Budda Baker – 2021 Dynasty IDP #1 Safety
#36 Budda Baker, ARI
bio:
Dynasty IDP Budda Baker is IDPE’s #1 dynasty Safety in 2021. Arizona Free Safety (FS) drafted in the 2nd round (#36 overall) out of Washington in the 2017 draft. Consensus All-American and two time first team All-Pro.
attributes:
A versatile, playmaking 5th year safety. He has average athleticism and a very small frame. Baker has an above average College Prospect Score (CPS).
| Age* | Height | Weight | 40 | SPARQ | CPS |
| 25.7 | 5’10” | 195 | 4.45 | – | 3.9 |
player grades:
Baker graded as the #12 safety out of 94 qualifiers in 2020, per PFF.com. He gets generally strong grades in run defense, but is a bit hit or miss in coverage and pass rush. This is in part due to taking chances to create big plays.
| Year | Overall | Run Defense | Pass Rush | Coverage |
| 2017 | 72.5 | 86.4 | 91.8 | 57.0 |
| 2018 | 65.9 | 77.0 | 60.5 | 60.6 |
| 2019 | 71.4 | 81.4 | 66.2 | 64.8 |
| 2020 | 75.3 | 80.3 | 70.3 | 68.9 |
injury:
He missed 2 games in 2018 due to a knee sprain and 1 game in 2020 due to a UCL tear.
tackles:
He eclipsed 120 combined tackles each of the last three years (adjusted for injury). Therefore, he has one of the highest floors in fantasy.
| Year | SOLO | AST | COMBINED | A4I* |
| 2018 | 78 | 24 | 102 | 126 |
| 2019 | 104 | 43 | 147 | 147 |
| 2020 | 90 | 28 | 118 | 126 |
big plays:
Baker makes highlight plays all over the field, but the overall result in the big play stat sheet is somewhat limited. His elite tackle numbers help to make up for some of the limited big play upside in fantasy.
| Year | SACK | STF | INT | PD | FF | FR |
| 2018 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0.5 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2.0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
contract:
Baker signed a 4 year, $59 mil contract with Arizona and will be an unrestricted free agent in 2025.
summary:
Dynasty IDP Budda Baker is an elite fantasy safety with very little risk. Expect him to compete for a Top 5 Safety finish in 2021 and dynasty for years to come.
