Linebacker, Ohio State, 2015–17
Jerome Baker
- Number
- No. 17
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Hometown
- Cleveland, OH
- Born
- Dec 25, 1996, in Cleveland, Ohio
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Jerome Baker played linebacker at Ohio State (2015–17). The Miami Dolphins took Baker in round 3, No. 73 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
16tackles, career highvs. Wisconsin, 2017Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2017
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ohio State | 83 | 45 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Ohio State | 72 | 42 | 8 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Career | 155 | 87 | 17.5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Ohio State | 17 | LB | ||
| 2016 | Ohio State | 17 | LB | ||
| 2017 | Ohio State | 17 | LB | 6′1″ | 225 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2017 Ohio State 13 games, 72 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Indiana | W 49–21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Oklahoma | L 16–31 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Army | W 38–7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. UNLV | W 54–21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Rutgers | W 56–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Maryland | W 62–14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Nebraska | W 56–14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Penn State | W 39–38 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Iowa | L 24–55 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Illinois | W 52–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Michigan | W 31–20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Wisconsin | W 27–21 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. USC | W 24–7 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Ohio State 13 games, 83 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Bowling Green | W 77–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Tulsa | W 48–3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | atOklahoma | W 45–24 | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Rutgers | W 58–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Indiana | W 38–17 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atWisconsin | W 30–23 | 13 | 8 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atPenn State | L 21–24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Northwestern | W 24–20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Nebraska | W 62–3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atMaryland | W 62–3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Michigan State | W 17–16 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Michigan | W 30–27 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Clemson | L 0–31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2018 | Combine or pro day 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅛″ | |
| Weight | 229 lb | |
| Arm length | 31½″ | |
| Hand size | 10⅜″ | |
| Wingspan | 76⅛″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.53 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.60 s | |
| Vertical jump | 36½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′6″ | |
| Bench press | 22 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.93 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.15 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 120 games with a stat; latest team: Cleveland Browns.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 75 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 122 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2020 | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 106 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 84 | 5.5 | 1 |
| 2022 | Miami Dolphins | 17 | 88 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | Miami Dolphins | 13 | 65 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 2024 | Tennessee Titans | 10 | 55 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 39 | 1.5 | 0 |
| NFL career | 120 | 634 | 26 | 5 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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