- Selected by the Cardinals in the second round (36th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft out of Washington. Has signed two contract extensions - 8/25/20 (4 years) and 12/18/24 (3 years) - with Arizona, the latter of which will keep with the Cardinals through the 2027 season.
- Earned his eighth Pro Bowl nomination (seventh consecutive as a starter at safety) in 2025. Joins WR Larry Fitzgerald (11), Peterson (8) and S Larry Wilson (8) as the only players in franchise history named to the Pro Bowl at least eight times.
- Recipient of the 2025 Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award, presented each year to an NFL player who best demonstrates the qualities of on-field sportsmanship, including fair play, respect for the game and opponents, and integrity in competition. Joins WR Larry Fitzgerald (2014) as the only Cardinals player to take home the honor.
- Four-time All-Pro selection (three times at safety). Selected as a first team special teamer in 2017, first team safety in 2020, second team safety in 2021 and second-team safety in 2024. Baker (3) joins Hall of Famer Larry Wilson (5 from 1966-70) and Adrian Wilson (4 from 2006-09) as the only players in team history to earn 3+ All-Pro selections (first or second team) at safety.
- Voted a team captain for the sixth consecutive year in 2025.
- Leads all NFL DBs in total tackles (1,003) and solo tackles (664) since entering the NFL in 2017.
- Has 35 career outings with double-digit tackles, which easily leads all NFL DBs dating back to 2017. Had a team-high seven games with 10+ tackles in 2024, which also led all NFL DBs.
- Started all 16 games played in 2025 and led the Cardinals in tackles (120) while adding four tackles for loss, a half-sack, an INT, five passes defensed and a fumble recovery. Marked his sixth 100-tackle campaign, his second in a row and his third in the last four years. His six seasons with 100+ tackles lead all active NFL DBs.
- His 120 tackles tied for second among all NFL DBs in 2025 behind only Rams S Kam Curl (122).
- Surpassed 1,000 career tackles in Week 18 of 2025, joining Vikings S Harrison Smith (1,171) as the DBs to reach the milestone.
- Has an active streak of 34 consecutive games with at least five tackles, tied (Yeremiah Bell) for the second-longest streak in NFL history by a DB behind only Landon Collins (36 games in 2015-17).
- Established career highs with 164 tackles and 10 tackles for loss in 2024. Added five passes defensed, three QB hits, 2.0 sacks and a forced fumble. His 164 tackles were the second most in NFL in 2024 - regardless of position - and the most by a Cardinals defender since at least 1991.
- Reached 100 tackles in 2024 in just 10 games, becoming the first Cardinal since at least 1991 to have 100+ tackles through the first 10 weeks of a season.
- Ranked second on the team with 87 tackles (five for loss) in 2023 despite missing five games due to injury. Marked his sixth consecutive season of 85+ tackles, the longest active streak among NFL DBs.
- Led the team with 111 tackles in just 15 games in 2022, adding seven passes defensed, two INTs, two QB hits and a fumble recovery.
- In 2021, was named a team captain and earned Pro Bowl and second-team All-Pro honors after posting 98 tackles and establishing career-best marks in INTs (three) and passes defensed (seven). Also added a fumble recovery, six tackles for loss and three QB hits.
- Named a team captain for the first time in his career in 2020, earned first-team All-Pro honors and was selected to his third Pro Bowl (second consecutive at safety) after tying for the NFL lead among DBs with 118 tackles while adding seven tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, three QB hits, two INTs, six passes defensed and a forced fumble in 15 games (all starts).
- Named "NFC Defensive Player of the Month" in October of 2020 and "NFC Defensive Player of the Week" in Week 6 of the 2020 season. Became just the fourth player in franchise history to earn "NFC Defensive Player of the Month" honors after totaling 31 tackles, 2.0 sacks, two INTs (90 return yards), three tackles for loss, three QB hits, two passes defensed and a forced fumble in just three games.
- Earned his second Pro Bowl nod (first as a safety) in 2019 after all 16 games and leading all NFL DBs with 147 tackles (including a league-high 104 solo tackles).
- In 2018, appeared in 14 games (13 starts) and totaled 107 tackles, eight tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, three QB pressures, four QB hits, two passes defensed, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries (one returned 36 yards for his first career TD); one of just three NFL safeties with 100+ tackles, 2.0+ sacks and 8+ tackles for loss in 2018, according to league statistics.
- Named first-team All-Pro and was voted to the Pro Bowl for his work on special teams as a rookie in 2017 after he led the Cardinals and ranked third in the NFL with 16 special teams tackles. One of just four rookies named to the Pro Bowl in 2017 and became just the fifth Cardinals rookie since the 1970 merger to earn the honor.
- During a remarkable prep career at Bellevue High School, won five team state titles (three in football, two in track & field) and eight individual state titles in track & field. In football, he played on three consecutive 14-0 teams that won three consecutive 3A state championships.
Drafted in the second round (36th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft after Arizona traded up nine spots (from 45th to 36th) to acquire the University of Washington product. Agreed to terms on a four-year extension on 8/25/20. Agreed to terms on a three-year extension on 12/17/24 that will keep him under contract with the Cardinals through the 2027 season.
2025: Started all 16 games played and totaled and 120 tackles (57 solo), four tackles for loss, a half-sack, one QB hit, an INT and five passes defensed ... finished the as the team's leading tackler for the second consecutive season and for the fourth time in his career (2025, '24, '22 and '20) ... started in the win @ NO (9/7) and totaled 10 tackles, including one for loss; combined with fellow S Jalen Thompson for a pass defensed on the game's penultimate play, knocking the ball loose from TE Juwan Johnson in the end zone with just 0:04 remaining to preserve AZ's 20-13 win; marked the fifth time in his career, and third straight year, finishing a season opener with double-digit tackles ... recorded eight tackles (four solo) in the win vs. CAR (9/14) and surpassed 900 total tackles for his career; joined Vikings S Harrison Smith as the only active DBs with 900+ tackles ... tallied six tackles @ SF (9/21) ... recorded six tackles and a pass defensed @ Ind (10/12) ... tied for the team-lead in tackles with eight tackles vs. GB (10/19) … posted seven tackles and recovered his first fumble since Week 4 of 2021 in the MNF victory @ Dal (11/3) ... tallied eight tackles vs. SF (11/16); extended his streak of consecutive games with at least five tackles to 28, the third-longest streak in NFL history by a DB ... registered nine tackles, a half sack, one pass defensed and an INT vs. Jax (11/23); INT of Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence was Baker's first since Week 15 of the 2022 season vs. Den … totaled nine tackles, a tackle for loss and a pass defensed @ TB (11/30) ... posted eight tackles @ Hou (12/14); surpassed 100 tackles on the season for the second-straight year and the sixth time in his career ... registered 10 tackles and a pass defensed vs. Atl (12/21); marked his 35th career outing with 10+ tackles, the most among active DBs ... logged nine tackles including a season-high two tackles for loss in the season finale @ LAR (1/4/26); reached 1,000 tackles for this career, becoming just the 15th DB in NFL history to accomplish the feat.
2024: Named a team captain for the fifth consecutive season, earned his fourth All-Pro selection and his third at safety as well as seventh All-Pro selection and sixth consecutive at safety ... was also named the team's Co-Lloyd Herberg MVP Award by the PFWA ... established a new career high with 164 tackles in 2024, which also marked the most tackles by a Cardinal - regardless of position - since at least 1991 when the stat first became trackable ... had seven games with 10+ tackles, only Pat Tillman (8 in 2000) and Eric Weddle (8 in 2008) had more such games in a season among NFL DBs since at least 2000 ... finished the year with 17 starts, 164 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, five passes defensed, three QB hits, two sacks and a forced fumble ... had 10 tackles (one for loss) in the season opener @ Buf (9/8); along with 10 tackles in the 2023 season finale, it marked the seventh time in his career he posted 10+ tackles in back-to-back games ... had a team-high eight tackles, two of which were for a loss, and a pass defensed in the win vs. LAR (9/15); the two tackles for loss matched his career high ... matched a then-career high with 15 tackles vs. Was (9/29) ... led the team with 12 tackles in his 100th career start @ SF (10/6) ... had eight tackles in the win vs. LAC (10/21) on Monday Night Football ... had a game-high 12 tackles in the win @ Mia (10/27) ... had a game-high 12 tackles for the second straight week in the victory vs. Chi (11/3) ... had a team-high nine tackles, a career high three tackles for loss, a sack and a pass defensed in the win vs. NYJ (11/10); his sack of Jets QB Aaron Rodgers gave him 8.5 in his career and was his first sack since Week 17 of 2021 ... had seven tackles and a four-yard sack of Seahawks QB Geno Smith @ Sea (11/24); marked the third time in his career having a sack in back-to-back games ... totaled a career-high 18 tackles vs. Sea (12/8), becoming just the fifth NFL DB since at least 2000 to have 18+ tackles in a game; his 18 tackles tied for the most in the NFL in a single game in '24 ... had 10 tackles in the win vs. NE (12/15), marking his 33rd career game with double-digit tackles, the most among DBs since he entered the NFL in 2017 ... had seven tackles, two passes defensed and a QB hit @ LAR (12/28) ... notched nine tackles (one for loss) and forced a 49ers QB Joshua Dobbs fumble in the season finale vs. SF (1/5/25).
