Jerome Baker

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#17

Experience: 9 years

Height: 6-2

Age: 29

Weight: 232 lbs

College: Ohio State

2025 SEASON

Solo
10
SCK
1.5
FF
2
INT
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WK	OPP	RESULT	TKL	AST	COMBINED	SOLO	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	FF
1	Bengals	L 16 - 17	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	@Ravens	L 17 - 41	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	Packers	W 13 - 10	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
4	@Lions	L 10 - 34	1	4	5	1	0	0	0	0
5	Vikings	L 17 - 21	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
6	@Steelers	L 9 - 23	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
7	Dolphins	W 31 - 6	1	3	4	1	1	0	0	1
8	@Patriots	L 13 - 32	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
10	@Jets	L 20 - 27	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
11	Ravens	L 16 - 23	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
12	@Raiders	W 24 - 10	0	1	1	0	0.5	0	0	0
13	49ers	L 8 - 26	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
14	Titans	L 29 - 31
15	@Bears	L 3 - 31	1	3	4	1	0	0	0	0
16	Bills	L 20 - 23	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
17	Steelers	W 13 - 6	1	4	5	0	0	0	0	0
18	@Bengals	W 20 - 18	1	4	5	1	0	0	0	1

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	TKL	AST	COMBINED	SOLO	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
2018	Miami Dolphins	16	11	57	22	79	53	3	3	1	25	25	25	1	0
2019	Miami Dolphins	16	15	76	50	126	72	1.5	4	1	34	34	34	0	2
2020	Miami Dolphins	16	11	70	42	112	64	7	3						2
2021	Miami Dolphins	16	16	62	30	92	54	5.5	4	1	0	0	0	0	1
2022	Miami Dolphins	17	17	66	34	100	54	4	4						1
2023	Miami Dolphins	13	12	51	27	78	38	1.5	3	2	23	11.5	22	1	0
2024	Seattle Seahawks	5	5	21	16	37	18	1	2						1	1
2024	Tennessee Titans	5	3	13	11	24	10	1	2						0
2025	Cleveland Browns	17	4	11	29	40	10	1.5	0						2
TOTAL		121	94	427	261	688	373	26	25	5	82	16.4	34	2	9	1

Biography

Career Transactions

Originally selected by the Miami Dolphins in the third round (73rd overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft…Released by the Dolphins on March 5, 2024…Signed to the Seattle Seahawks on March 17, 2024…Traded to the Tennessee Titans on Oct. 23, 2024…Signed to the Cleveland Browns on March 24, 2025.

Awards/Honors

AFC Defensive Player of the Month for December 2021.

2021 Miami Dolphins Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee.

Career Transactions

Awards/Honors

AFC Defensive Player of the Month for December 2021.

2021 Miami Dolphins Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee.

Key Notes

Played in five games with three starts for the Titans in 2024 and registered 24 tackles, one sack, and two pass deflections.

Spent his first six seasons with the Dolphins, appearing in 94 games (82 starts) while collecting 581 tackles, 22.5 sacks, five interceptions, 31 tackles for loss, 75 quarterback hits, 21 passes defensed and six forced fumbles.

Led the Dolphins in tackles for three consecutive seasons from 2019-21 and became the first Dolphins player since 2000 to record 500-plus tackles in the first five years of his career. His 642 career tackles are eighth among his draft class entering the 2025 season.

In 2021, was named AFC Defensive Player of Month for December after collecting 16 tackles, 3.5 sacks, eight quarterback pressures and six tackles for loss in three contests.

Played three seasons at Ohio State (2015-17) and saw action in 33 games with 25 starts. Registered 158 tackles (90 solo), seven sacks, two interceptions, five pass deflections, a forced fumble and three fumble recoveries.

Personal

Native of Cleveland, Ohio and attended Benedictine High School.

Majored in criminology at Ohio State.

Beyond Football

In 2018, Baker established his "Expand the Land" Foundation to inspire youth and provide mentorship and programming in South Florida and hometown of Cleveland.

Baker was the Miami Dolphins nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year award in 2021. During his time in South Florida, he annually held Season of Giving events at local Boys & Girls Clubs to provide holiday gifts for children ages 6-10 and meal distribution for needing families.

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Can't-Miss Play: 47-yard TD! Sam Webb delivers scoop-and-score after Fant's fumble

Cincinnati Bengals tight end Noah Fant is stripped by Cleveland Browns linebacker Jerome Baker and recovered by cornerback Sam Webb for a 47-yard touchdown.