Zack Baun

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Zack Baun
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Baun with Wisconsin in 2018
No. 53 – Philadelphia Eagles
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1996-12-30) December 30, 1996 (age 27)
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 2023
Total tackles:88
Sacks:2.0
Pass deflections:1
Interceptions:1
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Zack Baun (born December 30, 1996) is an American football linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles 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.

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Early years

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 span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench 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]

New Orleans Saints

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]

Philadelphia Eagles

On March 13, 2024, Baun signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. [18]

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