Jaishawn Barham

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Jaishawn Barham
Michigan Wolverines–No. 1
Position Linebacker
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born: (2004-02-02) February 2, 2004 (age 20)
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Saint Frances Academy (Baltimore, Maryland)
Career highlights and awards

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

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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]

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  3. ↑ Portnoy, Ben. "South Carolina lands commitment from highest-rated recruit of Shane Beamer era". The State. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  4. ↑ McFadden, Ryan (11 December 2021). "St. Frances senior LB Jaishawn Barham, one of nation's top recruits, commits to South Carolina". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
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