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Linebacker, Wisconsin, 2016–19
Zack Baun
- Number
- No. 56
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Brown Deer, WI
- Born
- Dec 30, 1996, in Brown Deer, Wisconsin
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Zack Baun played linebacker at Wisconsin (2016–19). He was a consensus All‑American in 2019. The New Orleans Saints took Baun in round 3, No. 74 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10tackles, career highat Ohio State, 20193sacks, career highvs. Kent State, 2019Honors
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Wisconsin | 56 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Wisconsin | 56 | LB | So. | ||
| 2018 | Wisconsin | 56 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | Wisconsin | 56 | LB | Sr. | 6′3″ | 235 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2019 Wisconsin 14 games, 76 tackles, 12.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at South Florida | W 49–0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Central Michigan | W 61–0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Michigan | W 35–14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Northwestern | W 24–15 | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Kent State | W 48–0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Michigan State | W 38–0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Illinois | L 23–24 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Ohio State | L 7–38 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Iowa | W 24–22 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Nebraska | W 37–21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Purdue | W 45–24 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | at Minnesota | W 38–17 | 9 | 5 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | vs.Ohio State | L 21–34 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Oregon | L 27–28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Wisconsin 12 games, 59 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 34–3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. New Mexico | W 45–14 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. BYU | L 21–24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | atIowa | W 28–17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Nebraska | W 41–24 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | atMichigan | L 13–38 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs.Illinois | W 49–20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | atNorthwestern | L 17–31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Rutgers | W 31–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 10 | at Penn State | L 10–22 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | atPurdue | W 47–44 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Minnesota | L 15–37 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2016 Wisconsin 7 games, 15 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. LSU | W 16–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Akron | W 54–10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Georgia State | W 23–17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atMichigan State | W 30–6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atMichigan | L 7–14 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Ohio State | L 23–30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs.Penn State | L 31–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2020 Senior Bowl (North team, won 34–17).
| Drill | Combine 2020 | Combine or pro day 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅜″ | |
| Weight | 238 lb | |
| Arm length | 32¾″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ | |
| Wingspan | 78¼″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.65 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 s | |
| Vertical jump | 32½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′7″ | |
| Bench press | 24 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.00 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.31 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 76 games with a stat; latest team: Philadelphia Eagles.
Pro Bowls: 2 (2024–25) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2024
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2024.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | New Orleans Saints | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | New Orleans Saints | 10 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | New Orleans Saints | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | New Orleans Saints | 12 | 27 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 140 | 3.5 | 1 |
| 2025 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 122 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 2026 (so far) | Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 76 | 375 | 9 | 4 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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