Budda Baker is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Baker in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Baker's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

SARI#3ACT

Budda Baker

8× Pro Bowl2× All-ProTop 21% all-time defensive backsReliable Starter

Height5'10"

Weight195 lb

BornJan 10, 1996

Age30

CollegeWashington See College Stats

ConferencePacific Twelve

Rookie yr2017

Draft2017 · Rd 2, Pick 36 · ARI

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

Reliable StarterExplore archetypes →

A defensive back with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 70 · #1621 · Above Average

Worth 70 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 36% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

2 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+10

Avg surplus

peak +21

7 seasons × ~10 surplus ≈ VORP 70

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2017	—	ARI	12	—	56	43	13	3	2	1.0	6.0	0	7	2	1	0	0	—	0.0%	513	51.5%	307	64.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	ARI	14	—	93	70	23	8	3	2.0	13.0	0	1	1	2	1	0	—	0.0%	938	95.7%	72	25.6%	71	55	0.8	106.2	3.5	12	8	1	58	10	0.1
2019	—	ARI	16	—	134	91	43	7	2	0.5	9.5	0	6	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,120	98.8%	67	15.3%	55	40	0.7	125.3	8.1	5	3	1	44	11	0.1
2020	—	ARI	15	—	112	84	28	7	3	2.0	12.0	2	6	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,005	97.3%	21	7.4%	42	30	0.7	115.0	7.8	8	5	1	70	13	0.1
2021	—	ARI	17	—	95	60	35	6	3	2.0	11.0	3	7	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,037	95.5%	34	10.7%	32	22	0.7	73.4	10.8	6	3	1	35	12	0.1
2022	—	ARI	15	—	96	60	36	1	2	0.0	3.0	2	7	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	968	98.0%	58	15.4%	40	30	0.8	98.1	5.0	6	5	1	55	14	0.1
2023	—	ARI	12	—	76	47	29	5	0	0.0	5.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	764	99.8%	16	10.5%	30	19	0.6	106.8	12.2	1	1	0	14	6	0.1
2024	—	ARI	17	—	153	85	68	10	3	2.0	15.0	0	5	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,067	98.1%	43	14.0%	74	55	0.7	129.8	7.4	5	2	1	31	18	0.1
2025	—	ARI	16	—	117	54	63	4	1	0.5	5.5	1	5	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,042	97.6%	93	21.4%	61	42	0.7	99.8	8.6	5	4	0	33	12	0.1
Career		—	134	—	932	594	338	51	19	10.0	80.0	8	44	7	6	1	0	—	0.0%	8,454	92.5%	711	20.5%	405	293	—	—	—	48	31	6	340	96	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2017	21	ARI	12	8*	56	43	13	3	2	1.0	6.0	0	7	2	1	0	7
2018	22	ARI	14	13*	93	70	23	8	3	2.0	13.0	0	1	1	2	1	6.9
2019	23	ARI	16	16*	134	91	43	7	2	0.5	9.5	0	6	1	1	0	7.6
2020	24	ARI	15	15*	112	84	28	7	3	2.0	12.0	2	6	1	—	0	8.7
2021	25	ARI	17	16*	95	60	35	6	3	2.0	11.0	3	7	0	1	0	9.8
2022	26	ARI	15	15*	96	60	36	1	2	0.0	3.0	2	7	1	—	0	8.3
2023	27	ARI	12	12*	76	47	29	5	0	0.0	5.0	0	0	0	—	0	3.4
2024	28	ARI	17	17*	153	85	68	10	3	2.0	15.0	0	5	1	—	0	7.1
2025	29	ARI	16	16*	117	54	63	4	1	0.5	5.5	1	5	0	1	0	8.3
Career			134	128*	932	594	338	51	19	—	—	8	44	7	6	1	67.1

