Baker-Watson joined the Wabash athletics staff in January 2025 and brings 35 years of experience as a head coach, offensive and defensive coordinator, and recruiter to the Little Giants program.
Baker-Watson began his coaching career at Moraine Valley Community College in Illinois, where he spent four seasons coaching offense, defense, and special teams. Baker-Watson started a five-year stint at St. Xavier University in Chicago in 1994 as an assistant coach before being elevated to defensive coordinator in 1997 and assistant head coach and offensive coordinator in 1998. Baker-Watson helped the program set 22 single-game and season offensive records and earn national recognition as the top-five program in the nation in scoring, passing yards, and total offense.
Baker-Watson joined the Concordia University Chicago staff in 1999 as defensive coordinator and was named head coach in 2000. He moved to Aurora University as a defensive line coach in 2003 to help the Spartans capture an Illini-Badger Conference title and an NCAA Division III playoff berth in 2004.
Baker-Watson returned to the Chicagoland area in 2005 as offensive coordinator, assistant head coach, and director of football operations at Benedictine University. His efforts as an assistant coach helped the Eagles improve from a 1-9 program to conference champions in 2010 and 2011. The program also ranked among the top 15 percent in the nation in scoring offense.
Baker-Watson moved to the high school coaching ranks in 2014 to lead South Putnam High School to sectional championship game appearances in 2015 and 2017 and a sectional title in 2018 as the program's offensive coordinator. He joined the Greencastle High School staff in 2020 as assistant coach and offensive coordinator before taking a position at Avon High School as tight ends coach in 2023.
Baker-Watson graduated from Benedictine University, where he majored in business and economics. He earned a master's degree in business administration from Aurora University.
