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Jaishawn Barham
Barham (No. 1) with the Michigan Wolverines in 2024
Michigan Wolverines – No. 1
PositionLinebacker
ClassSenior
Personal information
Born: (2004-02-02) February 2, 2004 (age 21)
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight248 lb (112 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolSaint Frances Academy (Baltimore, Maryland)
Career highlights and awards

Jaishawn Barham (born February 2, 2004) is an American college football linebacker for the Michigan Wolverines. He previously played for the Maryland Terrapins.

Early life

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Barham was born on February 2, 2004, the son of Anthony Barham and Chrishawn Nelson, and grew up in District Heights, Maryland. He attended high school at Saint Frances Academy in Baltimore, and was a football teammate of Derrick Moore. Barham was rated as a four-star recruit, the 108th overall prospect and the eighth-best linebacker in the class of 2021.[1] He held offers from Penn State, South Carolina, Maryland, Oklahoma, Arizona State, Arkansas, Baylor, Florida, Florida State, Notre Dame and Texas A&M.[1] Barham initially committed to play for the South Carolina Gamecocks,[1] but ultimately decided to flip his commitment to play for his home state Maryland Terrapins.[2]

College career

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Maryland

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Barham enrolled at the University of Maryland, College Park in 2022. He became an immediate starter as a true freshman, starting all 12 games for Maryland. In week 6 of the 2022 season, Barham notched five tackles, two sacks, and a forced fumble against Purdue, and was named the Big Ten Co-Freshman of the week.[3] He finished the season with 59 tackles, 6.5 tackles for a loss, 4 sacks, a pass deflection, and a forced fumble.[4] For his performance, Barham was named honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference, and named a Freshman All-American by College Football News.[5]

In 2023, Barham started 11 games for Maryland. On November 18, 2023, Barham recorded seven tackles and his first career interception against his future team, the Michigan Wolverines.[6] Barham finished his sophomore season notching 37 tackles, 3 tackles for a loss, 3 sacks, a pass deflection and an interception.[7] Following his sophomore season, Barham was named honorable mention All-Big Ten for a second consecutive season.[8] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Barham entered the NCAA transfer portal.[4]

Michigan

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Barham transferred to the University of Michigan in December 2023.[7] Entering his junior season, he was ranked as a top five linebacker in college football by members of the media.[9][10][11] Barham started in all 13 games for the Wolverines in 2024 and finished second on the team with 66 tackles, including four tackles for a loss and a sack.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Portnoy, Ben. "South Carolina lands commitment from highest-rated recruit of Shane Beamer era". The State. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  2. ^ Doon, C.J. (December 15, 2021). "Flip of 4-star LB Jaishawn Barham highlights Maryland football's early national signing day". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  3. ^ McFadden, Ryan (October 14, 2022). "Transformer? The Terminator? Cyborg? No, it's just Maryland freshman LB Jaishawn Barham". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Greene, Scott (December 3, 2023). "Sophomore linebacker Jaishawn Barham to enter transfer portal". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  5. ^ Shankar, Varun (October 27, 2023). "Maryland linebacker Jaishawn Barham doesn't need to speak to make his point". The Baltimore Banner. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  6. ^ Garcia, Tony (December 20, 2023). "Michigan football gets ex-freshman All-American, Maryland LB Jaishawn Barham from portal". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Sayfie, Clayton (December 20, 2023). "Maryland LB transfer Jaishawn Barham commits to Michigan football". On3.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  8. ^ McMann, Aaron (February 6, 2024). "Former teammate weighs in on new Michigan LB Jaishawn Barham". MLive.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  9. ^ "The Top 10 Returning Linebackers for the 2024 Season". Pro Football Focus.
  10. ^ "Top Five for 2024: Inside Linebacker Edition". Mike Farrell Sports.
  11. ^ "Ranking the Top 30 College Football Linebackers for 2024". Sports Grid.
  12. ^ "2024 Michigan Wolverines Stats". Sports Reference (College Football).
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