Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2015-2017Ohio State
Jerome Baker
LB • 6'1" • 225 lbs • Cleveland, OH, USA
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Jerome Baker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
92
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Player Story
Jerome Baker built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a linebacker from Cleveland, OH wearing No. 17, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Jerome Baker's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 9
- Overall
- No. 73
- NFL Team
- Miami Dolphins
Jerome Baker, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Ohio State. Jerome Baker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.5 disruption score.
Quick Answers
Jerome Baker quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 155
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Ohio State
- Top game
- Wisconsin
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Benedictine · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- Benedictine · 18 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 3 · Pick 9 · Miami Dolphins
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 72 tackles · LB 170th (top 16%) · Big Ten 29th (top 5%) · National 290th (top 6%)
Jerome Baker played LB for Ohio State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jerome Baker recorded 155 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Ohio State.
Recognition
Honors
- 20172017 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coacheshonorable mention
- 20172017 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediahonorable mention
- 20162016 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coacheshonorable mention
- 20162016 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediahonorable mention
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