Age: 29
Free Agency: 2028 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 8
- Height: 5'10"
- Weight: 195
- College: Washington
- Entry: 2017 Draft, Round 2, #36 overall (Cardinals)
- 2025 Salary Cap Charge: $10,816,250 (3.70% of cap)
- 2025 Cash Payout: $7,755,000 (2.68% of spending)
- 2025 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.72
- Contract Value: $54,000,000 ($18,000,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $17,441,666
- Contract Ranking: 5/221 at S
Current Contract
(Extension, signed 2024)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Other Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | Per Game | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 28 | $14,200,000 | $6,986,250 | $0 | $0 | $400,000 | $500,000 | $2,366,666 | $22,086,250 | 8.2% | |||||
| 2025
March 17: $4.17 million is guaranteed; $7.7 million of 26 salary is guaranteed
| 29 | $7,000,000 | $3,061,250 | $0 | $255,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $7,000,000 | $10,816,250 | 3.7% | |||||
| 2026
March 17: Roster bonus due
| 30 | $14,415,000 | $3,061,250 | $1,000,000 | $255,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $7,755,000 | $19,231,250 | 6.5% | |||||
| 2027
March 17: Roster bonus due
| 31 | $16,075,000 | $3,061,250 | $1,000,000 | $255,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $20,891,250 | 6.7% | |||||
| Total | $51,690,000 | $16,170,000 | $2,000,000 | $765,000 | $1,900,000 | $500,000 | $17,121,666 | $73,025,000 | |||||||
Contract Notes
Budda Baker signed a three year, $54 million contract extension with the Cardinals on December 18, 2024. $29.36 million is guaranteed of which $27 million is a new guarantee. Baker received a $12.245 million signing bonus. If on the roster on the 5th day of the 2025 league year, Baker will have his 2025 salary fully guaranteed and $7.7 million of his 2026 salary fully guaranteed. The contract has annual per game and workout bonuses. There are $1 million roster bonuses due on the 5th day of the 2026 and 2027 league years. The extension increased Baker's 2024 salary cap charge by $3.06 million.
Cash Flows
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $12,245,000 | $7,755,000 | $16,170,000 | $17,830,000 |
| Running Cash | $12,245,000 | $20,000,000 | $36,170,000 | $54,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $80,319,787
Career APY: $10,039,973
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | Drafted | Extended | 2017 | 4 | $6,829,970 | $1,707,493 | $4,472,705 | $5,433,611 | 79.6% | $1,811,204 |
| Cardinals | Extension | Renegotiated | 2020 | 4 | $59,000,000 | $14,750,000 | $22,100,000 | $33,100,000 | 56.1% | $11,033,333 |
| Cardinals | Other | Extended | 2023 | 2 | $28,200,000 | $14,100,000 | $13,400,000 | $14,041,176 | 49.8% | $14,041,176 |
| Cardinals | Extension | Active | 2024 | 3 | $54,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $17,441,666 | $27,745,000 | 51.4% | $27,745,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | 8 | $80,319,787 | $10,039,973 | $70,971,332 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Other Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Cardinals | $465,000 | $776,813 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $465,000 | $1,241,813 | 0.7% | $3,572,252 | ||
| 2018 | Cardinals | $775,453 | $776,813 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $775,453 | $1,552,266 | 0.9% | $775,453 | ||
| 2019 | Cardinals | $1,085,906 | $776,813 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $125,000 | $1,862,719 | 1.0% | $1,085,906 | ||
| 2020 | Cardinals | $1,000,000 | $2,776,813 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $3,776,813 | 1.9% | $11,000,000 | ||
| 2021 | Cardinals | $4,000,000 | $3,775,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,000,000 | $7,775,000 | 4.1% | $11,100,000 | ||
| 2022 | Cardinals | $11,000,000 | $3,775,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $11,000,000 | $14,775,000 | 7.1% | $11,000,000 | ||
| 2023 | Cardinals | $13,100,000 | $3,925,000 | $0 | $200,000 | $0 | $700,000 | $13,100,000 | $17,901,471 | 7.8% | $14,041,176 | ||
| 2024 | Cardinals | $14,200,000 | $6,986,250 | $0 | $0 | $400,000 | $500,000 | $2,366,666 | $22,086,250 | 8.2% | $27,745,000 | ||
| 2025 | Cardinals | $7,000,000 | $3,061,250 | $0 | $255,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $7,000,000 | $10,816,250 | 3.7% | $7,755,000 | ||
| 2026 | Cardinals | $14,415,000 | $3,061,250 | $1,000,000 | $255,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $7,755,000 | $19,231,250 | 6.5% | $16,170,000 | ||
| 2027 | Cardinals | $16,075,000 | $3,061,250 | $1,000,000 | $255,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $20,891,250 | 6.7% | $17,830,000 | ||
| Total | $83,116,359 | $32,752,252 | $2,000,000 | $965,000 | $1,900,000 | $1,200,000 | $47,587,119 | $121,910,082 | $122,074,787 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | |||
| 2017 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 48.7% | 64.2% | 56 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 84.1% | 16.6% | 78 | 24 | 2 | 20.5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 1 |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 98.8% | 14.1% | 104 | 43 | 0.5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 90.6% | 4.6% | 90 | 28 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 95.3% | 7.0% | 63 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 87.1% | 12.7% | 75 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 69.0% | 2.9% | 58 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 98.2% | 9.8% | 95 | 69 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
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| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $6,591,000 | $18,000,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $6,591,000 | $18,000,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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