Budda Baker Arizona Cardinals · #3
Budda Baker is a Safety for the Arizona Cardinals, drafted 36th overall, 2017. In 2026 he recorded 25 tackles, 1.5 sacks and 1 interceptions.
Budda Baker — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.
Where Budda Baker stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Budda Baker — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Budda Baker
Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.
Budda Baker career stats, season by season
| Season | G | Tkl | PD | INT | FF | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16 | 74 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | 14 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 16 | 147 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 |
| 2020 | 15 | 118 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 17 | 98 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 15 | 111 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 164 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 16 | 120 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 2026 in progress · 4 games | 4 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Career | 142 | 1,046 | 47 | 9 | 7 | 11.5 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Arizona Cardinals built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Budda Baker
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
Budda Baker is a Safety for the Arizona Cardinals, in his 10th NFL season.
Turning pro
Drafted 36th overall, 2017 as a Safety.
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Budda Baker is an Arizona Cardinals safety, drafted 36th overall, 2017.
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Across 10 seasons (2017–2026) he has recorded 1,046 tackles, 12 sacks and 9 interceptions.
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Most recently he posted 25 tackles, 2 sacks and 1 interception in 2026.
Off the field
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Weight
- 195 lbs
- Draft
- 36th overall, 2017
- Born
- Bellevue, WA
- Age
- 30
- Jersey
- #3
Budda Baker is from Bellevue, WA and is 30 years old. He was drafted 36th overall, 2017 and plays safety at 5' 10", 195 lbs.
Over 10 seasons (2017–2026) he has recorded 1,046 tackles, 11.5 sacks and 9 interceptions. Baker is currently on the Arizona Cardinals roster.
Budda Baker is a long-time starting defensive back who has recorded 1,046 tackles with 9 interceptions and 47 passes defensed across 10 seasons (2017–2026).
Budda Baker — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Budda Baker, answered.
