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TB14FOXFinal
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MIN15FOXFinal
KC30
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ATL0
NO0ESPNZack
Baun
LB
#53
#53LB
Philadelphia Eagles
Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 225 lbs · Age : 29
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 123 | 64 | 59 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 151 | 93 | 58 | 3.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | New Orleans Saints | 17 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | New Orleans Saints | 13 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | New Orleans Saints | 17 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | New Orleans Saints | 15 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2026
7.64 M$
Guaranteed
2027
11.90 M$
Not guaranteed
2028
10.69 M$
Not guaranteed
2029
18.27 M$
Not guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
2026 season, in progress (3 games played). The percentile ranks the player among regular linebackers: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
22
69th percentile
Tackles for loss
4
93th percentile
Sacks
0.0
28th percentile
Pressures
1
13th percentile
Interceptions
0
43th percentile
Passes defended
3
98th percentile
Yards allowed per target
4.3 yd
80th percentile
Passer rating allowed
68.4
72th percentile
Missed tackle rate
16.7 %
18th percentile
Defensive snaps
189
76th percentile
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
Projected WAR
0.6
Games
17
WAR 2026
0.2
Games played
3
WAR already earned, plus his pace (WAR per game over the last three seasons, 60/25/15, pulled toward the group average) over his team's remaining games, given his availability so far.
Trend
→ Stable (+1)
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+1 · 29 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
89
High-end
WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
WAR
0.2
#2 of 87 regular linebackers
PAL Rating
79 / 100
#19 of 87 regular linebackers
Value Rating · 2025
69 / 100
2025 PAL (79) against 2026 salary: the contract's average per year (APY), $17.0M.PAL expected for this salary: 64PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.
Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).
Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.
How much better or worse than average his team's defense was (EPA allowed), minus what is already credited to players, prorated by snaps.
The individual part is splash plays and coverage. The rest is the position share and his team's defense, split by snaps played.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | PHI | 3 | 0.2 | 79 | 89 | 22 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | PHI | 16 | 0.7 | 79 | 87 | 122 | 7 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 2024 | PHI | 16 | 0.7 | 99 | 97 | 140 | 11 | 3.5 | 1 |
| 2023 | NO | 17 | 0.0 | 24 | 61 | 27 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | NO | 17 | -0.1 | 27 | 74 | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Analysis
Los Angeles Rams
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Zack Baun has 0 sacks and 0 QB hits in 3 games in 2026.
Zack Baun is 29 years old. He is 6'3" (191 cm) and weighs 225 lb (102 kg).
Zack Baun produced 0.2 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2026 (season in progress), 11th of 87 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 79 out of 100: very good for his position.
Zack Baun plays for Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL, at LB, and wears number 53.
Our projection has him at 0.6 WAR over the full 2026 season, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
