Baker racked up 164 tackles, including 2.0 sacks, five pass defenses and one forced fumble in 17 games during the 2024 season. Since entering the NFL as a second-round pick in the 2017 Draft ...

Paramount to that squad, and the overperformance thereof, was standout veteran safety Budda Baker. Baker, who had a bit of a down year in 2023 (then again, who on that defense didn't?),

The Cardinals were shut out of both the all-league and all-conference teams, as voted on by NFL writers across the country.