Zack Baun is a professional American football linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles, as of the 2024 NFL season. The Saints drafted Baun with the 74th overall pick in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Baun made his professional football debut in September 2020 against the Las Vegas Raiders. He started three games while appearing in 15, as he recorded 12 combined tackles in his rookie year. After four seasons and 52 appearances with the Saints, Baun signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2024. Baun started all 16 regular season games for the first time in his career in his debut year with the Eagles. He combined for 151 total and 93 solo tackles, as per Pro Football Reference. He has also started all the three 2024 season playoff games combining for 26 tackles and an interception.
Growing up in Wisconsin, Baun attended West Bend East High School. Later on, Baun transferred to Brown Deer High School where he played basketball and football. He switched from wide receiver to being a quarterback and then linebacker throughout his high school. Baun rushed for 1,837 yards and a state-high 39 touchdowns and passed for 1,936 yards and 20 touchdowns as a senior. He was named the Dave Krieg State Quarterback of the Year and the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) State Offensive Player of the Year, as per Wisconsin Badgers' official website. Baun committed to the University of Wisconsin in 2015. After being redshirted as a freshman, Baun appeared in 12 games in 2016. In the 39 games that he appeared in college, Baun contributed for 99 solo and 154 total tackles, as per Sports Reference.
Zack Baun's mother
According to Wisconsin Badgers' official website, Genell Baun is the mother of Zack Baun. However, there is no viable information available about his father on the internet. According to her Facebook profile, she is orginally from West Bend and attended West Bend East High School in Wisconsin but resides in Madison, Wisconsin, as of February 2025. She works as a job coach at a Non-Profit Organization called Work Plus Inc. Previously, she was the former HUC at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, worked as the seasonal inclusion lead at Madison School and Community Recreation and former special education teacher at the Madison Metropolitan School District.
What is the nationality of Zack Baun's mother?
Genell Baun holds American nationality and is a resident of Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
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FAQs on Zack Baun
A. The New Orleans Saints drafted Zach Baun as the 74th overall pick in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
A. Zack Baun was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on December 30, 1996.
A. Zack Baun wears the jersey number 53 for the Philadelphia Eagles, as of February 2025.
A. Zack Baun will head to his first ever Super Bowl against the Chiefs in 2025.
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