2016 Season (Sophomore): Honorable mention All-Big Ten ... second on the team with 79 tackles and is among the team leaders with 8.5 TFL ... career-high 15 tackles, one INT and 1.0 sack in the regular-season finale vs. Michigan ... 13 tackles and 1.5 TFL in the win at Wisconsin ... had seven tackles and 1.0 sack in the win at Maryland and six in the win at Michigan State ... four tackles and 1.0 TFL at Penn State ... five tackles vs. Northwestern ... named the Big Ten co-defensive player of the week after his performance at Oklahoma; had a career-high seven tackles, 1.5 TFL and returned a interception 68 yards for a score ... recorded a career-high 11 tackles and 2.0 TFL in the win over Indiana.
2015 Season (Freshman): Jerome Baker earned his first Varsity “O” letter last season as a true freshman … he played in the final seven games of the season for the Buckeyes and was in on 90 total plays …
More on Jerome: Jerome Baker was a Top 10 linebacker prospect nationally whose last high school game was a state championship game win over Kettering Alter, 21-14, in Ohio Stadium ... Baker scored twice, including the winning score early in the fourth quarter, to cap a 14-1 season and give Benedictine its seventh state title and coach Joe Schaefer state crowns as a Bengal player (2003) and coach ... Baker also had 11 stops on defense to earn game MVP honors ... his outstanding senior season included being named first-team Division IV all-state by the Associated Press and earning co-defensive player of the year honors ... called an "absolute force from his linebacker spot on defense" and "one of the most disruptive players in the state," Baker was a consensus 4-star prospect who was ranked as the No. 41 player nationally by Rivals and the No. 67 player on the ESPN 300 ... earned impressive outside linebacker ratings by Rivals (No. 4) and Scout (No. 10) ... a U.S. Army All-American, Baker was used sparingly on offense as a senior but still finished with 3,065 career rushing yards ... parents are Theodora and Jerome Baker Sr.