2023: Named a team captain for the fourth consecutive season and started all 12 games he appeared in (missed five games due to hamstring injury) ... selected to sixth Pro Bowl (fifth consecutive at safety), becoming the only safety in the NFL named to the Pro Bowl each of the last five seasons (2019-23) ... totaled 87 tackles (five for loss), the second most on the team ... had five tackles in the season opener @ Was (9/10) ... inactive (hamstring) vs. NYG (9/17) ... placed on injured reserve on 9/18 and missed four games ... had six tackles (one for loss) in his return to the field @ Sea (10/22) ... posted six tackles vs. Bal (10/29) ... had a team-high 10 tackles @ Cle (11/5) ... had 10 tackles vs. Atl (11/12), marking the fifth time he had 10+ tackles in back-to-back games ... had four tackles @ Hou (11/19) ... led the team with nine tackles vs. LAR (11/26) ... had eight tackles (two for loss) @ Pit (12/3) ... had five tackles vs. SF (12/17) ... had 10 tackles @ Chi (12/24)... totaled four tackles (two for loss) @ Phi (12/31) ... led the team with 10 tackles in the season finale vs. Sea (1/7/24), marking the 26th time in his career he registered 10+ tackles in a game, the most among DBs since he entered the NFL in 2017.
2022: Named a team captain for the third consecutive season and started all 15 games he appeared in before a shoulder injury ended his season ... selected to his fifth Pro Bowl (fourth consecutive at safety), becoming the only safety in the NFL named to the Pro Bowl each of the last four seasons (2019-22) ... led the team in tackles with 111 (75 solo) in addition to seven passes defensed, one forced fumble and two INTs ... posted a team-high 13 tackles (seven solo) in Arizona's opener vs. KC (9/11) ... recorded five tackles and one QB hit @ LV (9/18) ... tallied a team-high eight tackles and forced a fumble at the goal line to prevent a 4th quarter Rams TD vs. LAR (9/25) ... recorded six tackles and a QB hit @ Sea (10/16) ... had five tackles, a tackle for loss and one pass defensed in Cardinals win vs. NO (10/20) ... recorded a game-high 10 tackles and one pass defensed @ Min (10/30) ... led the team with 11 tackles (seven solo) vs. Sea (11/6) ... recorded four tackles and made his first INT of the season in a win @ LAR (11/13) ... had a team-high 10 tackles and one pass defensed vs. SF (11/21) ... registered seven tackles @ Den (12/18) as he eclipsed 100 tackles for the fourth time in his career; also registered two passes defensed, including his second INT of the season ... recorded nine tackles and one pass defensed vs. TB (12/25) bringing his season total to 111 tackles, which ranked fourth among all NFL DBs at the time of his injury.
2021: Named a team captain for the second consecutive season ... earned second-team All-Pro recognition, named to the All-NFC team from the PFWA and selected to his fourth Pro Bowl (third consecutive at safety), becoming just the third player in franchise history named to the Pro Bowl as a safety at least three times ... selected as the Cardinals Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award nominee ... set career-best marks in INTs (three) and passes defensed (seven) and totaled 98 tackles (63 solo), 2.0 sacks, six tackles for loss and one fumble recovery while starting in all 17 contests ... tallied eight tackles (five solo) and one fumble recovery @ LAR (10/3) ... recorded six tackles (five solo), an INT and one pass defensed vs. SF (10/10) ... registered seven tackles (two solo), one INT and one pass defensed for a defense that held the NFL's 10th-ranked rushing offense to just 39 yards on 11 carries @ SF (11/7) ... registered six tackles (four solo), one INT and one pass defensed for a defense whose +112 point differential on the road leads the NFL this season through Week 13 @ Chi (12/5); his INT led to a Cardinals TD on the ensuing offensive possession ... led the team with 13 tackles (seven solo) and added one sack, two tackles for loss, two QB hits and one pass defensed vs. Ind (12/25) ... tallied three solo tackles, one sack, one tackle for loss, one QB hit and two passes defensed for a defense that held the Cowboys rushing attack to just 45 total yards from scrimmage @ Dal (1/2/22) ... made four tackles (two solo) in his playoff debut @ LAR (1/17/22).
