2015 Football Roster
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Rutgers
Oct 10 (Fri)
6:00 p.m. PT
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Baker, Budda
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Jersey Number 32
Budda Baker
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 178
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Bellevue, Wash.
- High School:
- Bellevue
Bio
2016 NCAA Consensus All-America
2016 First-Team All-America (The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Football Writers, Sports Illustrated, FOX Sports)
2016 Second-Team All-America (Associated Press, Football Coaches, CBS Sports, USA Today)
2016 First-Team All-Pac-12
2016 Academic All-Pac-12 Second Team
2016 Bednarik Award Semi-Finalist
2016 Lott IMPACT Trophy Semi-Finalist
2016 Jim Thorpe Award Semi-Finalist
2016 CBS Sports Mid-Season All-America First Team
2016 Sports Illustrated Mid-Season All-America First Team
2016 USA Today Mid-Season All-America First Team
2015 All-Pac-12 First Team
2016: Led the Huskies with 71 total tackles and 10 tackles for loss ... named a consensus first-team All-America by the NCAA ... named Midseason All-America by ESPN, CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated and USA Today ... a semi-finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award the Lott IMPACT Trophy and the Bednarik Award ... started at safety vs. Rutgers, finishing with two tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss ... shared the team lead with six tackles, including half of a sack and one-and-a-half tackles for loss, in the win over Idaho ... also had a forced fumble on the opening kickoff of the game, which led to the UW scoring on the first play from scrimmage ... named the team's special teams player of the week for the Idaho game ... two tackles, including half of a tackle for loss, in the win over Portland State ... made 10 tackles, nine of them solo, in the win at Arizona ... six tackles and a pass break-up in the win over No. 7 Stanford ... three tackles and an interception on the very first play of the game (returned for 15 yards) in Washington's 70-21 win at Oregon ... two tackles, including a tackle for loss, in the Huskies' win over Oregon State ... six tackles and a pass break-up in the win at No. 17 Utah ... three tackles in the win at California ... seven tackles, including two tackles for loss, against USC ... named the coaches' defensive player of the week after finishing the Arizona State game with one-and-a-half sacks and five total tackles ... led the Huskies with eight tackles in the Apple Cup, two of them for a loss ... also had an interception against the Cougars and was named the coaches' defensive player of the game vs. WSU ... four tackles and two pass break-ups in the Pac-12 Championship Game win over Colorado ... had six tackles, including a 16-yard sack, vs. Alabama in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
2015: Played in, and started, 12 of 13 games during the season ... earned first-team All-Pac-12 and honorable mention Academic All-Pac-12 ... started the first three games of the year at safety, before sitting out the Cal game due to injury ... notched four tackles and two pass break-ups ... had just one tackle, plus a 40-yard kickoff return, in the win over Sacramento State ... returned to starting role in the win at USC, notching eight tackles, including half of a tackle for loss ... eight tackles, one tackle for loss, vs. Oregon ... team-high 10 tackles, plus an interception, at Stanford ... three tackles and an interception on a Hail Mary pass at the end of the first half during the Arizona game ... served as a captain for the Arizona game ... started vs. Utah, but left the game early (due to injury) after making one tackle ... three tackles at Arizona State ... three tackles in the win over Washington State ... racked up seven tackles and a pass break-up in the Heart of Dallas Bowl win over Southern Miss ... co-winner of the team's Don James Perseverance Award.
2014: Earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 ... named freshman All-America by SportsonEarth.com and by scout.com ... co-winner of the UW's Travis Spring Most Outstanding Freshman award ... true freshman started every game at safety ... made seven tackles (all solo) in the season-opener at Hawai'i ... six tackles in the win over Eastern Washington ... three stops in the win over lllinois ... five tackles vs. Georgia State ... five tackles, all solo, vs. Stanford ... made nine tackles, including one for a loss, in the win at California ... totaled nine tackles in the Oregon game ... had six tackles, including a sack, vs. Arizona State, when he served as a team captain ... eight tackles in the win at Colorado ... five tackles vs. UCLA ... four tackles and a forced fumble at Arizona ... two tackles in the win over Oregon State ... had seven tackles and forced a fumble in the Apple Cup victory at Washington State, earning the UW's offensive player of the game honors for that game ... notched first career interception (a one-handed, circus catch) vs. Oklahoma State in the Cactus Bowl, returning it 44 yards ... also notched four tackles in the bowl game.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played safety, running back and return specialist on three straight 14-0 teams at Bellevue ... won three consecutive 3A state championships ... The Associated Press and Seattle Times State Player of the Year for 2013 ... the 2013-14 Seattle Times Male Athlete of the Year (all sports) ... also first-team all-state at both defensive back and all-purpose and the 3A state player of the year ... MaxPreps All-America first-team selection as a senior ... honorable mention Parade All-America ... honored at KingCo 3A Defensive Player of the Year, Punt Returner of the Year and Kickoff Returner of the Year ... chosen to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... rushed for 101 yards and a score as Bellevue cruised to its sixth straight title with a 52-20 win over Eastside Catholic in the 2013 state title game ... earned MaxPreps Junior All-America first-team honors in 2012 ... named to Seattle Times all-area team, first-team All-KingCo at defensive back and KingCo 3A Kickoff Return of the Year as a junior ... scored on a 61-yard run and a 71-yard punt return in the 2012 state championship game ... named to MaxPreps Sophomore All-America second team in 2011 ... also named honorable mention 3A all-state and first-team All-KingCo 3A (at defensive back) as a sophomore ... scored on an 89-yard kickoff return in Belleuve's 2011 state title victory over O'Dea ... the only recruit in the state listed as a "blue chip" prospect by the Seattle Times ... made the Orange County Register's "Fab 15" list of the top 15 prospects in the west ... one of just five prospects named a "Northwest Nugget" by the Tacoma News-Tribune ... also named to the News-Tribune's "Western 100" ... ranked the No. 1 recruit in Washington by scout.com, rivals.com and ESPN ... listed as the nation's No. 5 safety by scout, No. 7 by ESPN and No. 10 by ESPN ... scout.com tabbed him the No. 45 overall prospect in the country while rivals.com put him at No. 61 and ESPN at No. 122 ... also an outstanding sprinter on the track team ... as a senior, led Bellevue to the state title, winning the 100 meters, the 200 meters and and the 4x100 relay ... top time of 2014 season in the 100 was a 10.75 and top time in the 200 was 21.68 ... won the 3A state title in the 100 meters (10.77), the 4x100 relay (41.63) and the 4x400 relay (3:20.12) while taking third in the long jump (22-08.25) as a junior in 2013, when Bellevue won the team title ... won the 4x100 and the 4x400 and took fourth in the long jump and fifth in the 200 as a sophomore in 2012 ... played football for coach Butch Goncharoff.
2016 First-Team All-America (The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Football Writers, Sports Illustrated, FOX Sports)
2016 Second-Team All-America (Associated Press, Football Coaches, CBS Sports, USA Today)
2016 First-Team All-Pac-12
2016 Academic All-Pac-12 Second Team
2016 Bednarik Award Semi-Finalist
2016 Lott IMPACT Trophy Semi-Finalist
2016 Jim Thorpe Award Semi-Finalist
2016 CBS Sports Mid-Season All-America First Team
2016 Sports Illustrated Mid-Season All-America First Team
2016 USA Today Mid-Season All-America First Team
2015 All-Pac-12 First Team
2016: Led the Huskies with 71 total tackles and 10 tackles for loss ... named a consensus first-team All-America by the NCAA ... named Midseason All-America by ESPN, CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated and USA Today ... a semi-finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award the Lott IMPACT Trophy and the Bednarik Award ... started at safety vs. Rutgers, finishing with two tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss ... shared the team lead with six tackles, including half of a sack and one-and-a-half tackles for loss, in the win over Idaho ... also had a forced fumble on the opening kickoff of the game, which led to the UW scoring on the first play from scrimmage ... named the team's special teams player of the week for the Idaho game ... two tackles, including half of a tackle for loss, in the win over Portland State ... made 10 tackles, nine of them solo, in the win at Arizona ... six tackles and a pass break-up in the win over No. 7 Stanford ... three tackles and an interception on the very first play of the game (returned for 15 yards) in Washington's 70-21 win at Oregon ... two tackles, including a tackle for loss, in the Huskies' win over Oregon State ... six tackles and a pass break-up in the win at No. 17 Utah ... three tackles in the win at California ... seven tackles, including two tackles for loss, against USC ... named the coaches' defensive player of the week after finishing the Arizona State game with one-and-a-half sacks and five total tackles ... led the Huskies with eight tackles in the Apple Cup, two of them for a loss ... also had an interception against the Cougars and was named the coaches' defensive player of the game vs. WSU ... four tackles and two pass break-ups in the Pac-12 Championship Game win over Colorado ... had six tackles, including a 16-yard sack, vs. Alabama in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
2015: Played in, and started, 12 of 13 games during the season ... earned first-team All-Pac-12 and honorable mention Academic All-Pac-12 ... started the first three games of the year at safety, before sitting out the Cal game due to injury ... notched four tackles and two pass break-ups ... had just one tackle, plus a 40-yard kickoff return, in the win over Sacramento State ... returned to starting role in the win at USC, notching eight tackles, including half of a tackle for loss ... eight tackles, one tackle for loss, vs. Oregon ... team-high 10 tackles, plus an interception, at Stanford ... three tackles and an interception on a Hail Mary pass at the end of the first half during the Arizona game ... served as a captain for the Arizona game ... started vs. Utah, but left the game early (due to injury) after making one tackle ... three tackles at Arizona State ... three tackles in the win over Washington State ... racked up seven tackles and a pass break-up in the Heart of Dallas Bowl win over Southern Miss ... co-winner of the team's Don James Perseverance Award.
