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
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
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
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- 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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 155
- TFL
- 17.5
- Sacks
- 7
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 3
- Touchdowns
- 2
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%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Ohio State | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 63.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ohio State | 13 | 79 | 8.5 | 3.5 | - | - | 2 | 63.9 |
| 2017 Postseason | Ohio State | 13 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 66.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ohio State | 13 | 67 | 6.5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 66.7 |
Related Context
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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.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Ohio State paired 16.5 primary output with 34.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 34.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Ohio State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
34.5
Usage
8.9
Consistency
58
Best Game by takeover score
Wisconsin
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. USC: 2. Indiana: 2. Oklahoma: 0. Army: 2. UNLV: 2. Rutgers: 0. Maryland: 2. Nebraska: 2. Penn State: 0.5. Iowa: 0. Illinois: 0. Michigan: 1. Wisconsin: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. USC: 5 by 40.8. Indiana: 3 by 32.5. Oklahoma: 7 by 29.2. Army: 9 by 57.5. UNLV: 2 by 28.3. Rutgers: 2 by 8.3. Maryland: 3 by 32.5. Nebraska: 3 by 32.5. Penn State: 7 by 34.2. Iowa: 8 by 33.3. Illinois: 2 by 8.3. Michigan: 5 by 30.8. Wisconsin: 16 by 80
Split Comparison
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Wins1.5 · Games = 11 · +1.5 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -1.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wisconsin
Best efficiency game
80 vs Wisconsin
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/30 | vs USCSplash game | W 24-7 | 5 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/3 | @ Wisconsin10+ tackles · Splash game | W 27-21 | 16 | 12 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Michigan | W 31-20 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Illinois | W 52-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Iowa | L 24-55 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Penn State | W 39-38 | 7 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ NebraskaSplash game | W 56-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs MarylandSplash game | W 62-14 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Rutgers | W 56-0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs UNLVSplash game | W 54-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs ArmySplash game | W 38-7 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Oklahoma | L 16-31 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/1 | @ IndianaSplash game | W 49-21 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
Player Story
Jerome Baker 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: 155 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Ohio State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jerome Baker's production has multiple signals. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ohio State.
The arc is straightforward: Jerome Baker moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Ohio State
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Ohio State | 15 | 36.9 | 9.7 | 15 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ohio State | 15 | 36.9 | 9.7 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Ohio State | 16.5 | 34.5 | 8.9 | 1.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ohio State | 16.5 | 34.5 | 8.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Wisconsin
Week 14 · W 27-21 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
93.3 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Oklahoma
Week 3 · W 45-24
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Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Michigan
Week 13 · W 30-27 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#4
vs Army
Week 3 · W 38-7
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Indiana
Week 6 · W 38-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
71.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Ohio State
16.5 primary output · 34.5 efficiency · 8.9 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Ohio State
66.7
16.5 primary · 34.5 efficiency · 8.9 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Ohio State
63.9
15 primary · 36.9 efficiency · 9.7 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
11
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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