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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2016Washington
Budda Baker
DB • 5'10" • Bellevue, WA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Budda Baker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
96
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Washington
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Washington
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Washington State
Player Story
Budda Baker built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a defensive back from Bellevue, WA wearing No. 32, spending time with Washington. The clearest part of Budda Baker's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Washington
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 4
- Overall
- No. 36
- NFL Team
- Arizona Cardinals
Budda Baker, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Washington. Budda Baker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 70
- TFL
- 10
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 5
Featured Highlight
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Budda Baker Washington Highlights
2016 · Washington · Player Highlight
Budda Baker college highlights at Washington.
- Season
- 2016
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Budda Baker quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Washington · DB
- Career Tackles
- 70
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 18 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Washington
- Top game
- Washington State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Bellevue · Washington
- High school pipeline
- Bellevue · 27 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 2 · Pick 4 · Arizona Cardinals
- Latest roster
- No. 32 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 70 tackles · DB 52nd (top 7%) · Pac-12 20th (top 4%) · National 326th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | Washington | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.6 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Washington | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 29.4 |
| 2016 Postseason | Washington | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 65.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Washington | 14 | 64 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 65.4 |
Related Context
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Budda Baker played DB for Washington. Across 3 tracked seasons, Budda Baker recorded -1 rushing yards and 70 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Washington.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Washington paired 21 primary output with 35.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 35.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Washington State
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Washington
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
35.8
Usage
9.7
Consistency
45.4
Best Game by takeover score
Washington State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 3. Rutgers: 0.5. Idaho: 2. Portland State: 0.5. Arizona: 0. Stanford: 1. Oregon: 1. Oregon State: 1. Utah: 1. California: 0. USC: 2. Arizona State: 3. Washington State: 3. Colorado: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 6 by 55. Rutgers: 2 by 13.3. Idaho: 6 by 45. Portland State: 2 by 13.3. Arizona: 10 by 41.7. Stanford: 6 by 35. Oregon: 3 by 22.5. Oregon State: 2 by 18.3. Utah: 6 by 35. California: 3 by 12.5. USC: 7 by 49.2. Arizona State: 5 by 50.8. Washington State: 8 by 63.3. Colorado: 4 by 46.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.3 · Games = 12 · -1.2 vs Losses
Losses2.5 · Games = 2 · +1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Washington State
Best efficiency game
63.3 vs Washington State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/31 | @ AlabamaSplash game | L 7-24 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 12/3 | vs ColoradoSplash game | W 41-10 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Fri 11/25 | @ Washington StateSplash game | W 45-17 | 8 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | vs Arizona StateSplash game | W 44-18 | 5 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | vs USCSplash game | L 13-26 | 7 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/6 | @ California | W 66-27 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Utah | W 31-24 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Oregon State | W 41-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Oregon | W 70-21 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Stanford | W 44-6 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/25 | @ Arizona10+ tackles | W 35-28 | 10 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/18 | vs Portland State | W 41-3 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs IdahoSplash game | W 59-14 | 6 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Rutgers | W 48-13 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Budda Baker story
Budda Baker built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a defensive back from Bellevue, WA wearing No. 32, spending time with Washington. The clearest part of Budda Baker's career was his defensive production: 70 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 5 interceptions across 18 career games in the available record. His career also includes 40 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Budda Baker's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Washington
2014-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | Washington | 1 | 20 | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Washington | 2 | 13.3 | — | 1 |
| 2016 Postseason | Washington | 21 | 35.8 | 9.7 | 19 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Washington | 21 | 35.8 | 9.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Washington State
Week 13 · W 45-17 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
87.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Alabama
Week 1 · L 7-24 · Postseason
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#3
vs Arizona State
Week 12 · W 44-18 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#4
vs USC
Week 11 · L 13-26 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
72 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72 takeover score.
#5
vs Idaho
Week 2 · W 59-14
2
Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Washington
21 primary output · 35.8 efficiency · 9.7 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Washington
65.4
21 primary · 35.8 efficiency · 9.7 usage
#3
2014 Postseason · Washington
41.6
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
6
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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