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ARI · SS · #3

Budda Baker

Starter

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Budda Baker is the starting SS for the Arizona Cardinals.

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Budda Baker this week

The Arizona Cardinals play next in Week 6, on the road against the Los Angeles Rams on Sun, Oct 18 (Fox). Budda Baker is listed as the starter at SS going into that game.

At SS for the Arizona Cardinals, Dadrion Taylor-Demerson and Kitan Crawford are next in line behind him.

Budda Baker's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 21-45 vs DET (Oct 11); L 24-36 at NYG (Oct 4); L 30-36 at SF (Sep 27).

Budda Baker wears No. 3, is 30 years old, is listed at 5' 10", 195 lbs, has 10 years of NFL experience, came out of Washington.

Is Budda Baker playing this week?

Budda Baker is expected to start at SS for Arizona Cardinals. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

ARI SS Depth

1Budda BakerStarter
2Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
3Kitan Crawford

Arizona Cardinals Starting Lineup

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Age
30
Height
5' 10"
Weight
195
Experience
10 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026ARI52022.513
    2025ARI165440.515
    2024ARI178510205
    2023ARI12475000
    2022ARI15601027
    2021ARI17606237
    2020ARI15847226
    2019ARI169140.506
    2018ARI14717201
    2017ARI16563107
    Career10 yrs1436284912.5947

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    20
    +0.6/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    2.5
    +0.5/gm vs 2025
    INT
    1
    +0.1/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    10
    Games
    143
    Tackles
    628

    #1 of 4 at S in Interceptions (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Budda Baker is rated 89 (Great): production, role and draft slot rank 26th of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 90% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    83rd percentile
    Beats 83% of 263
    Sample
    5 + 16 games
    2026 + 2025 · 1,353 snaps
    Draft slot
    5% of rating
    Pick 36 · 2017 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11Lvs DETTKL 6
    TKL
    6
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 21-45

    Oct 4L@ NYGTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    1
    PD
    2

    Final L 24-36

    Sep 27L@ SFTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 30-36

    Sep 20Lvs SEATKL 7
    TKL
    7
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final L 7-31

    Sep 13W@ LACTKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0.5
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 26-14

    Budda Baker's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Budda Baker plays 100% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share100%

    College

    Washington

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