Michael Barton - Football Coach

Michael Barton

Title:
Defensive Graduate Assistant
Email:
mbarton@mail.fresnostate.edu
Phone:
559-278-3015

Last Updated on June 21, 2019

Michael Barton enters his second season at Fresno State, but in a new capacity as a defensive graduate assistant. Bartson served as a member of the quality control staff for the defense in his first year.

A former linebacker, Barton's playing career started at the University of California under Coach Jeff Tedford in 2012 and finished at the University of Arizona as a graduate transfer in 2016. Barton graduated in 2011 from De La Salle High School, located in the Bay Area. MaxPreps named Barton an All-American selection and the California Division I Player of the Year as well as a first-team All-State choice.

Barton played in 32 games with 13 starts at Cal with all of his action coming in the last three campaigns of his four seasons with the program after redshirting as a true freshman in 2012. Barton announced in December of 2015 that he would finish his collegiate career as a graduate transfer elsewhere and then in January of 2016 announced he would play at Arizona in 2016. Barton, who graduated from Cal with a bachelor's degree in legal studies in May of 2016, finished his Cal career with 169 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, one interception, four passes defensed, three pass breakups, one fumble recovery and two quarterback hurries. He led Cal with 80 tackles as a 2014 sophomore while also pacing the squad with 7.5 tackles for loss, both career highs. In Barton's sole season with the Wildcats, he was the team's third leading tackler with 65 stops, which included 8.0 TFLs and 3.0 sacks.