Lander Barton is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Utah.
Barton is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Fourth year in the same linebacker corps at Utah. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 0.5 sacks against West Virginia — Week 5, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 3.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 43-10@ UCLA | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-9vs Cal Poly | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-6@ Wyoming | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-34vs No. 17 Texas Tech | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 48-14@ West Virginia | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 42-10vs No. 21 Arizona State | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-24@ No. 15 BYU | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-14vs No. 17 Cincinnati | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 55-28@ Baylor | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 51-47vs Kansas State | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-21@ Kansas | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 44-22vs Nebraska | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 23 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
Week 12 · 2025
W 55-28
at Baylor
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 27-point win on the road against Baylor.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
51tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%4 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups51 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Kyle Whittingham — 34-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Pass share
39.8%
371 pass / 562 run
Plays / game
71.8
13 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
367 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #219 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #31 of 73 Big 12 LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
A stat line in 44 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kyle Whittingham.
