{"id":69165,"date":"2024-09-04T17:38:05","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T22:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=69165"},"modified":"2024-09-04T17:38:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T22:38:05","slug":"michigan-football-jaishawn-barham-is-an-intimidating-figure-jimmy-rolder-is-a-third-starter-at-linebacker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/michigan-football-jaishawn-barham-is-an-intimidating-figure-jimmy-rolder-is-a-third-starter-at-linebacker\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan football: Jaishawn Barham is an \u2018intimidating figure,\u2019 Jimmy Rolder is a \u2018third starter\u2019 at linebacker"},"content":{"rendered":"

ANN ARBOR, Mich. \u2014\u00a0Michigan Wolverines football<\/a> <\/strong>linebackers coach and defensive run game coordinator Brian Jean-Mary<\/a><\/strong> recruited junior Jaishawn Barham<\/a><\/strong> when he was a four-star product in the 2022 class out of Baltimore St. Frances<\/a><\/strong>. Barham, though, chose to stay home at Maryland.<\/p>\n

When Barham entered the transfer portal<\/a><\/strong> last December, Jean-Mary was coaching at Tennessee and once again spurned him, opting to go to Michigan. But Jean-Mary was hired back to U-M over the winter.<\/p>\n

\u201cI came right behind him, so I told him I was 0-for-2 in recruiting him. So happy we\u2019re together right now,\u201d Jean-Mary said.<\/p>\n

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Barham is a 6-foot-3, 248-pound linebacker who was impressive in his U-M debut, a 30-10 win over Fresno State, notching 2 tackles and 1 quarterback hurry. His effort went beyond the box score, though, adding 2 pressures on 13 pass-rush snaps and showing up around the ball on numerous more occasions.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been doing this for a long time,\u201d Jean-Mary said. \u201cI think he\u2019s got a skill set that could be one of the best I\u2019ve been around.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, he\u2019s still a work in progress, still young. He\u2019s still learning. He has a great skill set as a pass rusher. He doesn\u2019t know how strong he is.<\/p>\n

\u201cPhysically gifted, but it\u2019s gonna be the little things that are gonna take him to the level that I think we all expect him to get to \u2014\u00a0how he studies film, how he is able to break down the opponent in his mind and use some of the natural skills that he has as a blitzer, pass rusher and as a run defender. The last part, obviously, is being above adequate in pass coverage to make sure he can affect the game in that way.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs far as his physical talent, he\u2019s probably one of the best I\u2019ve been around.\u201d<\/p>\n

Michigan brought more than four pass rushers on 59 percent of passing snaps in defensive coordinator Wink Martindale<\/a><\/strong>\u2018s debut. Barham blitzed 13 times, while fellow starting inside linebacker Ernest Hausmann<\/a><\/strong> came on 5 pass plays. Jean-Mary was asked how Barham\u2019s skill set suits how the Wolverines want to play defensively.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, the one thing that we always want to be is aggressive,\u201d the Michigan coach said. \u201cEven when we\u2019re not blitzing, we want to kind of exert our will on people, per se, and he does that.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s an intimidating figure, just walking around. He doesn\u2019t say much, but sometimes that\u2019s the best intimidation you can have is just walking into a room with a stone face \u2014\u00a0and I think he\u2019s got that down.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut as far as what we ask him to do, obviously just play physical against the run. That\u2019s always No. 1. And he has a unique skill set there that when he hits people, they go backwards. As simple as that sounds, not everybody has that. And we just have to keep building from there.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s got a toughness to him that he brings and that I think the defense feeds off of. He\u2019s a playmaker. When we do things with him \u2014\u00a0whether it be in the run game or the pass game \u2014\u00a0he seems to always be around the football.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jimmy Rolder breaks out against Fresno State<\/h2>\n

Another Michigan linebacker who burst onto the scene was junior Jimmy Rolder<\/a><\/strong>, 21 defensive snaps, the third-most in a game in his caeer. Rolder has battled injuries throughout his time, including one that forced him to redshirt in 2023.<\/p>\n

Now, the Chicago native has earned a much bigger role, and he showed up with 2 tackles, including 1 behind the line of scrimmage. He, too, was asked to blitz, coming 4 times on pass plays.<\/p>\n

Jean-Mary was asked if the key for Rolder is staying healthy.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah,\u201d the Michigan assistant replied. \u201cThat\u2019s a skill in itself, is health. You can\u2019t really become the player that you want to be if you\u2019re not able to practice, as with playing. I think he\u2019s done a great job taking care of himself. A lot of his injuries in the past have been unfortunate.<\/p>\n

\u201cKnock on wood, he\u2019s been healthy for the most part this fall camp and has really played his way into being that third starter that most groups hope to have. We have a lot of confidence for him, and I think he\u2019s just going to get better and better as the year goes on.\u201d<\/p>\n

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