2018 Football Roster
Michael Barnett
- Position:
- DT
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 304
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Ridgeville, S.C.
- High School:
- Woodland
Career Highs:
5 tackles vs. South Carolina, 2019
2 QB pressures vs. Tennessee, 2019
2019: A key player on Georgia teams that won 11 or more games three straight seasons, won three straight SEC Eastern Division titles, and played in three straight New Year’s Six Bowl game (2018 Rose, 2019 Allstate Sugar, 2020 Allstate Sugar)...also part of a senior class that won 44 games, tied for most in school history...played in 13 of 14 games in 2019, starting in six, with 23 stops and three QB pressures...two tackles, one TFL assist and two QB hurries in win at Tennessee...career-high five stops in his first starting assignment vs. USC...had two assisted tackles and a batted down pass vs. Texas A&M...selected as one of three game captains for the Arkansas State game...one of three winners of the defensive ”Up Front” Award at the team’s post-season awards gala...part of a Georgia defense that finished with the #1 national ranking in Scoring Defense (12.6 ppg—school record for few points allowed in 12-+ game season), #1 national ranking in Rushing Defense (74.6 ypg—2nd best in school history), #1 nationally in fewest rushing TD’s allowed (2—school record), and #3 nationally in Total Defense (257.7 ypg).
2018: Played in all 14 games, making his first collegiate start vs. Georgia Tech...had 14 stops and one pass breakup...career-best three tackles vs. Georgia Tech.
2017: Played in 12 of the last 13 games...had two tackles in wins vs. Kentucky and Georgia Tech...credited with one tackle assist vs. Samford.
2016: Recipient of the James E. Farish Football Scholarship.
2015: Appeared in seven games ... five total tackles ... career-best two tackles against Auburn ... first career tackle against Florida and had a QB hurry ... enrolled at UGA in January ... UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
High School: Woodland ... coached by Mathis Burnette ... selected to attend Nike’s The Opening by Student Sports ... Prepstar 300 player ... ESPN.com four-star prospect, #22 ranked DE nationally, #6 overall prospect in the state of South Carolina, ESPN Top 300 recruit ... Scout.com four-star prospect, #27 ranked DE nationally, #13 ranked DE in the South region, #2 ranked DE in South Carolina ... 247sports.com four-star prospect, #203 ranked player in the country, #13 strong side DE, #3 overall prospect in the state of South Carolina ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #16 ranked WDE nationally, #4 overall prospect in the state of South Carolina ... helped lead the Wolverines to a 9-5 record and a third-round playoff appearance in 2014 ... named to the South Carolina Football Coaches Association 2014 Palmetto Champions Lower State All-Star Team ... selected to the 2014 South Carolina Shrine Bowl ... tallied 89 tackles, 33 for loss and seven sacks in his junior year ... recorded 45 tackles, including 10 for loss and six sacks, as well as two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in his sophomore campaign.
Personal: MICHAEL JERMAINE BARNETT...Major: Entertainment and Media Studies...recipient of the James E. Farish Football Scholarship...received his undergraduate degree during Fall Semester commencement exercises.
