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Shaquil Barrett

Shaquil Akeem Barrett (born November 17, 1992) is an American former professional football linebacker. He played college football for the Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks before transferring to the Colorado State Rams. Barrett was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent after the 2014 NFL draft. After five seasons with the Broncos, including winning Super Bowl 50, he signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Barrett's level of play increased, making the Pro Bowl and All-Pro teams in 2019 after leading the league in sacks, and in 2021 won Super Bowl LV, recording a sack in the game. He signed with the Miami Dolphins in 2024 before briefly retiring from football, later returning to the Buccaneers and confirming in 2025 that he was "100 percent done for good" with the NFL.

Infobox

Position
Linebacker
Born
(1992-11-17) November 17, 1992 (age 33)Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight
250 lb (113 kg)
High school
Boys Town (Boys Town, Nebraska
College
Nebraska–Omaha (2010)Colorado State (2011–2013)
NFL draft
2014: undrafted
Total tackles
401
Sacks
59.0
Forced fumbles
22
Fumble recoveries
5
Pass deflections
18
Interceptions
3
Defensive touchdowns
1

Tables

Pre-draft measurables · College career › Pre-draft measurables
4.73 s
4.73 s
! 40-yard dash
4.73 s
20-yard shuttle
4.42 s
Vertical jump
29 in(0.74 m)
Bench press
16 reps
All values from Pro Day.
All values from Pro Day.
! 40-yard dash
All values from Pro Day.
! 40-yard dash
20-yard shuttle
Vertical jump
Bench press
4.73 s
4.42 s
29 in(0.74 m)
16 reps
All values from Pro Day.
· NFL career statistics
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Legend
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Career high
Legend
Won the Super Bowl
Led the league
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Career high
· NFL career statistics › Regular season
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Cmb
Games
Solo
Tackles
Ast
Tackles
Sck
Tackles
Sfty
Tackles
Int
Tackles
Yds
Interceptions
Lng
Interceptions
TD
Interceptions
PD
Interceptions
FF
Interceptions
FR
Fumbles
Yds
Fumbles
TD
2014
2014
Year
2014
Team
DEN
Games
0
Games
0
Tackles
DNP
2015
2015
Year
2015
Team
DEN
Games
16
Games
6
Tackles
50
Tackles
35
Tackles
15
Tackles
5.5
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
4
Fumbles
4
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2016
2016
Year
2016
Team
DEN
Games
16
Games
0
Tackles
36
Tackles
23
Tackles
13
Tackles
1.5
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
2
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2017
2017
Year
2017
Team
DEN
Games
16
Games
9
Tackles
37
Tackles
31
Tackles
6
Tackles
4.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2018
2018
Year
2018
Team
DEN
Games
13
Games
0
Tackles
28
Tackles
22
Tackles
6
Tackles
3.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2019
2019
Year
2019
Team
TB
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
58
Tackles
45
Tackles
13
Tackles
19.5
Tackles
0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
4
Interceptions
4
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
2
Fumbles
6
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2020
2020
Year
2020
Team
TB
Games
15
Games
15
Tackles
57
Tackles
43
Tackles
14
Tackles
8.0
Tackles
1
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
3
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2021
2021
Year
2021
Team
TB
Games
15
Games
15
Tackles
51
Tackles
37
Tackles
14
Tackles
10.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
3
Interceptions
3
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
4
Fumbles
3
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
0
2022
2022
Year
2022
Team
TB
Games
8
Games
8
Tackles
31
Tackles
20
Tackles
11
Tackles
3.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2023
2023
Year
2023
Team
TB
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
52
Tackles
33
Tackles
19
Tackles
4.5
Tackles
0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
4
Interceptions
4
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
2
Fumbles
3
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2024
2024
Year
2024
Team
TB
Games
1
Games
0
Tackles
1
Tackles
1
Tackles
0
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
132
Games
85
Games
401
Tackles
290
Tackles
111
Tackles
59.0
Tackles
1
Tackles
3
Interceptions
11
Interceptions
4
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
18
Interceptions
22
Fumbles
5
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
0
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
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
2020
TB
15
15
57
43
14
8.0
1
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
2021
TB
15
15
51
37
14
10.0
0
1
3
3
0
4
3
2
2
0
2022
TB
8
8
31
20
11
3.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2023
TB
16
16
52
33
19
4.5
0
1
4
4
1
2
3
0
0
0
2024
TB
1
0
1
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Career
132
85
401
290
111
59.0
1
3
11
4
1
18
22
5
2
0
· NFL career statistics › Postseason
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Cmb
Games
Solo
Tackles
Ast
Tackles
Sck
Tackles
Sfty
Tackles
Int
Tackles
Yds
Interceptions
Lng
Interceptions
TD
Interceptions
PD
Interceptions
FF
Interceptions
FR
Fumbles
Yds
Fumbles
TD
2014
2014
Year
2014
Team
DEN
Games
0
Games
0
Tackles
DNP
2015
2015
Year
2015
Team
DEN
Games
3
Games
0
Tackles
3
Tackles
1
Tackles
2
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2020
2020
Year
2020
Team
TB
Games
4
Games
4
Tackles
9
Tackles
6
Tackles
3
Tackles
4.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2021
2021
Year
2021
Team
TB
Games
2
Games
2
Tackles
3
Tackles
2
Tackles
1
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
17
Interceptions
17
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2023
2023
Year
2023
Team
TB
Games
2
Games
2
Tackles
0
Tackles
0
Tackles
0
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2024
2024
Year
2024
Team
TB
Games
1
Games
0
Tackles
1
Tackles
1
Tackles
0
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
12
Games
8
Games
16
Tackles
10
Tackles
6
Tackles
4.0
Tackles
0
Tackles
1
Interceptions
17
Interceptions
17
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
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
0
2020
TB
4
4
9
6
3
4.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2021
TB
2
2
3
2
1
0.0
0
1
17
17
0
1
0
0
0
0
2023
TB
2
2
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2024
TB
1
0
1
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Career
12
8
16
10
6
4.0
0
1
17
17
0
1
0
0
0
0

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