Maverick Baranowski
Minnesota Golden Gophers
91
Elite

Maverick Baranowski

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Maverick Baranowski is the projected starter at MLB for Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Redshirt senior · #6 · 6'2", 230 lbs

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Depth at MLB · Minnesota Golden Gophers

  1. 1691Maverick BaranowskiStarter
  2. 2279Emmanuel Karmo
  3. 33567Nate Cleveland

Minnesota Starting Lineup

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Up next for Minnesota

Minnesota plays UCLA at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:00 PM ET.

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 3-star recruit out of Spruce Creek, ranked #1,634 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 102 tackles, 9 TFL, 3 sacks. That's 11% of the team's production at his spot and 97th-percentile production nationally — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,634 Natl3-Yr Total215 tackles · 5 sacksTeam Share11%Percentile97th
Ponce Inlet, FL
Jersey
#6
Class
RS SR
Height
6'2"
Weight
230 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
202510293
20246551
2023483.51

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8367
National Rank
#1634
High School
Spruce Creek
Hometown
Port Orange, FL

Why this rating?

On a 85-rated defense; 97th-percentile production (×0.94 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
85
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 97% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31LIUTKL 10
TKL
10
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 23-16 OT

Oct 24WIOWATKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 13-10

Oct 11LPURTKL 11
TKL
11
SOLO
7
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 41-13

Oct 3WMICHTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 20-14

Sep 27WWASHTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
6
SACK
1
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 27-24

Sep 19WAKRTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-7

Sep 12LMSSTTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
7
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-13

Sep 4WEIUTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 59-7

Maverick Baranowski's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Tackling Machine
102 tkl · 9 TFL · 3 sacks
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.