One of District 3’s top returning tacklers is Mechanicsburg linebacker Bryton Barr. Division-1 football programs are certainly noticing Barr’s ability and potential.
Mechanicsburg’s 6’0, 220-pound tight end/linebacker combination has received interest or verbal offers from 12 Division-1 programs, according to national recruiting services Scout.com and Rivals.com. Barr presently holds an offer from Temple and has received interest from programs like Akron, Boston College, Connecticut, Georgia Tech, Michigan State, Northwestern, Penn State, Pitt, Purdue, Rutgers and Vanderbilt.
Barr was a wrecking ball on defense last season, easily finishing as the Wildcats’ leading tackler, amassing 175 tackles (96 solo), two sacks and two interceptions, averaging 17.5 tackles per game. He finished each of Mechanicsburg’s 10 games with at least 10 tackles, including a trio of games with between 21 to 24 tackles. For his career, Barr has amassed 300 tackles (174 solo), five sacks and five interceptions.
Offensively, Barr was one of three Wildcat receivers to catch at least 20 passes for at least 350 yards in 2010. Barr wound up snagging 21 passes for 516 yards and eight touchdowns, averaging 24.6 yards per reception. For his career, Barr has hauled in 40 passes for 1,062 yards and 14 touchdowns, averaging 26.6 yards per catch and 50.6 receiving yards per contest.
Mechanicsburg finished 1-9 in 2010, but is just two years removed from an impressive 12-1 campaign in 2008, reaching the District 3 AAA semifinals that year.
