Dallas Baker Dallas Leon Baker ( born November 10 , 1982 ) is an American professional football player who is a wide receiver with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League ( CFL ) . Baker played college football for the University of Florida , and thereafter , he has played professionally for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ( NFL ) and the Jacksonville Sharks of the Arena Football League ( AFL ) . Early years . Baker was born in New Smyrna Beach , Florida , and attended New Smyrna Beach High School , where he was a star wide receiver for the New Smyrna Beach Barracudas high school football team . In 2001 , he set the single season Barracudas ' record with seventeen touchdowns . College career . Baker received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville , Florida , and played for coach Ron Zook ' s Florida Gators football team from 2003 to 2006 . He originally signed to play for the Gators in February 2001 as a member of what would become coach Steve Spurrier ' s final recruiting class at Florida , but due to NCAA academic eligibility issues , Baker instead enrolled at Northfield Mount Hermon School , an elite preparatory school in Massachusetts , for one year . While at Mt . Hermon , Baker helped lead his team to the New England Championship game . After Spurrier left Florida for the NFL and Zook was hired to replace him , Baker stuck with Florida and enrolled as a partial - qualifier in 2002 . Urban Meyer ' s hiring at Florida three seasons later marked a turning point in Baker ' s career at Florida . In 2005 , he made fifty - six receptions , doubling his total from the previous season . Afterward , Baker ' s college grades were good enough to earn back the year of eligibility lost to the partial qualification . As a senior team captain in 2006 , Baker delivered career highs for receptions ( 60 ) , receiving yards ( 920 ) , and receiving touchdowns ( 10 ) , and was a first - team All - Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) selection . Baker ' s 25 - yard touchdown catch provided the winning margin in the Gators ' 21 – 14 victory over the rival Florida State Seminoles . The following week , the Gators defeated Arkansas to win the SEC Championship Game for the first time in six years . The Gators would go on to rout the heavily favored Ohio State Buckeyes and capture college football ' s national championship , with Baker catching a touchdown pass for Gators ' first score in their 41 – 14 victory in the 2007 BCS National Championship Game . Throughout his college career , the college football analysts on ESPN called him " Dallas Baker , Touchdown Maker , " hearkening back to his nickname from his New Smyrna Beach High School days . He graduated from the University of Florida in December 2006 with a bachelor ' s degree in health and human performance . Professional career . Pittsburgh Steelers . The Pittsburgh Steelers chose Baker in the seventh round ( 227th pick overall ) of the 2007 NFL Draft , and he played for the Steelers from to . He was cut by the Steelers on September 1 , 2007 , but quickly re - joined the organization as a member of the practice squad on September 2 . Baker made the Steelers ' 53 - man roster out of training camp in 2008 . He played in eight games , recording one catch for six yards , before being waived on November 15 to make room for cornerback Roy Lewis ; the Steelers ' re - signed Baker to their practice squad on November 19 . Dallas Baker , nicknamed " touchdown maker " , signed a future contract with the Steelers in February 2009 . He was released in final cuts on September 5 , 2009 . Jacksonville Sharks . Baker joined the Jacksonville Sharks of the Arena Football League in the early part of the 2010 season , and making his AFL debut in the third game of the season against the Orlando Predators . Montreal Alouettes . Baker signed with Montreal Alouettes of the CFL on April 5 , 2011 . Saskatchewan Roughriders . On August 8 , 2011 , Baker was traded to the Saskatchewan Roughriders for Luc Mullinder . Football family . Baker is the nephew of Wes Chandler , who is a former All - American Gator wide receiver , NFL standout and professional football coach .