2020: Named a team captain for the first time in his career, earned first-team All-Pro recognition and selected to his third Pro Bowl (second consecutive at safety), becoming just the seventh Cardinals player to earn at least three Pro Bowl selections in their first four seasons ... selected as the Cardinals Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award nominee ... matched a team high and tied for the NFL lead among DBs with 118 tackles while adding seven tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, three QB hits, two INTs, six passes defensed and a forced fumble in 15 games (all starts) ... named NFC Defensive Player of the Month with 31 tackles, 2.0 sacks, two INTs (90 return yards), three tackles for loss, three QB hits, two passes defensed and a forced fumble in October ... led the Cardinals with a career-high 15 tackles, including a game-high 10 solo stops in the season-opener @ SF (9/13); part of a defense that held the 49ers to just two conversions on 11 third down attempts (18%) ... totaled a team-high eight tackles, a tackle for loss and a pass defensed while wearing a cast on his right hand vs. Det (9/27) ... inactive (thumb) @ Car (10/4) ... returned from thumb surgery to register a team-high 10 tackles and a sack while wearing a cast on his right hand @ NYJ (10/11); brought down WR Jeff Smith for a 16-yard loss on a reverse pass in the fourth quarter ... turned in one of the best games of his career with seven tackles, a tackle for loss, a sack, two QB hits, his first-career INT, a pass defensed and a forced fumble on Monday Night Football @ Dal (10/19); earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against the Cowboys ... posted a game-high 14 tackles, his second INT of the season, a tackle for loss and a pass defensed on Sunday Night Football vs. Sea (10/25); stepped in front of a Russell Wilson pass at the Cardinals two-yard line and retuned the INT 90 yards before being tackled by DK Metcalf... led the team with nine tackles and added a pass defensed vs. Buf (11/15) ... collected a game-high 12 tackles, including 10 solo stops and a tackle for loss vs. LAR (12/6) ... posted six tackles for a defense that allowed season lows in points (seven), total net yards (159) and first downs (10) @ NYG (12/13); surpassed 100 tackles for the third-consecutive season ... registered a team-high nine tackles including one tackle for loss vs. SF (12/26) ... tallied five tackles (four solo) and a season-high two passes defensed @ LAR (1/3/21).
2019: Named to his second Pro Bowl, becoming the eighth Cardinals safety to earn the honor and the first player in franchise history selected as a special teamer and position player ... also became the 15th player in team history selected to multiple Pro Bowls in his first three NFL seasons ... led all NFL DBs and ranked fourth overall with a career-high 147 tackles, including a league-leading 104 solo tackles, according to league statistics ... started all 16 games for the first time in his career and had seven tackles for loss, six passes defensed, six QB hits, a half-sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery ... led Cardinals DBs with nine tackles in the season-opener vs. Det (9/8) ... matched a team high with 12 tackles and forced a Lamar Jackson fumble @ Bal (9/15) ... led Arizona's DBs with eight tackles vs. Atl (10/13) ... collected a team-high nine tackles, two QB pressures and a pass defensed for a unit that totaled a season-high 8.0 sacks and held the Giants to 156 net passing yards @ NYG (10/20) ... matched a career high with 14 tackles, including one tackle for loss @ NO (10/27); dropped Latavius Murray for a one-yard loss on second-and-one in the third quarter against the Saints ... registered a team-high 13 tackles, a career-high-tying two tackles for loss and a career-high three passes defensed vs. SF (10/31); became just the third NFL player with at least 13 tackles, two tackles for loss and three passes defensed in a game since 1999 (Vincent Rey in 2013 and Derrick Brooks in 1999); brought down Matt Breida and Tevin Coleman behind the line of scrimmage and broke up third down passes from Jimmy Garoppolo intended for George Kittle and Emmanuel Sanders to force 49ers punts ... led the Cardinals with 11 tackles, deflected two passes (one of which was intercepted by Jordan Hicks) and recovered a Jameis Winston fumble in the fourth quarter @ TB (11/10); marked the second time since 1999 a Cardinals player had at least 10 tackles, two passes defensed and a fumble recovery in a game – the other occurrence was also Baker (11/19/2017 @ Hou) ... led the team with a career-high-tying 14 tackles, including one tackle for loss, and added four QB pressures @ SF (11/17) ... registered a team-high 12 tackles, including one tackle for loss vs. LAR (12/1); marked the fifth consecutive game in which he totaled 10+ tackles, the longest streak of his career ... totaled a team-high nine tackles including a two-yard tackle for loss of Chris Carson @ Sea (12/22); part of a defense that allowed season lows in points (13), TDs (one), first downs (13), third down conversions (one), total net yards (224), net passing yards (133) and completion percentage (51.6%) against the Seahawks ... matched a game high with 13 tackles, including one tackle for loss, and notched a half-sack in the season finale @ LAR (12/29).
