Honors & Awards
2019: Butkus Award finalist, Bednarik Award semifinalist, consensus first-team All-America (FWAA, Walter Camp), second-team All-America (AFCA, AP, Sporting News), first-team All-Big Ten (consensus)
Notable: First consensus first-team All-America linebacker in school history (UW’s sixth first-team All-American overall at linebacker) ... 12.5 sacks as a senior in 2019 rank as 3rd-highest single-season total in school history ... led Badgers to single-season school record with 51 sacks as a team in 2019 ... graduated in December 2019 with degree in retailing and consumer behavior ... invited to 2020 Senior Bowl and 2020 NFL Scouting Combine
Career: Played in 39 games with 27 starts at outside linebacker ... started all 27 games of his final two seasons ... tallied 154 total tackles, 30.5 TFLs and 15.0 sacks ... recorded 2 interceptions and 3 forced fumbles
2019 Season: Earned third letter, starting all 14 games at outside linebacker ... team captain ... led team and ranked second in Big Ten with 19.5 tackles for loss and 12.5 sacks (ranking second among Power Five conference linebackers in both categories) ... also recorded 10 quarterback hurries ... tallied 76 total tackles ... broke up 2 passes and grabbed an interception (a 34-yard return for TD vs. Michigan State) ... had career-high 10 tackles, including 1.0 sack, at Ohio State on Oct. 26 ... added 9 stops and 10.0 sack vs. Buckeyes in Big Ten Football Championship Game on Dec. 7 ... had 9 tackles, 2.5 TFLs and 2.0 sacks at Minnesota on Nov. 30 to help Badgers secure Big Ten West Division title ... logged 7 taclkes, 2.0 TFLs, 1.0 sack and a forced fumble vs. Michigan on Sept. 21 ... recorded career-high 3.0 sacks vs. Kent State on Oct. 5 ... had 2.0 sacks at Nebraska on Nov. 16
2018 Season: Earned second letter, starting all 13 games at outside linebacker … was Badgers’ third-leading tackler with 63 total stops, including 37 solo tackles ... had 7.5 TFLs, 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble ... logged 1 interception and 3 pass breakups … recorded career highs with 9 tackles, 3.0 TFLs and 1.5 sacks at Penn State on Nov. 10 while also recovering a fumble … had 4 tackles and snagged first career interception at Northwestern on Oct. 27
2017 Season: Did not play after suffering foot injury during preseason camp
2016 Season: Earned first letter, playing in 12 games ... recorded 15 total tackles, including 9 solo stops ... logged 3.5 tackles for loss and 1 forced fumble ... recorded 1 solo tackle vs. LSU on Sept. 3 ... garnered 2 total tackles and 1 TFL vs. Akron on Sept. 10 ... made 1.0 TFL and a forced fumble vs. Georgia State on Sept. 17 ... notched 2 solo tackles at Michigan State on Sept. 24 ... recorded 2 total tackles, including 0.5 TFL at Michigan on Oct. 1 ... logged 6 total tackles, including 3 solo tackles and 1.0 TFL vs. Ohio State on Oct. 15 ... recorded 1 tackle in the Big Ten Championship Football Game vs. Penn State on Dec. 3
2015 Season: Redshirt season
High School: Three-star recruit by 247 Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout … rated as the No. 2 OLB in Wisconsin and No. 54 OLB in the country by Scout … also ranked No. 23 quarterback by ESPN … rated No. 4 overall recruit in state by ESPN … passed for 3,061 yards and 27 touchdowns in high school career, adding 3,923 yards and 67 TDs rushing … scored 94 total touchdowns in 22 career games … as a senior, tabbed as state Offensive Player of the Year by Wisconsin Football Coaches Association … also named first-team all-state quarterback by WFCA and second-team all-state pick by Associated Press … 2014 Dave Krieg Award winner as state's most outstanding senior quarterback … named Woodland Conference East Division Offensive Player of the Year and earned first-team all-conference honors … as a dual-threat quarterback, averaged 167.0 rushing yards per game and 9.7 yards per carry as a senior, finishing with 1,837 rushing yards and a state-leading 39 touchdowns … also 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 quarterback … rushed for 2,086 yards and 28 TDs, averaging 189.6 yards per game … also threw for 1,125 yards and seven touchdowns … two-time Brown Deer team MVP and team captain … lettered basketball, leading Brown Deer to Wisconsin Division 3 state title as a junior (2013-14) … lettered in track and field, placing four times at Division 2 state meet … took fifth in the 100 meters and eighth in the 200 meters as a junior … finished third in 100 meters (10.91 in prelims) and fourth in 4x100 relay as a senior … was injured in final of 200 meters after running 21.53 in prelims … head coach was Rob Green
Personal: Mother is Genell Baun … played the bass in orchestra … summer camp counselor at Camp Anokijig
