Barton is definitely a high motor athlete. Just watch the first few clips of his film and you’ll see him hustle his tail off in pursuit of the ball carrier. He gets to his spots for sure, but even more impressive the velocity in which he hits, which BTW, is very fast. The Effingham County edge rusher is definitely a little undersized at only 6’2″ and 225 lbs. but he has a natural feel at getting off his blocks. Barton is particularly good at dropping his shoulders and gets very low coming off the edge when speed rushing. He has some quick-twitch to his feet and should be particularly good against a read option. I like the high motor athlete, and another year in the weight room I’m expecting him to make a nice jump. He has pretty powerful hands at the point of attack but would like to see him play with more leverage, especially against the run. Barton also could use some work on a swim move. He is an ideal fit to play 3-4 OLB, but honestly he could also play in a 4 man front too. Expect Barton to be around 250 at the college level.

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