he made his professional regular-season debut and the first career start in the miami dolphins’ season-opener against the tennessee titans and made six combined tackles during their 27-20 victory. in week 4, he collected a season-high ten combined tackles (six solos) as the dolphins list 38-7 at the new england patriots. the following week, he recorded seven combined tackles and made two sacks during a 27-17 loss at the cincinnati bengals in week 5. on november 4, 2018, baker made five combined tackles, a pass deflection, and made his first career interception during the dolphins’ 13-6 win against the new york jets in week 9. he finished his rookie season in 2018 with 79 combined tackles (57 solos), three pass deflections, three sacks, one interception, and one touchdown in 16 games and 11 stars. baker earned an overall grade of 70.3 from pro football focus, which ranked as the 29th best grade among all qualified linebackers in 2018.