Jaishawn Barham
Michigan Wolverines – No. 1 | |
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Position | Linebacker |
Class | Junior |
Personal information | |
Born: | February 2, 2004 |
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
Career history | |
College | |
Bowl games | |
High school | Saint Frances Academy (Baltimore, Maryland) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Jaishawn Barham (born February 2, 2004) is an American football linebacker for the Michigan Wolverines. He previously played for the Maryland Terrapins.
Early life and high school
[edit]Barham grew up in District Heights, Maryland and attended high school at Saint Frances Academy. Barham was a high school teammate of Derrick Moore.
Coming out of high school, Barham was rated as a four-star recruit, the number 108th overall prospect, and the eighth-best linebacker in the class of 2021.[1] Barham held offers from Penn State, South Carolina, Maryland, Oklahoma, Arizona State, Arkansas, Baylor, Florida, Florida State, Notre Dame and Texas A&M.[2]
Barham initially committed to play for the South Carolina Gamecocks,[3][4] but ultimately decided to flip his commitment to play for his home state Maryland Terrapins.[5][6]
College career
[edit]Maryland
[edit]Barham enrolled at the University of Maryland 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.[7] In Barham's freshman season he totaled 59 tackles, 6.5 tackles for a loss, 4 sacks, a pass deflection, and a forced fumble.[8] For his performance, Barham was named honorable mention All-Big Ten, and named a Freshman All-American by College Football News.[9][10]
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.[11] Barham finished his sophomore season notching 37 tackles, 3 tackles for a loss, 3 sacks, a pass deflection and an interception.[12] Following his sophomore season, Barham was named honorable mention All-Big Ten for a second consecutive season.[13] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Barham entered the NCAA transfer portal.[14][15]
Michigan
[edit]Barham transferred to the University of Michigan in December 2023.[16][17] Entering his junior season, Barham was ranked as a top 5 linebacker in college football prior to the 2024 season.[18][19][20]
References
[edit]- ^ Boynton, Eric (December 15, 2021). "South Carolina football's top-ranked commit Jaishawn Barham flips to sign with Maryland". Greenville Online. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ Lananna, Michael. "Gamecocks lose 4-star linebacker from class as Maryland flips Top 125 recruit". The State. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ Portnoy, Ben. "South Carolina lands commitment from highest-rated recruit of Shane Beamer era". The State. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ McFadden, Ryan (December 11, 2021). "St. Frances senior LB Jaishawn Barham, one of nation's top recruits, commits to South Carolina". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ Boynton, Eric (December 16, 2021). "Elite linebacker Jaishawn Barham's flip from USC to Maryland was deceptive". Greenville Online. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sayfie, Clayton (December 20, 2023). "Maryland LB transfer Jaishawn Barham commits to Michigan football". On3.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Peery, Wade (December 3, 2023). "Maryland LB Jaishawn Barham intends to enter NCAA Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Chengelis, Angelique (December 20, 2023). "Linebacker Jaishawn Barham to transfer to Michigan from Maryland". The Detroit News. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ McMann, Aaron (February 6, 2024). "Former teammate weighs in on new Michigan LB Jaishawn Barham". MLive.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ Shankar, Varun (December 3, 2023). "St. Frances alum, Terps linebacker Jaishawn Barham to enter transfer portal". The Baltimore Banner. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ Greene, Scott (December 3, 2023). "Sophomore linebacker Jaishawn Barham to enter transfer portal". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ Samra, Steve (December 20, 2023). "Michigan lands transfer commitment from former Maryland LB Jaishawn Barham". On3.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ McMann, Aaron (December 20, 2023). "Michigan football lands transfer portal linebacker from Maryland". MLive.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "The Top 10 Returning Linebackers for the 2024 Season". Pro Football Focus.
- ^ "Top Five for 2024: Inside Linebacker Edition". Mike Farrell Sports.
- ^ "Ranking the Top 30 College Football Linebackers for 2024". Sports Grid.
External links
[edit]- 2004 births
- Living people
- American football linebackers
- Maryland Terrapins football players
- Michigan Wolverines football players
- Saint Frances Academy (Baltimore) alumni
- People from District Heights, Maryland
- Players of American football from Baltimore
- Players of American football from Prince George's County, Maryland