Cody Barton
 Barton with the Seattle Seahawks in 2020 | |||||||||
| No. 57 – Seattle Seahawks | |||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | November 13, 1996 Salt Lake City, Utah | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 237 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Brighton (Cottonwood Heights, Utah) | ||||||||
| College: | Utah | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2019 / Round: 3 / Pick: 88 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2021 | |||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com | |||||||||
Cody Likeke Barton (born November 13, 1996) is an American football linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Utah Utes and was drafted by the Seahawks in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft.[1]
Professional career[]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1.89 m) |
237 lb (108 kg) |
31+7⁄8 in (0.81 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) |
4.64 s | 4.03 s | 6.90 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) |
9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) |
30 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine[2] | ||||||||||||
Barton was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round (88th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[3] He made his professional debut in Week 3 of the 2019 season and recorded his first takeaway in the same game after recovering a muffed punt from New Orleans Saints returner Deonte Harris.[4] He spent the majority of his rookie season on Seattle's special teams units and led the team in special teams snaps.[5] He became a starting linebacker in the 2020 season.[6]
Personal life[]
Barton's older brother, Jackson, is a professional offensive lineman.[7] They played in the same class at Utah after Jackson redshirted.[8] Their father, Paul (baseball and football), mother, Mikki (volleyball and basketball), and sister, Dani (volleyball), all also played for the Utah Utes. Paul was selected in the 1991 Major League Baseball draft by the Toronto Blue Jays.[9]
References[]
- ^ Judd, Brandon (April 26, 2019). "2019 NFL draft, Day 2: Could Utah linebacker Cody Barton be the first local taken? One draft expert believes so". Deseret News. Deseret News Publishing Company. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
- ^ "Cody Barton Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ Boyle, John (April 26, 2019). "Seahawks Trade Up Again, Select Utah Linebacker Cody Barton With Pick No. 88 Of 2019 NFL Draft". Seattle Seahawks. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints at Seattle Seahawks - September 22nd, 2019". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ "Seattle Seahawks 2019 Snap Counts". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ "Prior Starting Experience Aided Cody Barton's Preparedness Entering Year 2 With Seahawks". SI.com. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- ^ "Cody Barton player profile". UtahUtes.com.
- ^ Kragthorpe, Kurt (April 23, 2019). "Utah's Barton brothers finished their senior season together. Now they face the NFL draft". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ "Seattle Seahawks' rookie LB Cody Barton continues family's legacy". NBC Sports. May 6, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
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