Player Career

Jaishawn Barham Career Story

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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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Maryland

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Michigan

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20222023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonMaryland13.532.310.7
2023 Regular SeasonMaryland11248.2-2.5
2024 PostseasonMichigan11.5307.70.5
2024 Regular SeasonMichigan11.5307.70
2025 Regular SeasonMichigan233311.311.5

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024Maryland to MichiganP4 to P486.3Dec 4, 2023

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