#17

Jerome Baker

Former linebacker at Ohio State. 2017: 72 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks.

LB · Ohio State · #17

6′1″ · 225 lb · Cleveland, OH

Miami — drafted 2018, Rd 3, Pick 9, #73 overall

Recruiting

4★

ATH recruit

No. 61 nationally · Signed with Ohio State

Statement game16 tackles · 2 TFL · 1 sackvs Wisconsin (FBS) · W 27-21

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at Ohio State. 2017: 72 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Ohio State in 2015.
Drafted round 3 by the Miami in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Ohio State, 155 tackles — drafted at #73 overall by Miami.

His career

2015

Signed with Ohio State4-star out of Benedictine

2018

Drafted by Miamiround 3, pick 73

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#61 national

CFB

College

Ohio State

2016–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #73

Miami · 2018

Where He Ended Up · NFL

MiamiEntering 9th NFL season

#73Rd 3 · Pick 9

MiamiEntering 9th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Urban Meyer — 23-4 over that span.

2016Ohio State11-2HC: Urban Meyer · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2017Ohio State12-2HC: Urban Meyer · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (90th percentile). Strength: sacks (89th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#275 / 2682 · 90th pct

Sacks#268 / 2682 · 89th pct

3.5

Tackles for loss#276 / 2682 · 89th pct

8.0

Solo tackles#296 / 2682 · 89th pct

QB hurries#441 / 2682 · 78th pct

Passes defended#483 / 2682 · 77th pct

Forced fumbles#69 / 715 · 45th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	5.0	0.7	0.4	0.0
Road6g	6.2	0.5	0.2	0.5

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-78g	4.2	0.7	0.3	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	7.6	0.5	0.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ryan Day

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Ohio State	72	42	8.0	3.5	3	--	--
2016	Ohio State	83	45	9.5	3.5	--	2	--
Career		155	87	17.5	7.0	3	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2017

W 27–21

at Wisconsin

16 TOT · 12 SOLO · 1 SACKS

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 on the road.

With J. Barrett — 211 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 32.0 · 60 rush yds (19 car) · 1 TD · D. Chrisman — 46 AVG · 55 LONG · 5 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 49-21@ Indiana	3	3	0.0	0.0	—	2
Wk 2	L 16-31vs Oklahoma	7	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 38-7vs Army	9	4	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 54-21vs UNLV	2	2	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 56-0@ Rutgers	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 62-14vs Maryland	3	1	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 56-14@ Nebraska	3	2	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 39-38vs Penn State	7	4	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 24-55@ Iowa	8	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 52-14vs Illinois	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 31-20@ Michigan	5	4	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 14	W 27-21@ Wisconsin	16	12	2.0	1.0	—	0	Season-high 16 tackles
Bowl	W 24-7vs USC	5	3	1.5	0.5	—	0
Total		72	42	8.0	3.5	—	3

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology