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USA Today
5 days ago
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NFL Top 100: Arizona Cardinals S Budda Baker makes it for 6th straight year
Budda Baker moves up 55 spots after another Pro Bowl season The Arizona Cardinals have three players in the 2025 edition of the "NFL Top 100." On Thursday, safety Budda Baker was revealed as player No. 34. He has made the top 100 for six consecutive years, and he made a massive jump this year. He moved up 55 spots from No. 89, where he ranked a year ago. Budda Baker in the 'NFL Top 100' again In 2024, he was selected to the Pro Bowl for the seventh straight year and for the eighth time in his career. He was a second-team All-Pro for the second time, to go with two career first-team All-Pro nods (one of his Pro Bowls and first-team All-Pro selections came his rookie season as a special teams player). He had a career-high 164 total tackles, second in the NFL, with 95 solo takedowns. He added two sacks, 10 tackles for loss, a forced fumble and, after zero pass breakups in 2023, he had five last season. Detroit Lions safety Brown Branch, a Pro Bowler last season, called Baker "a dog." Cardinals tight end Trey McBride also said that about him and added that Baker is "the heart and soul of our defense." Los Angeles Rams running back Kyren Williams resorted to expletives to describe Baker, saying he is "a (expletive) in a game playing against (him)." Branch added that has "never seen anybody play in the box like him." Bills tight end Dawson Knox said that, despite always being one of the smallest guys on the field, "it's as if he is the biggest guy on the field." Knox and Williams both spoke to the force with which Baker tackles. Williams, a physical runner, "can't really brush off his tackles." What has Baker been ranked before? Baker has made the list every year since 2020. He debuted in 2020 at No. 97. He shot up the rankings in 2021 all the way up to No. 19. In 2022, he was No. 67 and then No. 73 in 2023. Last year, as mentioned, he was No. 89. Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
Yahoo
08-08-2025
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- Yahoo
Arizona Cardinals' Madden NFL 26 player ratings: Trey McBride, Budda Baker lead team
Who are the highest-rated Arizona Cardinals players in the Madden NFL 26 video game? EA Sports has released its ratings for NFL players before the game is released on Aug. 14 and three players have ratings of at least 85. Safety Budda Baker and tight end Trey McBride each have a rating of 92 to lead the team. Running back James Conner has a rating of 85. What is quarterback Kyler Murray's rating? Who are the other highest-rated players on the Cardinals in Madden 26? Check out the rating for every Cardinals player in the Madden NFL 26 game, sorted by position. Terry McLaurin landing spots: Could Cardinals trade for Commanders WR? Arizona Cardinals Madden 26 player ratings Quarterback Kyler Murray: 79 Jacoby Brissett: 70 Clayton Tune: 62 Running back James Conner: 85 Trey Benson: 76 Emari Demercado: 71 Michael Carter: 71 Bam Knight: 70 DeeJay Dallas: 68 Wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr.: 79 Michael Wilson: 78 Zay Jones: 76 Greg Dortch: 73 Quez Watkins: 71 Simi Fehoko: 67 Tejhaun Palmer: 66 Xavier Weaver: 66 Andre Baccellia: 61 Tight end Trey McBride: 92 Tip Reiman: 68 Elijah Higgins: 65 Josiah Deguara: 65 Offensive line Paris Johnson: 84 Hjalte Forholdt: 80 Evan Brown: 76 Jonah Williams: 74 Kelvin Beachum: 73 Royce Newman: 70 Isaiah Adams: 69 Nick Leverett: 68 Christian Jones: 67 Jon Gaines: 66 Hayden Conner: 65 Jake Curhan: 63 Defensive line Calais Campbell: 82 Dalvin Tomlinson: 77 Walter Nolen: 77 Bilal Nichols: 74 Justin Jones: 74 Darius Robinson: 73 Dante Stills: 70 L.J. Collier: 69 Outside linebacker Josh Sweat: 85 Zaven Collins: 76 Baron Browning: 74 Jordan Burch: 73 BJ Ojulari: 72 Xavier Thomas: 71 Benton Whitley: 61 Inside linebacker Mack Wilson: 78 Akeem Davis-Gaither: 71 Mykal Walker: 70 Cody Simon: 69 Owen Pappoe: 68 Vi Jones: 58 Cornerback Garrett Williams: 80 Sean Murphy-Bunting: 79 Will Johnson: 75 Max Melton: 74 Star Thomas: 73 Elijah Jones: 71 Kei'Trel Clark: 71 Denzel Burke: 70 Jaylon Jones: 70 Darren Hall: 66 Safety Budda Baker: 92 Jalen Thompson: 81 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson: 70 Jammie Robinson: 68 Kitan Crawford: 66 Joey Blount: 64 Special teams P Blake Gillikin: 75 K Chad Ryland: 74 LS Aaron Brewer: 62 NFL's highest paid players in 2025: Quarterbacks | Running backs | Wide receivers | Tight ends | Offensive linemen | D-linemen | Cornerbacks | Safeties | Linebackers | Edge rushers | Highest paid NFL players: Overall | By position | By team Reach Jeremy Cluff at Follow him on X, formerly Twitter @Jeremy_Cluff. Support local journalism: Subscribe to today. This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Arizona Cardinals' Madden 26 player ratings released
Yahoo
07-08-2025
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S Budda Baker discusses potential of Cardinals' defensive unit 'Inside Training Camp Live'
Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker catches up with NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport and anchor Taylor Bisciotti about what the Cardinals' defense has in store for their 2025 NFL season opponents.
USA Today
07-08-2025
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- USA Today
Cardinals' Budda Baker has enough technique to tackle anybody
Budda Baker maturation is testament to the saying that practice makes perfect Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker didn't just appear, he emerged into elitism after years of dedication to perfecting his tackling technique and ball-hawking mechanics. Baker's output was exclamatory in 2024, ranking No. 2 in solo tackles with a total of 95 and two sacks to go alongside. As Baker enters his ninth NFL season, he will take on a heighten leadership role where he will look to admonish rookie defensive back Will Johnson and bring other new faces on the defensive side of the ball into cohesion with team protocol. Baker's dynamic deployability allows defensive coordinator Nick Rallis to play aggressive and use intense blitz schemes to rattle opponents. Ideally, Rallis may plan to use more man coverage blitz schemes this season that will require his defensive personnel to be able to make open field tackles and this is where Baker excels extremely. Whether behind the line of scrimmage, inside the box versus the run or needing to make tackles at the third level of the defense, Baker surely knows how to get it done. With 12.5 stuffs last season, NFL analysis should have a strong enough indicator of just how special of a tackler Baker is at the safety position. Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
Yahoo
04-08-2025
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Madden 26 ratings: Notable numbers for Arizona Cardinals
It is that time of year! The player ratings for the new "Madden NFL 26" video game by EA Sports have been released. We can see how the players around the league are viewed, including Arizona Cardinals players. No Cardinals players received a perfect 99 rating, something only 10 players around the league got. Two Cardinals — safety Budda Baker and tight end Trey McBride — had ratings in the 90s at 92 overall. We did a full breakdown of every Cardinals player on the roster and in the game already. Below are some odds and ends to know about the player ratings in the game and the Cardinals. Madden 26 player ratings: Notes about the Cardinals Speed Rating The fastest player on the Cardinals is receiver Andre Baccellia, who has a 94 speed rating. Five players are right behind Baccellia with a 93 speed rating — receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., cornerback Max Melton, receiver Quez Watkins, cornerback Star Thomas and running back Trey Benson. In all, 23 players have a speed rating in the 90s. Strength rating While left guard Evan Brown has earned the title of the strongest man in the weight room, his 90 strength rating is beaten out by Hjalte Froholdt's 91. Close behind are defensive linemen Calais Campbell and Dalvin Tomlinson and tackle Paris Johnson at 89. Awareness McBride has the highest awareness rating on the Cardinals at 95. Baker and James Conner have awareness ratings in the 90s. Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts. This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: Notable Madden ratings for the Cardinals in 2025
