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Jersey Number 8
Lander Barton
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 240
- Position:
- LB
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Cottonwood Heights, Utah
- High School:
- Brighton HS
- Major:
- Communication
BARTON QUICK HITS
2025: Played in all 13 games, making 12 starts at linebacker and two on offense.
2024: Started at linebacker in all 12 games, totaling a team-best 72 tackles (5.0 TFL) plus six passes defended (2 INT, 4 PBU) and one fumble recovery.
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.
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.
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 … brothers, Cody and Jackson, also played at Utah and went on to the NFL ... Cody was an all-Pac-12 linebacker from 2015-19 while Jackson earned all-Pac-12 as an offensive lineman at Utah from 2014-18 … 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.
- 46 career games with 34 starts.
- Accepted an invitation to the 2026 East-West Shrine Bowl
- 2022 CFN Freshman All-America and Pac-12 Freshman Defensive Player of the Year.
- Finished the 2025 season as one of five active Big 12 players with multiple career pick-sixes.
2025: Played in all 13 games, making 12 starts at linebacker and two on offense.
- All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
- Totaled 55 tackles (3.5 TFL, 1.5 sack) on the season, ranking third on the team.
- Two passes defended (1 INT, 1 PBU) plus a fumble recovery, with his interception sealing the Senior Day win over Kansas State.
- Caught six passes for 44 yards (1 TD), with a season-long 17-yard reception at BYU.
- Season-best eight tackles at West Virginia included an assisted sack.
- Four tackles at Baylor were all solo and included season-highs in TFL (2.0) and sacks (1.0).
- Butkus Award Preseason Watch List.
2024: Started at linebacker in all 12 games, totaling a team-best 72 tackles (5.0 TFL) plus six passes defended (2 INT, 4 PBU) and one fumble recovery.
- Academic All-Big 12 Team.
- During the regular season, ranked 13th among Big 12 linebackers with 6.0 tackles per game.
- Seven games with six or more tackles, with a career-best 12 at Houston.
- Ranked second in the LB room with 6.0 third-down stops.
- Had an 87-yard pick-six in the game vs. Iowa State.
- His TFL at Houston was a fourth-down stop, capping off a goal line stand for the Utah defense.
- Came up with an interception (17 yards) on the very first play of the game at Colorado.
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 … brothers, Cody and Jackson, also played at Utah and went on to the NFL ... Cody was an all-Pac-12 linebacker from 2015-19 while Jackson earned all-Pac-12 as an offensive lineman at Utah from 2014-18 … 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.
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