Daquan Baker - Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach - Football Support Staff

Daquan Baker

Title:
Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
Email:
dabaker7@ncsu.edu

Daquan Baker joined the NC State Football Strength & Conditioning staff as an assistant coach in February 2025.

Before joining the Wolfpack, Baker spent a year as the assistant director of performance at UNC, where he oversaw programming for the offensive and defensive line.

From 2023-2024, Baker served as an assistant Strength & Conditioning coach at West Virginia University, assisting the football program with the design and implementation of Smartabase, recovery modalities, and speed development.

Prior to his time at WVU, Baker worked on the strength and conditioning staff at Georgia Southern for the 2022 football season. His responsibilities included coordinating weigh-ins, tracking daily attendance, managing post-workout nutrition, and overseeing equipment and data collection for accountability groups.

Baker also worked a stint as an intern at Tennessee, where he helped oversee the internship program and coordinate position-specific programming. He also completed a 10-week internship at Texas State.

Before transitioning into collegiate strength and conditioning, Baker was part of Jon "Bones" Jones' heavyweight training camp. Additionally, he worked at multiple high-performance facilities, including Zia Strength Systems, 8 Gradys Performance Facility, and the Duke City Cages.

A former student-athlete at the University of New Mexico, Baker graduated in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in business administration. As a member of the Lobos football team, he set team records in the squat, deadlift, and bench press. He was part of the Mountain West Conference co-championship team, earned the Hard Hat Award in 2014, and was a three-time student-athlete academic honoree.

Baker is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) who also holds certifications as a Functional Range Conditioning Movement Specialist (FRCms) and in Westside Barbell methods.

A native of Inglewood, Cal., Baker is a proud father to his son, Malkai Baker (3).