Michael Barrett: LB · Michigan · #23.
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Michael Barrett
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Fifth year in the same linebacker corps at Michigan. Named All-Big Ten two seasons running, most recently in 2023. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 1 sack against Alabama — Bowl, 2023.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
61 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-3vs East Carolina | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| 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@ No. 9 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 No. 2 Ohio State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 26-0vs No. 18 Iowa | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 27-20vs No. 5 Alabama | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 61 | 36 | 3.5 | 3.0 | — | 2 |
Bowl · 2023
W 27-20
vs Alabama · neutral site
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 9 tackles
A close one, won by 7 at a neutral site.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
61tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%4 TFLSack rate
5%3 sacksPD rate
3%2 pass breakups61 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
5 seasons under Jim Harbaugh — 51-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 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
Head Coach
Jim Harbaugh
Pass share
39.6%
360 pass / 550 run
Plays / game
60.7
15 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
384 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #157 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Michigan, 190 tackles — drafted at #240 overall by the Carolina Panthers.
A stat line in 51 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jim Harbaugh.
Next stop · NFL
Carolina PanthersEntering 3rd NFL season
Carolina PanthersEntering 3rd NFL season