2018: Totaled 107 tackles, eight tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, two passes defensed, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries (one returned for a TD) in 14 games (13 starts) during his first season as a full-time starter … had a team-high 11 tackles in the season-opener vs. Was (9/9) … led Arizona's DBs with 10 tackles, including two for loss and a half-sack that led to a missed FG attempt on the next play vs. Chi (9/23) … notched six tackles for a unit that did not allow a third-down conversion vs. Sea (9/30); added two special teams tackles against the Seahawks … recorded 14 tackles (12 solo), one for loss, a QB hit, a sack and a pass defensed for a unit that forced five turnovers @ SF (10/7); sacked C.J. Beathard for a nine-yard loss in the fourth quarter … returned a Kirk Cousins fumble 36 yards for his first-career TD to tie the game at 10 late in the second quarter @ Min (10/14); marked his first score on any level since a four-yard TD run in the state championship game for Bellevue High School vs. Eastside Catholic (12/6/13); had 11 tackles, including two for loss, against the Vikings … recorded six tackles, a QB hit and a pass defensed for a unit that held the NFL's top-ranked scoring offense to a season-low 26 points @ KC (11/11) … inactive (knee) vs. Oak (11/11) and @ LAC (11/25) … collected seven tackles and a QB hit for a defense that held Aaron Rodgers to a 4.66 yards-per-pass-attempt average (233 yards on 50 attempts) and a 79.8 passer rating @ GB (12/2) … halted the Lions first offensive possession by forcing and recovering a LeGarrette Blount fumble at the Cardinals 32-yard line vs. Det (12/9); added five tackles for a defense that limited the Lions to a season-low 96 net passing yards … registered his fifth 10-tackle game of the season with a team-high 12 for a defense that held the Seahawks to 109 net passing yards @ Sea (12/30).
2017: Played all 16 games, starting the final seven, and led all Cardinals rookies with 61 tackles, adding three tackles for loss, one sack, six passes defensed, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and a QB hit for the NFL's sixth-ranked defense … tied for third in the NFL with 16 special teams tackles, earning first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors as a special teamer; became the first Cardinals rookie since Patrick Peterson (2011) to be selected to the Pro Bowl and just the fourth player in franchise history to be selected as a special teamer … notched a special teams tackle in his NFL debut @ Det (9/10) … tallied two tackles in just three defensive snaps and a game-high three special teams tackles @ Ind (9/17) … saw action on defense and special teams, notching a game-high three special teams tackles @ SF (11/5) … saw increased snaps when Tyvon Branch left the game with a knee injury, totaling seven tackles, his first-career pass defensed and two special teams tackles vs. Sea (11/9) … collected 12 tackles, one for loss, his first-career sack, one pass defensed, two forced fumbles, one recovery, a QB hit and a special teams tackle in his first-career start @ Hou (11/19); only NFL player with at least 10 tackles, one sack, two forced fumbles and a recovery in a game in 2017 … led the team with 12 tackles in the shutout win vs. NYG (12/24) … had three tackles in the season finale win @ Sea (12/31), his first game in his home state of Washington since defeating rival Washington State in the Huskies regular season finale in 2016.
In three seasons at Washington, 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 … 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 as a junior in 2016 … 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 … 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 as a sophomore in 2015 … named honorable mention Academic All-Pac-12 … as a true freshman in '14, 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 ... notched first-career INT (a one-handed, circus catch) vs. Oklahoma State in the Cactus Bowl.
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 in 2013 and the 2013-14 Seattle Times Male Athlete of the Year (all sports) ... also first-team All-State at both DB 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.
