American football player (born 2003)
Lander Barton Utah Utes – No. 8 Position Linebacker Class Junior Major Communication Personal information Born: (2003-12-30 ) December 30, 2003 (age 21) Cottonwood Heights, Utah , U.S.Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight 236 lb (107 kg) Career history College Utah (2022–present)High school Brighton (Cottonwood Heights) Career highlights and awards
Lander Barton (born December 30, 2003)[ 1] American football linebacker for theUtah Utes . He was named the 2022Pac-12 Defensive Freshman of the Year. He is the younger brother of NFL playersCody Barton andJackson Barton .
Barton was bornc. 2003 – c. 2004 in Cottonwood Heights, Utah , later attendingBrighton High School .[ 2] [ 3] Utah Utes ; his mother, Mikki-Kane, was an honorable mentionAll-American basketball player for Utah as well as an athlete competing in volleyball; his sister,Dani Drews , was an All-American volleyball player for the Utes and is a professional volleyball player overseas, in the United States, and for theUnited States Women’s National Team ;[ 4] Cody andJackson , each have played for Utah and in theNational Football League (NFL).[ 5]
Barton attendedBrighton High School and played basketball and football: in football, he was twice first-team all-state, twice first-team all-region and was the 2020 Region 6MVP ; and in basketball he was a second-team all-state choice.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] linebacker andwide receiver in football, totaling 122tackles in addition to twointerceptions as asenior while also having a career total of 16receiving touchdowns .[ 8] [ 6] [ 9] [ 10] college football for the Utah Utes, following in the steps of several of his family members.[ 11]
As a truefreshman at Utah in 2022, Barton appeared in 14 games, three as a starter, and posted 46 tackles, eightTFLs, 4.5 sacks , a forcedfumble and fumble recovery.[ 12] [ 13] College Football News Freshman All-American and was named thePac-12 Conference Freshman Defensive Player of the Year.[ 6] [ 14] [ 12]
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Overall (1975–1982) Offensive (1983–present) Defensive (1983–present) Freshman (1999–2008) Freshman Offensive (2009–present) Freshman Defensive (2009–present)
