Jerome Baker

LB

#17

Experience: 7 years

Height: 6-2

Age: 27

Weight: 232 lbs

College: Ohio State

2023 SEASON

Solo

38
SCK

1.5
FF

0
INT

2

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Recent Games

WK	OPP	RESULT	TKL	AST	COMBINED	SOLO	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS
1	@Chargers	W 36 - 34	4	3	7	3	0	0
2	@Patriots	W 24 - 17	3	3	6	2	0	0
3	Broncos	W 70 - 20	1	2	3	0	0	0
4	@Bills	L 20 - 48	5	0	5	3	0	0
5	Giants	W 31 - 16	4	4	8	4	1.5	0
6	Panthers	W 42 - 21	4	1	5	3	0	0
7	@Eagles	L 17 - 31	6	5	11	3	0	1	1	22	22	22	1
8	Patriots	W 31 - 17	3	2	5	2	0	0
9	@Chiefs	L 14 - 21	2	0	2	1	0	0
11	Raiders	W 20 - 13	6	1	7	5	0	0
12	@Jets	W 34 - 13	6	0	6	6	0	2	1	1	1	1	0
13	@Commanders	W 45 - 15	3	1	4	3	0	0
18	Bills	L 14 - 21	4	5	9	3	0	0

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	TKL	AST	COMBINED	SOLO	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
2018	Miami Dolphins	16	11	57	22	79	53	3	3	1	25	25	25	1	0
2019	Miami Dolphins	16	15	76	50	126	72	1.5	4	1	34	34	34	0	2
2020	Miami Dolphins	16	11	70	42	112	64	7	3						2
2021	Miami Dolphins	16	16	62	30	92	54	5.5	4	1	0	0	0	0	1
2022	Miami Dolphins	17	17	66	34	100	54	4	4						1
2023	Miami Dolphins	13	12	51	27	78	38	1.5	3	2	23	11.5	22	1	0
TOTAL		94	82	382	205	587	335	22.5	21	5	82	16.4	34	2	6	0

Biography

Signed by Seattle as a FA on March 16, 2024.

TRANSACTIONS:

04/27/18: Drafted by Miami (3rd round, 73rd overall)
06/14/21: Re-signed with Miami
12/09/23: Placed on IR (knee)
01/06/24: Activated from reserve
01/09/24: Placed on IR (knee)
03/05/24: Released by Miami
03/16/24: Signed by Seattle as a FA

NFL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Led the Dolphins in tackles for three consecutive seasons from 2019-21, and became the first Dolphins player since 2000 to record 500-plus tackles in the first five years of his career. His 581 career tackles are seventh among his draft class entering the 2024 season.

• In 2021, named the AFC Defensive Player of the Month for December. In three games, Baker recorded 16 tackles, with six tackles for loss, six quarterback hits, and 3.5 sacks.

• Named Miami's Man of the Year in 2021.

COLLEGE: Played in 33 games with 25 starts at Ohio State, collecting 158 tackles (90 solo), 7.0 sacks, two interceptions, five passes defensed, one forced fumble and three fumble recoveries. As a junior (2017), he started 13 games, with 72 tackles (42 solo), 3.5 sacks, three passes defensed, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries, and was named an All-Big Ten honorable mention.

PERSONAL: Attended Benedictine High. Was a Top 10 linebacker prospect nationally whose last high school game was a state championship game win. Baker scored twice, including the winning score early in the fourth quarter, to cap a 14-1 season and give Benedictine its seventh state title. Baker also had 11 stops on defense to earn game MVP honors. Named first-team Division IV all-state by the Associated Press and earned co-defensive player of the year honors. Baker was a consensus four-star prospect who was ranked as the No. 41 player nationally by Rivals and the No. 67 player on the ESPN 300. Majored in Criminology.

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