“I easily could've gone to a place like Florida Atlantic, but my dad pushed me to realize that my dream was to play somewhere big. He was right.”

American professional football quarterback, born 1995

Baker Mayfield is an American professional football quarterback, active in the NFL, who was born in 1995. He is known for his path from college walk-on to Heisman Trophy winner and first overall draft pick. He began his college career with the Texas Tech Red Raiders before transferring to the Oklahoma Sooners. In 2017, he won the Heisman Trophy after starting as a walk-on, a notable milestone in modern college football. The Cleveland Browns chose him first overall in the 2018 NFL draft, and he later became the quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.