{"id":64332,"date":"2019-04-25T19:01:37","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T23:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=64332"},"modified":"2021-03-11T22:09:55","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T03:09:55","slug":"cody-barton-2019-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/04\/25\/cody-barton-2019-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Cody Barton 2019 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Position: <\/strong>Linebacker<br \/>\n<strong>Height: <\/strong>6\u20192\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Weight: <\/strong>237 pounds<br \/>\n<strong>School: <\/strong>Utah<\/p>\n<p><strong>Combine Performance Data<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>40-yard dash<\/strong>: 4.64 seconds<br \/>\n<strong>Bench press<\/strong>: 30 reps (second-best among linebackers)<br \/>\n<strong>Vertical jump<\/strong>: 32.5 inches<br \/>\n<strong>Broad jump<\/strong>: 9 feet, 8 inches<br \/>\n<strong>Three-cone drill<\/strong>: 6.90 seconds (fourth-best among linebackers)<br \/>\n<strong>20-yard shuttle<\/strong>: 4.03 seconds (best among linebackers)<br \/>\n<strong>60-yard shuttle<\/strong>: 11.47 seconds (second-best among linebackers)<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Cody Barton 2019 NFL Draft Profile<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Cody Barton<\/strong> is a senior out of Utah. Barton began his collegiate career as a true freshman where he registered seven tackles in 12 games as a backup. He started in five games his sophomore year in a season which saw him tally 66 tackles with 8.5 for loss and three pass breakups. Barton had a similar junior year in a season which saw him start in just four games while accumulating 45 tackles with 4.5 for loss and four sacks.<\/p>\n<p>Barton finally earned a starting spot as a senior in a year which saw him lead his team in tackles with 116. He also registered four sacks and an interception. For his efforts, Barton received honorable mention All-Pac 12 recognition.\u00a0He also has a brother, Jackson Barton, who is likely to be undrafted as an offensive tackle out of the same school.<\/p>\n<h2>Strengths<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>good pass coverage ability;<\/li>\n<li>able to make plays in space;<\/li>\n<li>a high motor prospect;<\/li>\n<li>plays with physicality;<\/li>\n<li>an adept tackler;<\/li>\n<li>sports athletic bloodlines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Weaknesses<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>doesn&#8217;t sport standout athleticism;<\/li>\n<li>only has a single year of starting experience;<\/li>\n<li>trouble disengaging from blocks;<\/li>\n<li>slightly undersized;<\/li>\n<li>low range in tracking the entirety of the field<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NFL Comparison<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BurrMi00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miles Burris<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teams With Need at Position<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/raiders\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oakland Raiders<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/bengals\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/broncos\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Denver Broncos<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/browns\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cleveland Browns<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/chiefs\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/rams\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/steelers\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/packers\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Green Bay Packers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Projection: Fourth to fifth round<\/p>\n<h2>Bottom Line<\/h2>\n<p>Barton has a lot of developing to do if he\u2019s ever going to be more than a special teams player at the next level. His injury history and lack of starting experience will be a concern for any team that puts him on their draft board. He\u2019s also a little undersized and doesn\u2019t move as fast as someone should at that stature. What Barton does have going for him is how well he plays in space and his above-average pass coverage skills. If he doesn\u2019t develop into a starter by the end of his rookie deal, then look for him to be out of the league. If not for his above average tackling ability, then he\u2019d likely have trouble even making the 53-man roster. As it stands today, he\u2019s a player with a high floor and a low ceiling. Look for Barton to be a late fourth to late fifth-round selection.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"9_vLaqsYR-JPmlSNfG1qwA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1076287280\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'9_vLaqsYR-JPmlSNfG1qwA',sig:'hKT0zr9GEBovR8i6PyxKXKsrRKtQFD45xtmcgE-03vw=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1076287280',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Position: Linebacker Height: 6\u20192\u201d Weight: 237 pounds School: Utah Combine Performance Data 40-yard dash: 4.64 seconds Bench press: 30 reps (second-best among linebackers) Vertical jump: 32.5 inches Broad jump: 9 feet, 8 inches Three-cone drill: 6.90 seconds (fourth-best among linebackers) 20-yard shuttle: 4.03 seconds (best among linebackers) 60-yard shuttle: 11.47 seconds (second-best among linebackers) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3003,"featured_media":64393,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647],"tags":[4070],"class_list":["post-64332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","tag-2019-nfl-draft"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3003"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64332\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}