NFL CAREER – An athletic, sideline to sideline linebacker, possessing the combination of pass rush skills and the ability to drop in coverage, Baun enters his fourth season with the Saints. After a stellar college career at Wisconsin, Baun's played in 45 games with eight starts at both outside linebacker positions and has posted 39 tackles (24 solo) with 20 coverage stops.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Placed on Injured Reserve, 12/17/22; Signed to a four-year contract, 7/27/20; Selected in the third round (74th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft.
2022 – Appeared in 13 games with one start at LB, posting eight tackles (six solo) and tied career-high with eight special teams stops…At Atlanta, Sept. 11, registered a special teams tackle…Vs. Tampa Bay, Sept. 18, registered a special teams tackle…At Carolina, Sept. 25, played on special teams and registered an assisted tackle…Vs. Cincinnati, Oct. 16, played on special teams and recorded two tackles (one solo) to tie a career-high…Vs. Las Vegas, Oct. 30, played on special teams and registered a solo tackle…Vs. Baltimore, Nov. 7, played on defense and special teams and recorded two tackles (one solo)…At Pittsburgh, Nov. 13, saw action on defense and special teams, registering two tackles (one solo) and one coverage stop…Vs. L.A. Rams, Nov. 20, saw action on defense and special teams and registered one solo coverage stop…At San Francisco, Nov. 27, received first start of the season and played on special teams, recording four solo tackles, including a stop for loss and one quarterback hit…At Tampa Bay, Dec. 5, saw action on defense and special teams and had one quarterback hit before leaving in second quarter (ankle). Placed on Injured Reserve, 12/17. 2021 – Played in all 17 games with four starts and recorded 22 tackles (16 solo) and eight special teams stops…Recorded team-high five solo tackles in 38-3 win vs. Green Bay, played in Jacksonville due to Hurricane Ida, Sept. 12…Started at WLB at Carolina and recorded a career-high seven tackles (three solo) and recovered a blocked field goal…Recorded a quarterback hit and a special teams stop at New England, Sept. 26…Recorded a career-high two special teams tackles (one solo) in Monday night win at Seattle, Oct. 25…Recorded a defensive tackle and tied a career-high with two special teams stops on Thanksgiving night vs. Buffalo, Nov. 25…Started at SLB and played on special teams vs. Dallas, Dec. 2, recording two solo tackles…Started at SLB and played on special teams at N.Y. Jets, Dec. 12…Started at SLB and played on special teams vs. Miami, Dec. 27 and tied career-high with seven tackles (career-high six solo), a quarterback hit and one coverage stop. 2020 – Played in 15 regular season games with three starts at SLB, posting eight tackles (three solo) and four special teams stops…At Las Vegas, Sept. 21, played on special teams in his National Football League debut…At Detroit, Oct. 4, played on special teams and recorded first career stop...Vs. L.A. Chargers, Oct. 12, made first career start and finished with two tackles (one solo) and a special teams stop…Vs. Carolina, Oct. 25, started at SLB and recorded one solo tackle…Vs. San Francisco, Nov. 15, played on defense and special teams, recording a coverage stop…At Atlanta, Dec. 6, played on defense and special teams and finished with two assisted coverage stops…Vs. Kansas City, Dec. 20, played on both defense and special teams, recording one assisted tackle…At Carolina, 1/3/21, started at SLB and finished with two tackles (one solo)…In NFC Wild Card Playoff vs. Chicago, 1/10/21, played on defense and special teams…In NFC Divisional playoff vs. Tampa Bay, 1/17/21, played on defense and special teams, recording the first two postseason tackles of his career (one solo) and one coverage stop.
COLLEGE – Played in 39 games with 27 starts at Wisconsin, all of the starts which took place in his final two seasons, recording 154 tackles, 30.5 stops for loss, 15 sacks, two interceptions and three forced fumbles…Enjoyed a breakout redshirt senior campaign in 2019, when he was the first consensus (FWAA, Walter Camp) first-team All-American linebacker in Badgers history, when he started all 14 games and ranked second in the Big Ten in tackles for loss (19.5) and sacks (12.5)…Graduated with retailing and consumer behavior degree.
PERSONAL – Was a consensus three-star recruit at Brown Deer (Wis.) Middle/High School…Scout.com's No. 2 OLB in Wisconsin and No. 54 in country and rated ESPN's No. 4 overall recruit in state…Passed for 3,061 yards and 27 touchdowns, adding 3,923 yards and 67 TDs rushing…Scored 94 career TDs in 22 games…State Offensive Player of the Year by Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) as senior…First-team All-State QB by WFCA and AP second-team All-State…2014 Dave Krieg Award winner (state's most outstanding senior QB)…Woodland Conference East Division Offensive Player of the Year and first-team All-Conference…Dual-threat QB, averaged 167.0 rushing yards per game and 9.7 yards per carry as a senior, finishing with 1,837 rushing yards and state-leading 39 TDs…Completed 54.9 percent of his passes for 1,936 yards and 20 TDs…As a junior, honorable mention All-State and first-team All-Woodland Conference at QB…Rushed for 2,086 yards and 28 TDs, averaging 189.6 yards per game…Threw for 1,125 yards and seven TDs…Two-time team MVP and captain…Lettered in basketball, leading team to Wisconsin Division Three state title as a junior (2013-14)…Lettered in track, placing four times at Division Two state meet…Finished fifth in 100 meters and eighth in 200 meters as a junior…Finished third in the 100 meters (10.91 in prelims) and fourth in the 4x100 relay as a senior…Injured in the final of the 200 meters after running 21.53 in the prelims…For the league's "My Cause, My Cleats" promotion, wore specially designed cleats to support Special Olympics.
