Zack Baun: LB · Wisconsin · #56.
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Zack Baun
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. Three seasons in the Wisconsin linebacker corps to date. The first one came in 2019: All-Big Ten. A game that shows it: 10 tackles and 1 sack against Ohio State — Week 9, 2019.
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
76 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 19.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-0@ South Florida | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 61-0vs Central Michigan | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-14vs No. 11 Michigan | 7 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-15vs Northwestern | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-0vs Kent State | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 3 sacks |
| Wk 7 | W 38-0vs Michigan State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-24@ Illinois | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-38@ No. 3 Ohio State | 10 | 8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 24-22vs No. 18 Iowa | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 37-21@ Nebraska | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 13 | W 45-24vs Purdue | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-17@ No. 9 Minnesota | 9 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 15 | L 21-34vs No. 2 Ohio State | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 27-28vs No. 7 Oregon | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 76 | 53 | 19.5 | 12.5 | 1 | 2 |
Week 14 · 2019
W 38-17
at Minnesota
2 sacks · 2.5 tackles for loss · 9 tackles
Dominant 21-point win on the road against Minnesota.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
76tackles this seasonTFL rate
26%20 TFLSack rate
16%12 sacksPD rate
3%2 pass breakups76 tackles · 19.5 for loss · 12.5 sacks · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Paul Chryst, all run-heavy offenses — 29-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.6 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 6.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 6.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Paul Chryst
Pass share
36.8%
350 pass / 600 run
Plays / game
67.9
14 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
377 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
First team in his league at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Wisconsin, 150 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2019) — drafted at #74 overall by the New Orleans Saints.
A stat line in 33 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM
All-Big Ten 1st team (2019)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Paul Chryst.
Next stop · NFL
New Orleans SaintsEntering 7th NFL season
New Orleans SaintsEntering 7th NFL season
