Age: 24
Free Agency: 2025 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 4
- Height: 5-10
- Weight: 195
- College: Washington
- Entry: 2017 Draft, Round 2, #36 overall (Cardinals)
- 2020 Salary Cap Charge: $3,776,813 (1.92% of cap)
- 2020 Cash Payout: $11,000,000 (5.06% of spending)
- 2020 Cash to Cap Ratio: 2.91
- Contract Value: $59,000,000 ($14,750,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $22,100,000
- Contract Ranking: 1/199 at S
Current Contract
(Extension, signed 2020)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 24 | $1,000,000 | $2,776,813 | $1,000,000 | $3,776,813 | 1.9% | |||||
| 2021 | 25 | $4,000,000 | $3,775,000 | $4,000,000 | $7,775,000 | 4.3% | |||||
| 2022 | 26 | $11,000,000 | $3,775,000 | $0 | $14,775,000 | 6.5% | |||||
| 2023 | 27 | $13,096,359 | $3,775,000 | $0 | $16,871,359 | 7.0% | |||||
| 2024 | 28 | $14,200,000 | $3,775,000 | $0 | $17,975,000 | 7.0% | |||||
| Total | $43,296,359 | $17,876,813 | $5,000,000 | $61,173,172 | |||||||
Contract Notes
Budda Baker signed a 4 year contract extension worth $59 million with the Cardinals on August 27, 2020. Baker received $33.1 million in guarantees, $22.1 million of which is fully guaranteed. The full guarantee consists of Baker's 2020 and 2021 salaries, a $10 million signing bonus and a protected $7.1 million option bonus due in 2021. Baker's 2020 cap charge increases by just over $1.6 million as part of the extension.Career Earnings: $23,533,611
Career APY: $5,883,403
Potential Earnings: $65,829,970
Total Guarantees: $26,572,705
Largest Cash Payment: $14,200,000 (2024)
Largest Cap Number: $17,975,000 (2024)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | Drafted | Renegotiated | 2017 | 4 | $6,829,970 | $1,707,493 | $4,472,705 | $5,433,611 | 79.6% | $1,811,204 |
| Cardinals | Extension | Active | 2020 | 4 | $59,000,000 | $14,750,000 | $22,100,000 | $18,100,000 | 30.7% | $18,100,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | 4 | $23,533,611 | $5,883,403 | $8,433,611 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Salary Cap History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Cardinals | $465,000 | $776,813 | $465,000 | $1,241,813 | 0.7% | $3,572,252 | ||
| 2018 | Cardinals | $775,453 | $776,813 | $775,453 | $1,552,266 | 0.9% | $775,453 | ||
| 2019 | Cardinals | $1,085,906 | $776,813 | $125,000 | $1,862,719 | 1.0% | $1,085,906 | ||
| 2020 | Cardinals | $1,000,000 | $2,776,813 | $1,000,000 | $3,776,813 | 1.9% | $11,000,000 | ||
| 2021 | Cardinals | $4,000,000 | $3,775,000 | $4,000,000 | $7,775,000 | 4.3% | $11,100,000 | ||
| 2022 | Cardinals | $11,000,000 | $3,775,000 | $0 | $14,775,000 | 6.5% | $11,000,000 | ||
| 2023 | Cardinals | $13,096,359 | $3,775,000 | $0 | $16,871,359 | 7.0% | $13,096,359 | ||
| 2024 | Cardinals | $14,200,000 | $3,775,000 | $0 | $17,975,000 | 7.0% | $14,200,000 | ||
| Total | $45,622,718 | $20,207,252 | $6,365,453 | $65,829,970 | $65,829,970 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Missed | 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 |
Valuation Diamond
The diamond is a scatterplot graph that visualizes the relation of the player's APY (in green) and performance (in blue, as measured by OTC's Valuations) to the rest of the league at his position. To understand how to read the diamond, read this explainer.
| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $6,770,000 | $14,750,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $7,223,338 | $13,828,125 |
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Weekly Valuation Trends
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