana Mr. Football
, Tre Roberson. Wright-Baker started the first four games of the season, with the Hooisers going 1–3. For the team's week five contest, they decided to start Kiel.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player who currently plays quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
for the Indiana Hooisers
Indiana Hoosiers football
The Indiana Hoosiers football program represents Indiana University Bloomington in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football and in the Big Ten Conference.-Bowl games:...
.
High school career
Wright-Baker went to Jeffersonville High SchoolJeffersonville High School
Jeffersonville High School, home of the red devils, was founded in 1871-1872. Originally located in downtown Jeffersonville, Indiana, in the early 1970s a new, larger campus was constructed on the outer eastern edge of the city...
in Jeffersonville, Indiana
Jeffersonville, Indiana
Jeffersonville is a city in Clark County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. Locally, the city is often referred to by the abbreviated name Jeff. It is directly across the Ohio River to the north of Louisville, Kentucky along I-65. The population was 44,953 at the 2010 census...
. There he was coached by Steve Cooley, and was a teammate of Hoosier defensive end Mike Carter. He set 12 career records at Jeffersonville and finished his career as the school's all-time passing leader with 6,558 yards, 271 completions and 511 attempts. As a senior, he was responsible for 2,597 total yards and 31 touchdowns, earning him all-state honorable mention and first team all-area. He was responsible for 2,779 total yards and 39 touchdowns his junior season and was named honorable mention all-state, area player of the year and first team all-area. With Edward under center, Jeffersonville earned the 5A sectional title for the first time in the decade. He was also a three-year basketball letterwinner. He was rated the No. 20 dual-threat quarterback nationally by Rivals.com
Rivals.com
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, the No. 36 athlete nationally by ESPN.com
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and the No. 45 quarterback nationally by Scout.com
Scout.com
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He was also ranked the No. 12 prospect in the state of Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
by Rivals.com.
Wright-Baker committed to Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
on June 20, 2008. Wright-Baker also had a football scholarships from the University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
, Louisville University and Purdue University
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
.
2009
In 2009, Wright-Baker sat out the season by taking a redshirtRedshirt (college sports)
Redshirt is a term used in American college athletics that refers to a delay or suspension of an athlete's participation in order to lengthen his or her period of eligibility...
, to get better acquantted to Bill Lynch
Bill Lynch
Bill Lynch is a college athletics administrator and former American football player and coach. Since March 2011, he has served at the Associate Athletic Director for Development at Butler University...
's offense.
2010
Wright-Baker appeared in five games, including four Big Ten contests. He completed 5-of-12 passes for 80 yards with one touchdown and one interception while rushing eight times for 25 yards.2011
He was named the starting quarterback for the 2011 season2011 Indiana Hoosiers football team
The 2011 Indiana Hoosiers football team will compete in football on behalf of Indiana University during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season and in the new Leaders Division of the Big Ten Conference...
, beating out Dusty Kiel and 2010 Indiana Mr. Football
Mr. Football Award (Indiana)
The Indiana Mr. Football Award is an honor given to the top high school football player in the state of Indiana.-Award winners:Professional teams listed are teams known.-External links:*...
, Tre Roberson. Wright-Baker started the first four games of the season, with the Hooisers going 1–3. For the team's week five contest, they decided to start Kiel.