NFL CAREER – An athletic, sideline to sideline linebacker, possessing the rare combination of pass rush skills and the ability to drop in coverage. After a stellar college career at Wisconsin, Baun has played in 32 games with seven starts at both outside linebacker positions and has posted 30 tackles (19 solo) with 12 special teams stops.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Signed to a four-year contract, 7/27/20; Selected in the third round (74th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft.
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 both defense and special teams, recording one coverage stop…At Atlanta, Dec. 6, played on defense and special teams and finished with two assisted 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 University of 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 both tackles for loss (19.5) and sacks (12.5)…Graduated with a degree in retailing and consumer behavior.
PERSONAL – A consensus three-star recruit at Brown Deer (Wis.) HS…Scout.com's No. 2 OLB in Wisconsin and No. 54 OLB in country…Rated ESPN's No. 4 overall recruit in state…Passed for 3,061 yards and 27 TDs, 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…Played at Wisconsin for defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard, who competing in training camp for the Saints in 2013 and for outside linebackers coach Bobby April III, a Mandeville native who prepped at St. Paul's High School in Covington.
