Linebacker, Michigan, 2018–23
Michael Barrett
Lettered 2018–19 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 239 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Valdosta, GA
- Born
- Dec 21, 1999
Michael Barrett played linebacker at Michigan (2018–23). The Carolina Panthers took Barrett in round 7, No. 240 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
11tackles, career highthree times; last at Ohio State, 20222interceptions, career highat Rutgers, 2022Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2021, 2022 and 2023; National champions, 2023
Defense
Returns
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Michigan | 23 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Michigan | 23 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Michigan | 23 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Michigan | 23 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Michigan | 23 | LB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2023 | Michigan | 23 | LB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′0″ | 239 |
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
2023 Michigan 14 games, 61 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. East Carolina | W 30–3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. UNLV | W 35–7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Bowling Green | W 31–6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Rutgers | W 31–7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Nebraska | W 45–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Minnesota | W 52–10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Indiana | W 52–7 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Michigan State | W 49–0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Purdue | W 41–13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Penn State | W 24–15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Maryland | W 31–24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Ohio State | W 30–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Iowa | W 26–0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Alabama | W 27–20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Michigan 13 games, 58 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Colorado State | W 51–7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Hawai’i | W 56–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. UConn | W 59–0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Maryland | W 34–27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atIowa | W 27–14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atIndiana | W 31–10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Penn State | W 41–17 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Michigan State | W 29–7 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | atRutgers | W 52–17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Nebraska | W 34–3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Illinois | W 19–17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atOhio State | W 45–23 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs.Purdue | W 43–22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Michigan 12 games, 21 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Western Michigan | W 47–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Washington | W 31–10 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 63–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | vs.Rutgers | W 20–13 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 2 | at Wisconsin | W 38–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Northwestern | W 33–7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Indiana | W 29–7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atPenn State | W 21–17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | atMaryland | W 59–18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Ohio State | W 42–27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | vs.Iowa | W 42–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Georgia | L 11–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Michigan 6 games, 43 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | atMinnesota | W 49–24 | 7 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs.Michigan State | L 24–27 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | atIndiana | L 21–38 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs.Wisconsin | L 11–49 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | atRutgers | W 48–42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs.Penn State | L 17–27 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Michigan 7 games, 7 tackles
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2024 | Combine or pro day 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅜″ | |
| Weight | 233 lb | |
| Arm length | 32⅛″ | |
| Hand size | 8½″ | |
| Wingspan | 78″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.72 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.64 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 31″ | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.55 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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