Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Michigan
Jaishawn Barham
LB • 6'3" • 243 lbs • District Heights, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jaishawn Barham shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
71
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
96
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Maryland • Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan
Player Story
Jaishawn Barham built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from District Heights, MD wearing No. 1, spending time with Maryland and Michigan. The clearest part of Jaishawn Barham's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Maryland
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 28
- Overall
- No. 92
- NFL Team
- Dallas Cowboys
Jaishawn Barham, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Michigan. Jaishawn Barham shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 189
- TFL
- 23
- Sacks
- 12
- QB hurries
- 15
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
Jaishawn Barham quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan · LB
- Career Tackles
- 189
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Michigan
- Top game
- Central Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · St. Frances Academy · Maryland
- High school pipeline
- St. Frances Academy · 1 FBS recruit · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 3 · Pick 28 · Dallas Cowboys
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 32 tackles · LB 458th (top 36%) · Big Ten 153rd (top 20%) · National 1,279th (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Maryland | 11 | 54 | 6.5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 56.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Maryland | 11 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 38.8 |
| 2024 Postseason | Michigan | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 48.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan | 13 | 65 | 3.5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 48.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Michigan | 11 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 72.2 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
Jaishawn Barham played LB for Maryland and Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jaishawn Barham recorded 189 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Michigan paired 23 primary output with 33 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 33 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Maryland, Michigan.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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2025 Regular Season · Michigan
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
2.1
Efficiency
33
Usage
11.3
Consistency
61.2
Best Game by takeover score
Central Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. New Mexico: 1. Oklahoma: 0.5. Central Michigan: 4. Nebraska: 4. Wisconsin: 1.5. USC: 2. Washington: 2. Michigan State: 1. Northwestern: 4. Maryland: 3. Ohio State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. New Mexico: 0 by 10. Oklahoma: 6 by 30. Central Michigan: 6 by 65. Nebraska: 4 by 56.7. Wisconsin: 3 by 27.5. USC: 4 by 36.7. Washington: 1 by 24.2. Michigan State: 1 by 14.2. Northwestern: 2 by 48.3. Maryland: 4 by 46.7. Ohio State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins2.6 · Games = 8 · +1.7 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 3 · -1.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Central Michigan
Best efficiency game
65 vs Central Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | vs Ohio State | L 9-27 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ MarylandSplash game | W 45-20 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ NorthwesternSplash game | W 24-22 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Michigan State | W 31-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs WashingtonSplash game | W 24-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ USCSplash game | L 13-31 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Wisconsin | W 24-10 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ NebraskaSplash game | W 30-27 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Central Michigan2+ sacks · Splash game | W 63-3 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Oklahoma | L 13-24 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs New Mexico | W 34-17 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jaishawn Barham story
Jaishawn Barham built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from District Heights, MD wearing No. 1, spending time with Maryland and Michigan. The clearest part of Jaishawn Barham's career was his defensive production: 189 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, and 1 interception across 46 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Maryland. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jaishawn Barham's production has multiple signals. With 46 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Maryland and Michigan.
The arc is straightforward: Jaishawn Barham moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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- 1
Maryland
2022-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Michigan
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20222023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Maryland | 13.5 | 32.3 | 10.7 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Maryland | 11 | 24 | 8.2 | -2.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Michigan | 11.5 | 30 | 7.7 | 0.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan | 11.5 | 30 | 7.7 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Michigan | 23 | 33 | 11.3 | 11.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 100 Central Michigan
Week 3 · W 63-3
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Purdue
Week 6 · L 29-31 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Charlotte
Week 2 · W 38-20
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 46 Nebraska
Week 4 · W 30-27 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Indiana
Week 11 · L 15-20 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Michigan
23 primary output · 33 efficiency · 11.3 usage
72.2
#2
2022 Regular Season · Maryland
56.3
13.5 primary · 32.3 efficiency · 10.7 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Michigan
48.8
11.5 primary · 30 efficiency · 7.7 usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
16
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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