Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-7vs Eastern Illinois | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-38vs Mississippi State | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 15 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Maverick Baranowski
Senior linebacker for Minnesota. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 230 lb · Ponce Inlet, FL · Spruce Creek
CFB Index 74 · #94 of 583 LBsHigh confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
15
tackles · 2026 · through week 2
1 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 9 tackles, vs Mississippi State
Statement game17 tackles · 1 TFL · 1 sackvs New Mexico (FBS) · W 20-17
Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.
Maverick Baranowski is the linebackeriest linebacker that ever linebackeredr/CFB game thread · ▲ 2His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior linebacker for Minnesota. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Minnesota in 2022.
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
QB hurries: 83rd percentile.
The full scouting readMaverick Baranowski
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. He has spent four seasons in the Minnesota linebacker corps. One game to point at: 9 tackles against Mississippi State — Week 2, 2026.
15 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2022
- Signed with Minnesota3-star out of Spruce Creek
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Minnesota
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Minnesota
Played his entire career under P.J. Fleck.
2026 snapshot
Since week 1: +9 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under P.J. Fleck — 23-18 over that span.
2023Minnesota6-7HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Minnesota8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Balanced
2025Minnesota8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Minnesota1-1HC: P.J. Fleck · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Defensive profile
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
15tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups15 tackles · 1 for loss.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 7.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #16 of 72 Big Ten LBs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 59–7
1 tackles for loss · 6 tackles · 1 solo tackles
Dominant 52-point win at home against Eastern Illinois.
With J. Tracy — 5 rec · 98 yds · D. Lindsey — 264 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 86.2 · 6 rush yds (2 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 1,634 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Big Ten as a senior.
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Lamont Bishop’s 2022 season.
Matches Lamont on
Sack rate
Solo tackle rate
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Matt Rose's senior season at Stanford (2026).
Matches Matt on
Class year
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Maverick Baranowski
Background
PRONUNCIATION Your browser does not support HTML5 audio. HONORS: Academic All-Big Ten (2025, 2024, 2023) All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (2025, 2024) CSC Academic All-District Team (2025, 2024) 2025 • JUNIOR SEASON: Started all 13 games and led team in in tackles (103) and solo tackles (52) • becam...
The linebacker corps · Minnesota
- #6Maverick Baranowski102 tackles · 2025
- #29Andrew Marshall61 tackles · 2025
- #49Matt Kingsbury34 tackles · 2025
- #2Emmanuel Karmo14 tackles · 2025
- #19Joey Gerlach11 tackles · 2025
5 more on the roster · Minnesota team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology