{"id":85341,"date":"2020-04-21T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T13:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=85341"},"modified":"2021-06-02T22:06:35","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T02:06:35","slug":"zack-baun-2020-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/04\/21\/zack-baun-2020-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Zack Baun 2020 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Zack Baun Overview<br \/>\nPosition: <\/strong>Outside Linebacker<br \/>\n<strong>Height: <\/strong>6\u20192<br \/>\n<strong>Weight: <\/strong>238 lbs<br \/>\n<strong>School: <\/strong>Wisconsin Badgers<\/p>\n<p><strong>NFL Combine Performance Data<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>40 Yard Dash<\/strong>: 4.65 seconds<br \/>\n<strong>Bench Press:\u00a0<\/strong>24 reps<br \/>\n<strong>Vertical Jump:\u00a0<\/strong>32.5&#8243;<br \/>\n<strong>Broad Jump:\u00a0<\/strong>115.0&#8243;<br \/>\n<strong>3 Cone Drill:<\/strong> 7.0 seconds<br \/>\n<strong>20 Yard Shuttle:<\/strong> 4.31 seconds<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Zack Baun 2020 NFL Draft Profile<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>It is rare to find a high-motor and highly established pure pass rush specialist outside linebacker. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/zack-baun-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zack Baun<\/a><\/strong> is one of the most electrifying pass-rushing outside linebackers in this 2020 NFL Draft class. Baun was an absolute nightmare to stop for the Badgers\u2019 defense this past season. Baun was a three-star recruit in the class of 2015 where he was the fourth-ranked player from the state of Wisconsin. In his redshirt freshman year in 2016, Baun accounted for 15 total tackles, nine solo tackles, and 3.5 tackles for loss. Baun spent his redshirt sophomore season rehabbing a reoccurring foot injury.<\/p>\n<p>The next season, Baun elevated his role to become a full-time starter by starting all 13-game for the Badgers. That season, Baun accounted for 62 total tackles, 37 solo tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, one interception, two pass deflections, and a fumble recovery. In his senior season, Baun accounted for 75 total tackles, 52 solo tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks, two pass deflections, two forced fumbles, and an interception for a 34-yard touchdown. He was named first-team All-Big Ten Conference this past season. Baun has accumulated 152 total tackles, 98 solo tackles, 30.5 tackles for loss, 15 sacks, two interceptions, four pass deflections, and three forced fumbles. Baun\u2019s performed well in the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine in position drills that including pass rush and tackling maneuvers.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Strengths<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Explosive burst at the start of the play through quick twitchiness;<\/li>\n<li>Range-to-range mover and tracking linebacker;<\/li>\n<li>Great open-field tackler;<\/li>\n<li>High motor to create continuous push;<\/li>\n<li>Can match up against tight end in pass coverages;<\/li>\n<li>Great hip flexibility to turn as well as dip low and come back up fast;<\/li>\n<li>Efficient pass-rushing moves such as chops, dips, and rips;<\/li>\n<li>Great balance while looping to inside gaps;<\/li>\n<li>Athletic ability cover running backs efficient.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Weaknesses<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Lacks size to be a powerful pass rusher;<\/li>\n<li>Doesn\u2019t have the powerful pop when making the point of contact;<\/li>\n<li>Lacks the strength to overpower offensive linemen;<\/li>\n<li>Placement of feet gives away his intentions of where to attack;<\/li>\n<li>Relies solely on his athletic ability in the pass rush;<\/li>\n<li>Has poor length for a primary pass rusher;<\/li>\n<li>Fails to maintain the edge consistently;<\/li>\n<li>Can be fooled on specific RPO plays;<\/li>\n<li>Once offensive linemen keep him in check by pulling him close, he can\u2019t do much more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Comparisons: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/V\/VanNKy00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyle Van Noy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teams with Position Needs: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/cardinals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arizona Cardinals<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/ravens\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buffalo Bills<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/cowboys\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/lions\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detroit Lions<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/texans\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Houston Texans<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/rams\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/vikings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Vikings<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/patriots\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New England Patriots<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/saints\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Orleans Saints<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/giants\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Giants<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/eagles\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/seahawks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seattle Seahawks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/titans\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tennessee Titans<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Projection: <\/strong>Late first round to early second round<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Bottom Line on Zack Baun<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Baun is an exceptional pass rusher as displayed from the 2019 college football season. In the Badgers\u2019 key win this past season against the Minnesota Golden Gophers, Baun accounted for nine total tackles, solo tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and two sacks. While he was great against collegiate offensive linemen with speed, he could potentially have a more difficult time against offensive linemen in the NFL. Baun will need to get more power in his moves and become a more efficient pass rusher in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>Baun has been up-and-down on the NFL Draft boards with the latest having him in the lower portion of the first round to early second round. While he isn\u2019t one dimensional as a defensive player in terms of stopping the run and the pass, he is limited on how he attacks the line of scrimmage. Once Baun gets more power, he will become a much bigger threat to offensive linemen. Baun will have to deal with a diluted urine sample from the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine to deal during the final interviews leading up to the Draft.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"pbGu-6aAST1QOCbWXhpB-g\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1187344534\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'pbGu-6aAST1QOCbWXhpB-g',sig:'rIUlyF-l4FwjGX5-i1U0dcMW5MuL4wyHAhLcs-zQ9l8=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1187344534',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zack Baun Overview Position: Outside Linebacker Height: 6\u20192 Weight: 238 lbs School: Wisconsin Badgers NFL Combine Performance Data 40 Yard Dash: 4.65 seconds Bench Press:\u00a024 reps Vertical Jump:\u00a032.5&#8243; Broad Jump:\u00a0115.0&#8243; 3 Cone Drill: 7.0 seconds 20 Yard Shuttle: 4.31 seconds Zack Baun 2020 NFL Draft Profile It is rare to find a high-motor and highly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2349,"featured_media":85365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647,36],"tags":[5273,61,3267,40,1173,6170],"class_list":["post-85341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","category-nfl-news","tag-2020-nfl-draft","tag-football","tag-kyle-van-noy","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-draft","tag-zack-baun"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2349"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85341"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85341\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}