Shaquil Barrett
Shaquil Barrett (born November 17, 1992) is an American football outside linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He played college football at Colorado State University.
| No. 58 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Outside linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | November 17, 1992 Baltimore, Maryland | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Boys Town (Boys Town, Nebraska) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Colorado State Nebraska–Omaha | ||||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Franchise tag | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2019 | |||||||||||||||
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College career
Barrett started playing college football at Nebraska-Omaha in 2010. After the school eliminated its football program,[1] he transferred to Colorado State. Since Barrett was transferring from a school that cut its program, he was eligible to play immediately instead of having to sit out a year. Barrett played three seasons (2011–13) for Colorado State University. He started 35-of-38 games for CSU and totaled 246 tackles (116 solo), 18 sacks, 32.5 tackles for a loss, three interceptions, six passes defended, seven forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, and three blocked kicks. Barrett was named Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a senior in 2013 after ranking fifth in the nation with 12 sacks and 20.5 tackles for a loss. [2]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 1 3⁄4 in (1.87 m) |
251 lb (114 kg) |
4.73 s | 1.68 s | 2.79 s | 4.42 s | 6.90 s | 29 in (0.74 m) |
9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) |
16 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine[3] | ||||||||||||
Denver Broncos
2014 season: Rookie year
After going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft, Barrett signed with the Denver Broncos on May 16, 2014.[4] After being waived for final roster cuts before the start of the 2014 season, the Broncos signed him to their practice squad on September 1, 2014.[5] Barrett spent 16 weeks of the regular season competing on the practice squad, but was signed to the 53-man roster for the Week 7 game vs. the San Francisco 49ers. He was once again signed to the 53-man roster for the AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. the Indianapolis Colts, but did not play.[2]
2015 season
After finishing the 2015 NFL preseason with the most sacks of any player on the team, Barrett made the final 53-man roster. Barrett saw action in all 16 games (6 starts) and three postseason games, posting 41 tackles (28 solo), 5.5 sacks, four passes defensed, four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and nine special-teams tackles. Barrett tallied two tackles and one special-teams stop in Denver's three postseason games. He made one tackle and one special-teams stop in his NFL debut vs. the Baltimore Ravens on September 13, 2015. In Week 6 of the 2015 season, Barrett made his first NFL start vs. the Cleveland Browns after DeMarcus Ware suffered a back injury. He finished with nine tackles (6 solo), 1.5 sacks, three tackles for loss, one pass defensed, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery. On February 7, 2016, Barrett played in Super Bowl 50, but left the game to be evaluated with a concussion. He returned to finish the game and the Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers by a score of 24–10.[6]
2016 season
Barrett played all 16 games and totaled 31 tackles (20 solo), 1.5 sacks, one forced fumble, and two passes defensed in addition to five special-teams stops.
2017 season
In 2017, Barrett appeared in 16 games (9 starts), totaling 36 tackles (30 solo), four sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, and one blocked punt.
2018 season
On March 12, 2018, the Broncos placed a second-round restricted free agent tender on Barrett.[7] On April 23, 2018, he signed his exclusive rights tender.[8]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
On March 15, 2019, Barrett signed a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[9]
2019 season
During Week 2 against the Carolina Panthers, Barrett sacked Cam Newton a then career-best 3 times as the Buccaneers won 20–14.[10] With his strong performance, he earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week.[11] In the next game against the New York Giants, Barrett recorded a career-best 4 sacks and 2 forced fumbles, tying the franchise single-game sack record held by Simeon Rice and Marcus Jones, as well as becoming the first player in franchise history to record at least 3 sacks in back to back games. The Buccaneers narrowly lost 32–31.[12] The following week, Barrett recorded his first NFL interception and a strip-sack on Jared Goff which was returned for a touchdown by teammate Ndamukong Suh in a 55–40 road victory over the Los Angeles Rams. As a result of his strong first month of play (9 sacks, 1 interception, 3 forced fumbles at the end of week 4), he was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Month for September.[13]
In Week 15, during a 38–17 road victory over the Detroit Lions, Barrett recorded 5 tackles and a sack, tying the Buccaneers franchise record for sacks in a single season held by Warren Sapp. On December 17, 2019, Barrett was selected to the 2020 Pro Bowl, the first of his career. In Week 17, during a 28–22 overtime loss to the Atlanta Falcons, Barrett sacked Matt Ryan 3 times, breaking the Buccaneers franchise record set by Warren Sapp for the most sacks in a single season with 19.5.[14]
Barrett finished the 2019 season setting new career highs with a league leading 19.5 sacks, 58 tackles, 6 forced fumbles, 2 pass deflections, and 1 interception.
