Nick Barrett
- position DT
- height 6-3
- weight 325
- class Junior
- Hometown Goldsboro, N.C.
- High school Eastern Wayne
- position DT
- height 6-3
- weight 325
- class Junior
- Hometown Goldsboro, N.C.
- High school Eastern Wayne
Nick Barrett Bio
2022 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2021-22 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2021 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Third-year player who made strides over the past year… strong, powerful and smart player who does everything right, on and off the field… expected to be a leader in the room and on the field as his role increases.
2022 (Sophomore)
Played in all 13 games as a sophomore defensive lineman and special teams performer… credited with 14 tackles, one quarterback hurry, one pass breakup and one interception… posted a career-high three tackles in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl against Notre Dame… logged his first quarterback hurry and intercepted his first career pass in that contest… credited with two stops each against Arkansas, South Carolina State, Missouri and Tennessee… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2021 (Freshman)
Enrolled at South Carolina in January and went through spring drills… earned a letter after appearing in nine games, primarily on special teams… did not record any statistics… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll and the 2021-22 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Eastern Wayne High School in Goldsboro, N.C. in December of 2020… did not play in the fall of 2020 as North Carolina football pushed its schedule to the spring… was a starter at defensive tackle on the Warriors varsity team since his freshman season… co-captain… collected 66 tackles including 15 sacks as a junior in 2019… coached by Leander Oates… was an honor roll student… 247Sports Composite considered him the 48th-best prospect in the Tar Heel State and No. 61 in the country at defensive tackle… Rivals ranked him as the 39th-best player in North Carolina.
PERSONAL
Nicholas Brian Barrett was born July 28, 2003… is an exercise science major.