NoteCARDS:

• Selected by the Cardinals in the second round (36th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft out of Washington. Arizona entered the draft with the 45th overall selection and traded up nine spots to select Baker.
• Taken 36th overall, Baker was the fourth safety selected in the 2017 NFL Draft behind Jamal Adams (6th overall to NYJ), Malik Hooker (15th overall to IND) and Jabrill Peppers (25th overall to CLE).
• During a remarkable prep career at Bellevue High School, won five team state titles (3 in football, 2 in track & field) and eight individual state titles in track & field. In football, he played safety, running back and was a return specialist on three consecutive 14-0 teams that won three consecutive 3A state championships.
• Given first name is Bishard. The nickname “Budda” was given to him by his mother and aunt when he was a child and the name stuck.

NoteCARDS:

• Selected by the Cardinals in the second round (36th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft out of Washington. Arizona entered the draft with the 45th overall selection and traded up nine spots to select Baker.
• Taken 36th overall, Baker was the fourth safety selected in the 2017 NFL Draft behind Jamal Adams (6th overall to NYJ), Malik Hooker (15th overall to IND) and Jabrill Peppers (25th overall to CLE).
• During a remarkable prep career at Bellevue High School, won five team state titles (3 in football, 2 in track & field) and eight individual state titles in track & field. In football, he played safety, running back and was a return specialist on three consecutive 14-0 teams that won three consecutive 3A state championships.
• Given first name is Bishard. The nickname “Budda” was given to him by his mother and aunt when he was a child and the name stuck.

College Career:

In three seasons with the Huskies, Baker started all 40 games he appeared in and totaled 200 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, five INTs, 24 passes defended and three forced fumbles … a consensus NCAA All-American in 2016, was also a two-time first-team All-Pac-12 selection … declared for the draft following his junior season.

2016: Started all 14 games and led the Huskies with 71 total tackles and 10 tackles for loss, while adding a career-high three sacks with two INTs, eight passes defensed and a forced fumble … named first-team All-American by the Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Football Writers and FOX Sports … earned second-team All-American honors from the Associated Press, Football Coaches, CBS Sports and USA Today ... semi-finalist for the Bednarik Award (nation’s top defensive player) and Jim Thorpe Award (nation’s top defensive back) … also named second-team Academic All-Pac-12 … in Washington’s College Football Playoff semifinal matchup vs. Alabama had six tackles, a sack, a tackle for loss and a pass defensed.

2015: Named first-team All-Pac-12 after starting all 12 games he appeared in and recorded 49 tackles, two INTs, 1.5 tackles for loss and a career-high nine passes defensed … named honorable mention Academic All-Pac-12 … started the first three games of the season before missing the Cal game due to injury; marked the first and only game he missed during his college career … had the best game of the season vs. Stanford when he finished with a season-high 10 tackles and an INT.

2014: As a true freshman started all 14 games at safety and earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors after he recorded a career-high 80 tackles, a sack, an INT, seven passes defensed and two forced fumbles ... named freshman All-American by scout.com ... co-winner of the UW's Travis Spring Most Outstanding Freshman award ... had six tackles, including a sack, vs. Arizona State, when he served as a team captain ... eight tackles in the win at Colorado ... five tackles vs. UCLA ... four tackles and a forced fumble at Arizona ... two tackles in the win over Oregon State ... had seven tackles and forced a fumble in the Apple Cup victory at Washington State, earning UW's Defensive Player of the Game honors ... notched first career INT (a one-handed, circus catch) vs. Oklahoma State in the Cactus Bowl, returning it 44 yards.

Personal:

Played safety, running back and was a return specialist on three straight 14-0 teams at Bellevue (WA) High School ... won three consecutive 3A state championships ... Associated Press and Seattle Times State Player of the Year for 2013 and the 2013-14 Seattle Times Male Athlete of the Year (all sports) ... also first-team All-State at both defensive back and all-purpose and was the 3A state Player of the Year ... MaxPreps All-America first-team selection as a senior ... rushed for 101 yards and a score as Bellevue cruised to its sixth straight title with a 52-20 win over Eastside Catholic in the 2013 state title game ... earned MaxPreps Junior All-America first-team honors in 2012 ... scored on a 61-yard run and a 71-yard punt return in the 2012 state championship game ... named to MaxPreps Sophomore All-America second team in 2011 ... scored on an 89-yard kickoff return in Belleuve's 2011 state title victory over O'Dea ... also an outstanding sprinter on the track team ... as a senior, led Bellevue to the state title, winning the 100 meters, the 200 meters and the 4x100 relay ... won the 3A state title in the 100 meters (10.77), the 4x100 relay (41.63) and the 4x400 relay (3:20.12) while taking third in the long jump (22-08.25) as a junior in 2013, when Bellevue won the team title ... won the 4x100 and the 4x400 and took fourth in the long jump and fifth in the 200 as a sophomore in 2012.