Playing on a team that has featured playmakers like O.J. Small, Chad Jackson and Andre Caldwell in recent years, Baker is the steady influence in the Gators' receiving unit. The nephew of Former New Orleans Saints and San Diego Chargers All-Pro receiver, Wes Chandler, Baker has been a model of consistency, improving his pass catching skills and production in each of his last four seasons.

Baker was a Super Prep All-American selection at New Smyrna Beach High School in 2000 and ranked among the nation's top 30 receivers, according to that recruiting service. He added Prep Football Report All-American honors and was named Central Florida's Player of the Year in 2000 after catching 68 passes for 1,140 yards (16.8 avg) and 16 touchdowns. He was also chosen first-team Class All-State.

Dallas originally signed with Florida in February 2001, but did not enroll and attended Northfield Mt. Hermon School in Massachusetts in 2001 to improve his academics. He came up with 32 catches for 916 yards (28.6 avg) and 13 touchdowns that year.

Baker enrolled at Florida in 2002, spending the season on the scout team. The redshirt freshman appeared in 13 games for the Gators in 2003, catching 13 passes for 209 yards (16.1 avg), including a touchdown. He also excelled on the kickoff coverage unit, recording seven solo tackles.

Baker became part of the Gators' receiving rotation in 2004, finishing fifth on the team with 26 catches for 410 yards (15.8 avg) and five touchdowns while starting three of 12 games. He again performed well on the kickoff coverage team, registering six tackles (five solos).

Baker started 11 of 12 games as a junior, ranking second on the team with 52 catches for 697 yards (13.4 avg) and five touchdowns. In 2006, he led the team with an average of 65.7 receiving yards and 4.3 receptions per game.

In 59 games for Florida, Baker caught 151 passes for 2,236 yards and 21 touchdowns.

Positives: Shows adequate muscle definition and a long frame that could carry at least another 15 pounds of bulk … Shows good initial quickness and above average balance throughout his route progression … Has the long arms and reach agility to extend and catch the ball at its high point … Has better acceleration than his top speed indicates … Minimal rep type who shows good field vision and awareness … Mature and vocal leader who competes until the whistle … Has the short-area explosion to get into his route and enough moves to elude … Uses his size and long arms effectively to beat the jam, demonstrating enough strength to bump at the line of scrimmage … Very smooth in his running stride, showing the plant-and-drive agility to get in and out of his cuts … Has the body control and functional quickness to get to his break point … Keeps his pad level down and can drop his weight to settle into the soft areas … Conscious of the sticks and adjusts his body well to avoid the defender when working through a crowd … Best when used on short and controlled routes, where his lateral agility lets him bounce off the second level defender … Plays with good energy and is generally in control throughout the patterns … Has natural hands and good leaping ability to time his jumps and compete for the high tosses along the sidelines … Does a good job of adjusting his body to the ball in flight … Compensates for a lack of timed speed with his leaping ability and sure hands to get to the off-target throws … Looks very comfortable catching the ball over his outside shoulder … Has good leg strength to break the initial tackle … Relies on crisp change of direction agility to avoid after the catch … Has the functional strength to pester second-level defenders when blocking in the open field … Has a very impressive arm length to get to the high throws (35 7/8-inches).

Negatives: Has functional strength, but needs to add more bulk to his frame since he is generally ineffective as an in-line blocker, getting pushed back into the pocket or rush lane when working along the line of scrimmage … Bit high cut and a long strider, preventing him from generating a second gear or up field explosion needed to separate (better in the short area) … Built more in the lines of a track sprinter (small bubble, marginal lower body muscle tone) … Minimal rep type, but did struggle with academics earlier in his career (Prop 48, 11/18 Wonderlic score) … His long legs prevent him from building to top speed in a hurry … Has some looseness in his hips, but not enough to consistently ride up on the defender and elude … Will sit down in coverage and adjust to the action, but seems to lose his concentration and be hesitant to go after the passes in a crowd (questionable courage) … Does not have the quickness to challenge the deep secondary and stretch the field … Has natural hands to reach and extend, but will short arm and body catch when he has to go after the ball over the middle (hears the defenders' feet) … Needs to assert himself in traffic, as he doesn't care to go after the tough passes … Shows good maturity now, but did have one off-field incident earlier in his career … Older prospect who will turn 25 during the 2007 season.

Compares To: Justin McCareins, New York Jets … Both are known for making acrobatic catches and they possess natural hands. However, Baker's speed is lacking and he needs to add more bulk to his frame. Like McCareins, he is hesitant to go after the ball over the middle and would much rather leap for the pass than combat for it.

2005: Suffered a fractured rib in the Vanderbilt game (Nov. 5), but did not sit out any contests.

Campus: 4.53 in the 40-yard dash … Bench presses 225 pounds 14 times … 320-pound bench press … 420-pound squat … 35 1/2-inch vertical jump … 10'6" broad jump … 3.97 20-yard shuttle … 35 7/8-inch arm length … 9 7/8-inch hands … Right-handed … Wears contacts … 11/18 Wonderlic score.

Attended New Smyrna Beach (Fla.) High School, playing football for head coach Gerald Odom … Super Prep All-American selection in 2000 and ranked among the nation's top 30 receivers, according to that recruiting service … Added Prep Football Report All-American honors and was named Central Florida's Player of the Year in 2000 after catching 68 passes for 1,140 yards (16.8 avg) and 16 touchdowns … Was also chosen first-team Class All-State … Originally signed with Florida in February 2001, but did not enroll and attended Northfield Mt. Hermon School in Massachusetts in 2001 to improve his academics … Produced 32 catches for 916 yards (28.6 avg) and 13 touchdowns that year.

Recreation Programming major … Son of Lolita and Herbert McGrew … Uncle, Wes Chandler, was a standout receiver at the University of Florida (1974-77) and was the third overall pick of the 1978 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints. He also played for the San Diego Chargers … Born Nov. 10, 1982 … Resides in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.