Lander Barton discusses the transition from high school athlete to starting as a true freshman in college

enDecember 14, 2022

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About this Episode

In this episode, Lander Barton discusses the transition from high school athlete to starting as a true freshman in college. He also dives into his family background and their influence.

This episode is sponsored by Berkshire Hathaway Thank you for supporting Talkin' Utes and Utah athletes.

About Lander Barton:

2022: Appeared in 13 games games with three starts.

College Football News Freshman All-America Second Team.
Pac-12 Freshman Defensive Player of the Year.
Leads true freshmen on the team in tackles (42), TFL (5.0) and sacks (3.5).
Seven games with four or more tackles.
Coming off a career-high six tackle effort (0.5 TFL) in the Pac-12 Championship vs. USC, with a fumble recovery, one breakup and a QB hurry.
Had five tackles (0.5 sack) in the win over Stanford.
Made a 10-yard sack during the regular season finale at Colorado.
Forced his first career fumble vs. Arizona.
Had a seven-yard sack in the conference opener at Arizona State.
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 Seattle Seahawks 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 Las Vegas Raiders … 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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2023: Played in all nine games, starting at Baylor and vs. No. 8 Oregon.

Credited with a team-leading 48 tackles (1.0 TFL).
Season-best 11 takedowns came in the game vs. No. 8 Oregon.
Followed that up with a 10-tackle effort against ASU.
Has four games with six or more stops, which also includes his nine in the win at Baylor.
Ranks second on the team with 6.0 third-down stops.

Prior to Utah: Played in 31 games with 15 starts at Stanford from 2019-22, racking up 207 tackles (9.0 TFL, 3.0 sacks), two interceptions, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup.

Served as team captain in his final season.
Watch List honors in 2022 included the Butkus Award, Lott IMPACT Trophy, Polynesian College Football Player of the Year and the East-West Shrine Bowl.
Presented the 2019 Greg Piers Award, given to the most outstanding special teams scout team player.
Had a team-leading 76 tackles (3.5 TFL, 1.0 Sack) in 2022.
Two games during 2022 with 10-plus tackles, matching his career-high with 12 stops at Utah.
Second career interception came in 2022 in the win over Arizona State.

High School: Two-time All-State and All-Region honoree as a two-way player out of Ridgeline HS.

Four-star recruit by Rivals.
No. 18 inside linebacker in the nation on PrepStar.
No. 5 recruit in the state of Utah on Rivals.
Invited to the 2017 Polynesian Bowl.
Named Logan Herald All-Valley Defensive Player of the Year (2015) and All-Valley Player of the Year (2016).
Had 63 tackles (11 sacks) as a senior, along with 732 rushing yards (12 TD) and 342 receiving yards (2 TD).
Contributed 87 tackles (6 sacks), an interception and a blocked punt return TD during his junior campaign.

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