John Baker IV

#56· Bowling Green ·DT ·R-Fr ·2028 Draft · Clinton Township, Mich.

6'5"Height 220 lbWeight

RepresentationNo agency on file

Boom-or-BustDevelopmentalFreshmanHigh Ceiling +3

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High School Background

★★★

Stars

#1507

National

#118

Position

#27

State

HometownClinton Township, Mich.

High SchoolDetroit Cass Technical

Transfer History

Toledo Bowling Green 2026 ★★★

#1866

National

#180

Position

High School Offers 15

Arkansas-Pine Bluff Bowling Green Buffalo Eastern Michigan Indiana Kent State Kentucky Louisville Miami (OH) Michigan State Northern Illinois Toledo UMass West Virginia Western Michigan

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Scouting Report

July 29, 2026

John Baker IV #56

Bowling Green · DT · R-Fr · 2028 Draft · Clinton Township, Mich. · Detroit Cass Technical

6-5 · 220 lbs

2.6

Raw Prospect

Floor 0.6 · Ceiling 7.0

#10917 overall · #907 DT of 15102

Scouting Verdict

R-Freshman DL transfer (ex-Toledo, 3-star national #1507) with no college production yet.

Ceiling · 7.0

Buried for now (Reserve) but young + talented — could win a role; significant upside (+4.4) · MAC draft-temper.

Floor · 0.6

Unproven — wide downside if it doesn't translate; downside −2.0.

Pedigree

3★ recruit · Natl #1507 · Pos #118 · State #27

Path: Toledo → Bowling Green

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