2014: Earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 ... named freshman All-America by SportsonEarth.com and by scout.com ... co-winner of the UW's Travis Spring Most Outstanding Freshman award ... true freshman started every game at safety ... made seven tackles (all solo) in the season-opener at Hawai'i ... six tackles in the win over Eastern Washington ... three stops in the win over lllinois ... five tackles vs. Georgia State ... five tackles, all solo, vs. Stanford ... made nine tackles, including one for a loss, in the win at California ... totaled nine tackles in the Oregon game ... had six tackles, including a sack, vs. Arizona State, when he served as a team captain ... eight tackles in the win at Colorado ... five tackles vs. UCLA ... four tackles and a forced fumble at Arizona ... two tackles in the win over Oregon State ... had seven tackles and forced a fumble in the Apple Cup victory at Washington State, earning the UW's offensive player of the game honors for that game ... notched first career interception (a one-handed, circus catch) vs. Oklahoma State in the Cactus Bowl, returning it 44 yards ... also notched four tackles in the bowl game.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played safety, running back and return specialist on three straight 14-0 teams at Bellevue ... won three consecutive 3A state championships ... The Associated Press and Seattle Times State Player of the Year for 2013 ... the 2013-14 Seattle Times Male Athlete of the Year (all sports) ... also first-team all-state at both defensive back and all-purpose and the 3A state player of the year ... MaxPreps All-America first-team selection as a senior ... honorable mention Parade All-America ... honored at KingCo 3A Defensive Player of the Year, Punt Returner of the Year and Kickoff Returner of the Year ... chosen to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... rushed for 101 yards and a score as Bellevue cruised to its sixth straight title with a 52-20 win over Eastside Catholic in the 2013 state title game ... earned MaxPreps Junior All-America first-team honors in 2012 ... named to Seattle Times all-area team, first-team All-KingCo at defensive back and KingCo 3A Kickoff Return of the Year as a junior ... scored on a 61-yard run and a 71-yard punt return in the 2012 state championship game ... named to MaxPreps Sophomore All-America second team in 2011 ... also named honorable mention 3A all-state and first-team All-KingCo 3A (at defensive back) as a sophomore ... scored on an 89-yard kickoff return in Belleuve's 2011 state title victory over O'Dea ... the only recruit in the state listed as a "blue chip" prospect by the Seattle Times ... made the Orange County Register's "Fab 15" list of the top 15 prospects in the west ... one of just five prospects named a "Northwest Nugget" by the Tacoma News-Tribune ... also named to the News-Tribune's "Western 100" ... ranked the No. 1 recruit in Washington by scout.com, rivals.com and ESPN ... listed as the nation's No. 5 safety by scout, No. 7 by ESPN and No. 10 by ESPN ... scout.com tabbed him the No. 45 overall prospect in the country while rivals.com put him at No. 61 and ESPN at No. 122 ... also an outstanding sprinter on the track team ... as a senior, led Bellevue to the state title, winning the 100 meters, the 200 meters and and the 4x100 relay ... top time of 2014 season in the 100 was a 10.75 and top time in the 200 was 21.68 ... won the 3A state title in the 100 meters (10.77), the 4x100 relay (41.63) and the 4x400 relay (3:20.12) while taking third in the long jump (22-08.25) as a junior in 2013, when Bellevue won the team title ... won the 4x100 and the 4x400 and took fourth in the long jump and fifth in the 200 as a sophomore in 2012 ... played football for coach Butch Goncharoff.
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