Cody
Barton.
Cody
Barton.
Utah· 6'2"· 237 lb· 4.64s 40
Cover-3 match with primary responsibilities dropping into coverage, maintaining outside leverage, and running alleys to the sideline.
Immediate special teams impact player with the ability to develop into a starting Will or Sam linebacker within two seasons.
A true 3-4 two-gap scheme where he would be asked to consistently take on and shed interior offensive linemen.
Barton's measurables and coverage instincts make him a natural fit for a Will or Sam linebacker role in a Cover-3 heavy defense, leveraging his speed and agility.
Selected #88 overall in Round 3 of the 2019 NFL Draft by Seattle Seahawks out of Utah.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.64sp50
- Vertical
- 32.5inp50
- Broad jump
- 116inp50
- Three-cone
- 6.90sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.03sp50
- Bench
- 30repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Utah | 11 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | Utah | 13 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | Utah | 14 | 117 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Career | — | 38 | 224 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Cody Barton has played five seasons in the NFL, initially as a special teams ace and rotational linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks, eventually becoming a full-time starter. He later signed with the Washington Commanders and Denver Broncos.