The latest Dolphins signing adds an under the radar name in the secondary who could be their most intriguing addition yet
He comes with plenty of playing experience.
The Miami Dolphins‘ secondary is, once again, going to be the subject of a lot of ire this offseason.
The names currently presiding in the cornerback room are not well-established NFL players. There’s a lot of youth. It’s a perfect cocktail for low expectations, although this group does have a few things going for it. One of them is the background of head coach Jeff Hafley, who has worked with defensive backs by trade. But the other thing this group has going for it is the competition. There’s going to be a lot of it. And the Dolphins just added some more of it, too.
Dolphins signing former Tennessee Titans cornerback Darrell Baker Jr.
Baker comes to Miami by way of Tennessee. He’s spent the last two years with the Titans organization and entered this offseason as a restricted free agent. The Titans ultimately did not choose to place a RFA tender on him, the cheapest of which runs at about $3.5 million in order to retain the player’s services for the upcoming season.
That allowed Baker to transition into an unrestricted free agent classification — and allowed the Dolphins to swoop in for a deal.
Baker has played over 1,800 snaps in his three years of playing experience. He was an undrafted rookie in the 2022 NFL Draft who spent the 2022 season on the Arizona Cardinals practice squad before landing with the Indianapolis Colts. He’s started 19 of 34 games with the Titans over the last two seasons while logging over 1,350 defensive snaps. He’s an experienced face for a room that has far too little experience. And based on how he’s been able to find starting jobs in both Indianapolis and Tennessee, it shouldn’t be far fetched to imagine Baker becomes a starter in Miami, too.
His strengths include his length (32″ arms) and his explosiveness (41.5″ vertical and 11’04” broad jump). But his ball production has left teams wanting thus far in his NFL career — as he has yet to log an interception in his career and he has given up a healthy amount of completions on targets thus far as a player.
Baker isn’t a lock for anything. But his experience, mixed with the competition of this room and Jeff Hafley’s coaching background, make him a compelling storyline to watch unfold this summer in a room that needs someone to step up.
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