BISHARD "BUDDA" BAKER BIO
Hailing from one of the state's top athletic programs,
Baker could be Bellevue's finest athlete ever.
Photo by Todd Shurtleff
Bellevue, Wash.
School: Bellevue High School (enrollment 1,136)
Class: 2014
Sports: Football (running back, defensive back, kick returner), track and field (100, 200, 400, long jump, relays)
College plans: Baker is one of the nation’s most highly regarded football recruits,
checking in at No. 64 in the Top247. According to the 247Sports Crystal Ball, it’s an Oregon-Washington battle for his services, though he has offers from nearly every Pac-12 school as well as Notre Dame.
Favorite athlete: Ed Reed, Baltimore Ravens safety. “People tell me I play like him. I just love watching him play because he can get a pick any time.”
Coach speak: “In my opinion, Budda is the best all-around athlete to come out of Bellevue and arguably the state in the last decade-plus,” Bellevue football assistant coach Matt Razore.
