#23

Michael Barrett

Former linebacker at Michigan. 2023: 61 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks.

LB · Michigan · Sr. · #23

6′0″ · 239 lb · Valdosta, GA

CFB Index 65 · #157 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceCarolina — drafted 2024, Rd 7, Pick 20, #240 overall

Recruiting

3★

ATH recruit

No. 751 nationally · Signed with Michigan

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at Michigan. 2023: 61 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Michigan in 2018.
Drafted round 7 by the Carolina in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Michigan, 190 tackles — drafted at #240 overall by Carolina.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2018

Signed with Michigan3-star out of Lowndes

202213 games

All-Big Tenthird

202314 games

All-Big Tenthird

2024

Drafted by Carolinaround 7, pick 240

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#751 national

CFB

College

Michigan

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #240

Carolina · 2024

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

🎖

ALL-BIG TEN

All-Big Ten mention (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

1 coach

2019–2023

Jim Harbaugh

Michigan

Played his entire career under Jim Harbaugh.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

CarolinaEntering 3rd NFL season

#240Rd 7 · Pick 20

CarolinaEntering 3rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Jim Harbaugh — 51-11 over that span.

2019Michigan9-4HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-leaning

2020Michigan2-4HC: Jim Harbaugh · Pass-leaning

2021Michigan12-2HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-leaning

2022Michigan13-1HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy

2023Michigan15-0HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

65Quality starter #157 of 577?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (93rd percentile). Strength: solo tackles (88th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

QB hurries#147 / 2842 · 93rd pct

Solo tackles#318 / 2842 · 88th pct

Tackles#337 / 2842 · 88th pct

Sacks#309 / 2842 · 87th pct

3.0

Passes defended#744 / 2842 · 67th pct

Tackles for loss#904 / 2842 · 66th pct

3.5

Forced fumbles#54 / 710 · 46th pct

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.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home8g	4.6	0.3	0.2	0.1
Road6g	4.0	0.2	0.2	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-78g	4.2	0.3	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	4.5	0.2	0.2	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kyle Whittingham

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

65 · #157 of 577 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #157 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Michigan	61	36	3.5	3.0	2	--	--
2022	Michigan	58	31	4.0	3.5	1	2	--
2021	Michigan	21	10	2.0	1.0	1	--	--
2020	Michigan	43	25	2.0	1.0	--	--	--
2019	Michigan	7	5	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		190	107	11.5	8.5	4	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2023

W 30–24

vs Ohio State

3 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 PD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.

With J. McCarthy — 148 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.5 · 17 rush yds (4 car) · T. Doman — 52 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 71 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 30-3vs East Carolina	5	2	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 9 tackles
Wk 2	W 35-7vs UNLV	4	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 31-6vs Bowling Green	5	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 31-7vs Rutgers	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 45-7@ Nebraska	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 52-10@ Minnesota	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 52-7vs Indiana	3	1	1.5	1.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 49-0@ Michigan State	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 10	W 41-13vs Purdue	5	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 24-15@ Penn State	5	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 31-24@ Maryland	4	3	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 30-24vs Ohio State	3	3	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 14	W 26-0@ Iowa	7	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Bowl	W 27-20vs Alabama	9	7	1.0	1.0	—	0
Total		61	36	3.5	3.0	—	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology