2025 Lander Barton LB Utah NFL Draft Report CFBALL

Position Linebacker
Class Junior
Ht./Wt. 6-4 / 236
Hometown Cottonwood, UT.
Highschool Brighton HS

BARTON QUICK HITS

25 career games with 14 starts.
2022 CFN Freshman All-America and Pac-12 Freshman Defensive Player of the Year.

2024: Has started at linebacker in four games, totaling 17 tackles to lead the LB room plus a pass breakup.

Is averaging 5.3 tackles in Utah’s last three games, with 1.5 third-down stops in that time.
Three straight games with five or more tackles, including a season-best six vs. Baylor.

2023: Started the first seven games at linebacker before sustaining a season-ending injury, recording 34 tackles (0.5 TFL) with four passes defended (2 INT, 2 PBU) and a forced fumble.

His 34 tackles led the linebacker room and ranked third on the team at the time of his injury.
Five games with four-plus tackles, tying his career-high with six vs. No. 22 UCLA.
Career-high nine takedowns came in the win at No. 18 USC.
First career interception went for a 23-yard pick-six vs. Weber State.

2022: Appeared in all 14 games with three starts, leading all freshmen on the team with 46 total tackles (8.0 TFL, 4.5 sacks) along with a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup.

College Football News Freshman All-America Second Team.
Pac-12 Freshman Defensive Player of the Year.
Eight games with four or more tackles, including a career-best six in the Pac-12 Championship vs. No. 4 USC.
Contributed a career-best 3.0 TFL and a sack during the Rose Bowl Game vs. No. 11 Penn State.
Made a 10-yard sack at Colorado, highlighting a four-tackle outing.

High School: Four-star recruit out of Brighton HS, rated the No. 2 recruit in the state of Utah on 247Sports and the No. 17 linebacker nationally on Rivals.

Named a High School All-American, invited to the All-American Bowl.
Two-time all-state first team selection.
Two-time all-region first-team, also earning Region 6 MVP in 2020.
Named MaxPreps Player of the Game 13 times at Brighton.
Recorded 122 total tackles (8.0 sacks) with two interceptions his senior year.
Had 139 tackles (12.5 TFL, 4.5 sacks) as a junior.
Racked up 104 total tackles as a sophomore (11.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks).
Recorded six interceptions at Brighton, three returned for touchdowns.
Played wide receiver as well, recording 909 yards on 81 catches, scoring 16 receiving touchdowns in high school.
Also played basketball, averaging 19.0 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game as a junior to earn second-team all-state.

Personal: Son of Mikki and Paul Barton, who were both two-sport athletes at Utah … father played football and baseball at Utah … mother is a member of the Utah Crimson Club Hall of Fame and was a two-time All-American in basketball … has two brothers and a sister … brother, Cody, was an all-Pac-12 linebacker at Utah from 2015-19 and is currently playing for the Washington Commanders after being drafted in 2019 … brother, Jackson, earned all-Pac-12 as an offensive lineman at Utah from 2014-18 and is playing for the Arizona Cardinals … sister, Dani, is the all-time leader in career kills, sets played, matches played and attempts for Utah Volleyball as a four-time All-American from 2017-21.