NEW ORLEANS,La. – The New Orleans Saints trade up in the 3rd round of the NFL Draft, selecting Wisconsin Linebacker Zack Baun with the 74th pick.
Baun is a 6’2, 238 lbs linebacker that ran a 4.65 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine, and has a 32.5-inch vertical.
In his senior year with Badgers, Baun finished among the nation’s leaders with 19.5 tackles for loss and 12.5 sacks among his 76 total tackles.
He earned second-team Associated Press All-American and first-team All-Big Ten honors.
He also intercepted a pass, broke up two others, and forced two fumbles.
Baun was originally projected to go in the first round of the NFL draft.
Cleveland sent the No. 74 pick to New Orleans in exchange for the No. 88 pick and the Saints’ 2021 third-rounder.
The Saints also received the Browns 2020 seventh-round pick (244).