Zack Baun

Zack Baun (born December 30, 1996) is an American football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin and was selected 74th overall by the Saints in the 2020 NFL Draft.

Zack Baun
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Baun with Wisconsin in 2018
No. 53 – New Orleans Saints
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1996-12-30) December 30, 1996
Brown Deer, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:Brown Deer
College:Wisconsin (2015–2019)
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 3 / Pick: 74
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2022
Tackles:48
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early life and high school

Baun grew up in West Bend, Wisconsin and initially attended West Bend East High School. His family moved to Brown Deer, Wisconsin after his sophomore year and he transferred to Brown Deer High School, where he played basketball and football and ran track. Baun moved from playing wide receiver at West Bend to quarterback and linebacker at Brown Deer.[1] As a senior, Baun was named the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) State Offensive Player of the Year and was also named Dave Krieg State Quarterback of the Year after passing for 1,936 yards and 20 touchdowns and rushing for 1,837 yards and a state-leading 39 touchdowns.[2] Baun committed to play college football at Wisconsin with the intention of gray shirting his freshman year.[3] In basketball, Baun was a starter for Brown Deer's 2013 WIAA Division II State Championship team and he placed in the Division II state track championship in both the 100 meter and 200 meter dashes.[4]

College career

Baun redshirted his true freshman season after breaking his left foot going into the season.[5] He appeared in 12 games as a redshirt freshman, making 15 tackles (3.5 for loss) with a forced fumble. Baun missed the entirety of his redshirt sophomore season after re-injuring his left foot during spring practices.[6] Baun was named a starter at outside linebacker for the Badgers going into his redshirt junior season and finished the season as the team's third-leading tackler with 63 stops (7.5 for a loss) with 2.5 sacks, 3 pass breakups, one interception] and a fumble recovery.[7]

Baun entered his redshirt senior season on the watchlist for the Butkus Award and was voted to be a team captain.[8][9] He was named midseason All-American by the Associated Press and Sporting News after leading the Badgers in sacks (6), tackles for loss (10.5), and forced fumbles (2) through the first six games of the season.[10][11] Baun finished the season with 76 tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss and 12.5 sacks and was named first team All-Big Ten and a first team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America and the Walter Camp Football Foundation.[12]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 2+3⁄8 in
(1.89 m)		 238 lb
(108 kg)		 32+3⁄4 in
(0.83 m)		 9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.65 s1.54 s2.74 s4.20 s7.00 s32.5 in
(0.83 m)		9 ft 7 in
(2.92 m)		24 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[13][14]

Baun was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the third round with the 74th pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.[15] Baun made his debut on September 21, 2020, on Monday Night Football against the Las Vegas Raiders, playing on special teams.[16]

On December 17, 2022, Baun was placed on season–ending injured reserve with a calf injury he had suffered in Week 9 against the Baltimore Ravens.[17]

References
  1. Van Vooren, Tim (September 20, 2018). "UW linebacker growing on the field and on campus: 'It's important to not be 1-dimensional'". Fox6Now.com. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  2. Teitz, Steven (December 10, 2014). "Baun found a home, athletic success at Brown Deer". WhitefishBayNow.com. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  3. Kocorowski, Jake (October 26, 2014). "Wisconsin football recruiting: Brown Deer ATH Zack Baun accepts grayshirt offer as Badgers' 20th commit for 2015". Buckys5thQuarter.com. SB Nation. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  4. Vazquez, Raul (October 3, 2019). "Zack Baun's development, leadership fuels Wisconsin's top-ranked defense". The Daily Cardinal. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  5. Taylor, John (August 29, 2017). "Another Wisconsin linebacker lost for season with injury". NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  6. Potrykus, Jeff (April 10, 2018). "UW linebacker Zack Baun is out indefinitely with left foot injury". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  7. Becker, Brian (July 29, 2019). "Most Indispensable Badger - No. 6 Zack Baun". Badgers Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  8. Barney, Erin (July 22, 2019). "Baun named to Butkus Award watch list". 247Sports.com. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  9. Jenkins, Keith (September 15, 2019). "Zack Baun emerging as leader for stout Wisconsin defense". Yahoo Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  10. Russo, Ralph. "AP Midseason All-America Team: Burrow, Taylor lead 1st team". wfmz.com.
  11. Bender, Bill. "Sporting News 2019 midseason All-Americans". SportingNews.com.
  12. Wilde, Jason (February 29, 2020). "For ex-Badgers linebacker Zack Baun, combine is a place where everybody knows your name". NewsOnTheNeck.com. The State Journal. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  13. "Zack Baun Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  14. "2020 NFL Draft Scout Zack Baun College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  15. "New Orleans Saints select Zack Baun with the 74th pick". New Orleans Saints.com. April 24, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  16. Mocklin, Anthony (September 24, 2020). "New Orleans Saints rookie roundup: Week 2 at the Las Vegas Raiders". CanalStreetChronicles.com. SB Nation. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  17. "Saints place LB Zack Baun on injured reserve but activate another 2 from the list". nola.com. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
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