2020 season
On March 16, 2020, the Buccaneers placed the franchise tag on Barrett.[15]
NFL statistics
| Legend | |
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| Led the league | |
| Won the Super Bowl | |
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comb | Total | Ast | Sack | Sfty | Int | Yds | Lng | TD | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |||
| 2014 | DEN | 0 | 0 | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | DEN | 16 | 6 | 50 | 35 | 15 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | DEN | 16 | 0 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | DEN | 16 | 9 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | DEN | 13 | 0 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | TB | 16 | 16 | 58 | 45 | 13 | 19.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career | 77 | 31 | 209 | 156 | 53 | 33.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
Postseason
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comb | Total | Ast | Sack | Sfty | Int | Yds | Lng | TD | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |||
| 2014 | DEN | 0 | 0 | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | DEN | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
NFL records
- Most sacks through the first 3 weeks of a season - 8 (2019) (tied with Mark Gastineau)
- Most sacks through the first 4 weeks of a season - 9 (2019) (tied with Mark Gastineau, Kevin Greene, and Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila)
Buccaneers franchise records
- Most sacks in a season - 19.5 (2019)
- Most sacks in a game - 4 (tied) (September 22, 2019 vs New York Giants)
- Most forced fumbles in a game - 2 (tied) (September 22, 2019 vs New York Giants)
Personal life
Barrett attended Boys Town (Neb.) High School, where he was an all-state defensive lineman. He was named Athlete of the Year at Boys Town.[2]
Barrett married his wife, Jordanna, when he was still a college sophomore on February 2, 2012.[16][16]
References
- "Wrestling with the truth in Nebraska".
- http://files.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Images/email_blast/2018_Denver_Broncos_Media_Guide_a.pdf
- "Shaquil Barrett, DS #29 OLB, Colorado State". www.nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- Lyell, Kelly (January 23, 2016). "Broncos' Shaquil Barrett: From CSU to undrafted to AFC Championship". Coloradoan.com. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- Renck, Troy (August 31, 2014). "Kapri Bibbs, Shaquil Barrett among 9 signed to Broncos' practice squad". DenverPost.com. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- "Super Bowl 50 - Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers - February 7th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- Alper, Josh (March 12, 2018). "Broncos give Matt Paradis, Shaquil Barrett second-round RFA tenders". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- DiLalla, Aric (April 23, 2018). "Shaquil Barrett signs restricted free agent tender, Garcia-Williams signs ERFA tender". DenverBroncos.com.
- "Bucs sign LB Shaq Barrett to 1-year deal". Bucs Wire. USA Today. March 15, 2019.
- "Bucs use goal-line stand to beat Panthers 20-14". www.espn.com. September 13, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- "Patrick Mahomes, Russell Wilson among Players of the Week". NFL.com. September 18, 2019.
- Arcia, Gil (September 22, 2019). "Notes and highlights from the Bucs 32-31 loss to the Giants". bucsnation.com.
- Alper, Josh. "Shaq Barrett's big September results in NFC defensive player of the month". profootballtalk.com. NBCSports.
- "Jones' INT return in OT lifts Falcons over Bucs 28-22". www.espn.com. Associated Press. December 29, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- Shook, Nick (March 16, 2020). "Bucs tagging Shaq Barrett after leading NFL in sacks". NFL.com.
- Jhabvala, Nicki (September 6, 2015). "Shaquil Barrett, his wife happy to see their perseverance pay off with Broncos". DenverPost.com. Retrieved January 24, 2016.