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2017	21	ARI	16	8*	—	0.0%	513	51.5%	307	64.4%
2018	22	ARI	14	13*	—	0.0%	938	95.7%	72	25.6%
2019	23	ARI	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,120	98.8%	67	15.3%
2020	24	ARI	15	15*	—	0.0%	1,005	97.3%	21	7.4%
2021	25	ARI	17	16*	—	0.0%	1,037	95.5%	34	10.7%
2022	26	ARI	15	15*	—	0.0%	968	98.0%	58	15.4%
2023	27	ARI	12	12*	—	0.0%	764	99.8%	16	10.5%
2024	28	ARI	17	17*	—	0.0%	1,067	98.1%	43	14.0%
2025	29	ARI	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,042	97.6%	93	21.4%
Career			138	128*	—	—	8,454	—	711	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	22	ARI	14	13*	71	55	0.8	106.2	3.5	12	8	1	58	10	0.1
2019	23	ARI	16	16*	55	40	0.7	125.3	8.1	5	3	1	44	11	0.1
2020	24	ARI	15	15*	42	30	0.7	115.0	7.8	8	5	1	70	13	0.1
2021	25	ARI	17	16*	32	22	0.7	73.4	10.8	6	3	1	35	12	0.1
2022	26	ARI	15	15*	40	30	0.8	98.1	5.0	6	5	1	55	14	0.1
2023	27	ARI	12	12*	30	19	0.6	106.8	12.2	1	1	0	14	6	0.1
2024	28	ARI	17	17*	74	55	0.7	129.8	7.4	5	2	1	31	18	0.1
2025	29	ARI	16	16*	61	42	0.7	99.8	8.6	5	4	0	33	12	0.1
Career			122	120*	405	293	—	—	—	48	31	6	340	96	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 63 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 60.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 37.8

Availability 18.2

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)

2017bestavg 552025

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 5% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

5% of the all-time Sacks leader5

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 87%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.644See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.644Snap share92.5%Def snaps8,454ReliableCV 0.37

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within defensive backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2017

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

DB · 2017 class

4.45s

40-Yard

Above avg · 68th pct

Pos 68thAll 86thClass Pos 58thClass All 86th

32.5"

Vertical

Low · 8th pct

Pos 8thAll 39thClass Pos 22thClass All 51th

115"

Broad Jump

Low · 8th pct

Pos 8thAll 42thClass Pos 3thClass All 30th

15 reps

Bench

Below avg · 45th pct

Pos 45thAll 17thClass Pos 54thClass All 25th

6.76s

3-Cone

Strong · 80th pct

Pos 80thAll 93thClass Pos 68thClass All 88th

4.08s

Shuttle

Above avg · 73th pct

Pos 73thAll 90thClass Pos 92thClass All 96th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Defense

Tkl3Solo1Ast2

College Stats

WashingtonImported college table

College Defense

Season	School	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	TD	Sfty
2014	Washington	—	58	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	2	—	—
2015	Washington	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	0	—	—
2016	Washington	—	48	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	1	—	—
Career		0	138	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	18	0	3	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2017 Draft Class· this player went #36

#28Taco CharltonDE #29David NjokuTE #30T.J. WattOLB #31Reuben FosterOLB #32Ryan RamczykOT #33Kevin KingCB #34Cam RobinsonOT #35Malik McDowellDT #37Zay JonesWR #38Forrest LampG #39Marcus MayeFS #40Curtis SamuelWR #41Dalvin CookRB #43Sidney JonesCB #44Gerald EverettTE #45Adam ShaheenTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Budda inherited the Arizona Cardinals DB room from Antoine Bethea (2017–2018), and handed it to Byron Murphy (2019–2022).

Cedric Mack 1983–1990Tim McDonald 1987–1992Aeneas Williams 1991–2000Terry Hoage 1994–1996Brent Alexander 1994–1997Kwamie Lassiter

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with ARI
2017draft
Drafted by ARI — Round 2, Pick 36

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 195 lb

Frame

195 lb at 4.45s

Size-speed

32.5" vert / 115" broad

Explosion

15 reps

Bench power

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2023	ARI	0	W2Questionable· HamstringW7Questionable· Hamstring
2022	ARI	0	W9Questionable· AnkleW10Questionable· Ankle
2021	ARI	0	W10Questionable· KneeW11Questionable· HeelW17Questionable· Ribs
2020	ARI	1	W4Out· ThumbW10Questionable· GroinW17Questionable· Neck
2018	ARI	1	W10Questionable· FootW11Out· KneeW12Questionable· KneeW13Questionable· KneeW14Questionable· KneeW15Questionable· Knee

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 67

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C2017

C2018

C+2019

B2020

B2021

B2022

C2023

C+2024

C+2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

93%

Era Translator

INT translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual INT	INT/G	→ 2025 INT	→ 2025 /G
2017	0	0	0	0
2018	0	0	0	0
2019	0	0	0	0
2020	2	0.1	2	0.1
2021	3	0.2	3	0.1
2022	2	0.1	2	0.1
2023	0	0	0	0
2024	0	0	0	0
2025	1	0.1	1	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

70 career value over replacement — #1621 all-time of 4,642. 7.8/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #36 (Rd 2) · ARI · 2017 · +8.1 vs expected KV-H

63actual

54.9 expected · Δ+8.1

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2017

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

College Defense

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2017 Draft Class· this player went #36

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography