Jaishawn Barham
| Michigan Wolverines – No. 1 | |
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| Position | Linebacker |
| Class | Junior |
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| 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) |
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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
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
Maryland
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
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
- ^ 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.