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Linebacker, Michigan (from Maryland), 2022–25
Jaishawn Barham
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 243 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- District Heights, MD
- Born
- Feb 2, 2004
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Jaishawn Barham played linebacker at Maryland (2022–23) and Michigan (2024–25). The Dallas Cowboys took Barham in round 3, No. 92 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
13tackles, career highvs. SMU, 20222sacks, career highthree times; last vs. Central Michigan, 2025Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Maryland | 1 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Maryland | 1 | LB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Michigan | 1 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Michigan | 1 | LB | Sr. | 6′3″ | 243 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 Michigan 11 games, 32 tackles, 4 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. New Mexico | W 34–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Oklahoma | L 13–24 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Central Michigan | W 63–3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Nebraska | W 30–27 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Wisconsin | W 24–10 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | at USC | L 13–31 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Washington | W 24–7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Michigan State | W 31–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Northwestern | W 24–22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 22 | at Maryland | W 45–20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Ohio State | L 9–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Michigan 13 games, 66 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Fresno State | W 30–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Texas | L 12–31 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Arkansas State | W 28–18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs.USC | W 27–24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Minnesota | W 27–24 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | atWashington | L 17–27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Illinois | L 7–21 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Michigan State | W 24–17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Oregon | L 17–38 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Indiana | L 15–20 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Northwestern | W 50–6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atOhio State | W 13–10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Alabama | W 19–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Maryland 11 games, 37 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Towson | W 38–6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Charlotte | W 38–20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Virginia | W 42–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atMichigan State | W 31–9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atOhio State | L 17–37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Illinois | L 24–27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atNorthwestern | L 27–33 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Penn State | L 15–51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atNebraska | W 13–10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Michigan | L 24–31 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Rutgers | W 42–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Maryland 11 games, 54 tackles, 4 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Buffalo | W 31–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | atCharlotte | W 56–21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. SMU | W 34–27 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atMichigan | L 27–34 | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Michigan State | W 27–13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Purdue | L 29–31 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atIndiana | W 38–33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atWisconsin | L 10–23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atPenn State | L 0–30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Ohio State | L 30–43 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Rutgers | W 37–0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3½″ |
| Weight | 240 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅜″ |
| Hand size | 10¼″ |
| Wingspan | 80⅛″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.64 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.61 s |
| Vertical jump | 33″ |
| Broad jump | 10′3″ |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 5 games with a stat; latest team: Dallas Cowboys.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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