Cody Barton: LB · Utah · #30.
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Cody Barton
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Third year in the same linebacker corps at Utah. One game to point at: 13 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Northern Illinois — Week 2, 2018.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
117 tackles. 6 passes defended. 1 interception. 11.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Salt Lake Tribune Nov 2
KJZZ Oct 29The Salt Lake Tribune Oct 27
KUTV Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-10vs Weber State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 17-6@ Northern Illinois | 13 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 7-21vs No. 10 Washington | 11 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-28@ Washington State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 40-21@ No. 14 Stanford | 8 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-10vs Arizona | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 41-28vs USC | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-10@ UCLA | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-38@ Arizona State | 12 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 32-25vs Oregon | 11 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 12 | W 30-7@ Colorado | 8 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 13 | W 35-27vs BYU | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 3-10vs No. 10 Washington | 12 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 20-31vs Northwestern | 8 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 117 | 69 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 |
Week 11 · 2018
W 32-25
vs Oregon
1 sack · 3 tackles for loss · 11 tackles
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
117tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%12 TFLSack rate
3%4 sacksPD rate
5%6 pass breakups117 tackles · 11.5 for loss · 4 sacks · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Kyle Whittingham — 25-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 8.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 9.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Pass share
42.2%
406 pass / 557 run
Plays / game
68.8
14 games
Team sack rate
6.9%
450 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
117 tackles in 14 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Utah, 224 tackles — drafted at #88 overall by the Seattle Seahawks.
A stat line in 33 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kyle Whittingham.
Next stop · NFL
Seattle SeahawksEntering 8th NFL season
Seattle SeahawksEntering 8th NFL season
