Michael Barrett hasn’t performed in an everyday season sport within the NFL, but he already is altering crew colours.
Barrett, a seventh-round choose by the Panthers within the 2024 NFL Draft, was traded to the Seahawks on Thursday in a stunning preseason deal. It reunites the linebacker with Mike Macdonald, who labored with Barrett at Michigan in 2021 when the present Seattle head coach was the defensive coordinator for the Wolverines.
“Guys in Carolina spoke extremely of him,” Macdonald stated. “Mike was very productive at Michigan clearly. We had an opportunity to judge him popping out [of college]. He was taking part in two years after we left to return to Baltimore. Simply excited to have him in right here, and he’s bought an excellent alternative to come back compete and earn himself a spot right here for hopefully some time.”
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Right here is extra to find out about Barrett and the deal that despatched him to Seattle.
Michael Barrett commerce
- Seahawks obtain: LB Michael Barrett
- Panthers obtain: CB Michael Jackson
Who’s Michael Barrett?
Barrett is a linebacker who was a seventh-round select of Michigan this summer time.
The 24-year-old Georgia native spent six years taking part in within the NCAA, all at Michigan. He was a crew captain for this system’s nationwide championship-winning squad final season, the place the Wolverines defeated Washington within the title sport.
A two-time, third-team All-Huge Ten choice, Barrett is the winningest participant in Michigan soccer historical past. Throughout his six years with the crew, the Wolverines went 61-14 with him on the squad. He was a starter on the protection for 2 of these seasons.
In two preseason video games with the Panthers, Barrett performed a complete of 27 defensive snaps, in addition to 18 snaps on particular groups. He registered three tackles on protection and one on particular groups.
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Michael Barrett school stats
As a starter for Michigan, Barrett totaled 137 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, two interceptions and three pressured fumbles throughout these two seasons.
In whole, he put collectively 208 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions, 8.5 sacks and 4 pressured fumbles in his time within the NCAA.
| Season | Video games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | INTs | PDs | FFs | FRs |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14 | 72 | 5 | 3.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15 | 65 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Complete | 61 | 208 | 12.5 | 8.5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
