Maverick Baranowski
Minnesota Golden Gophers
89
Great

Maverick Baranowski

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Projected Starter

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

Maverick Baranowski is the projected starting MLB on a Solid Minnesota — 89 OVR.

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Depth at MLB · Minnesota Golden Gophers

  1. 1689Maverick BaranowskiStarter
  2. 21970Joey Gerlach
  3. 32970Andrew Marshall

What's Next

Who do they play next?Jeremiah Jones — vs Akron · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Joey Gerlach — No. 2 at MLB for MinnesotaHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Minnesota Golden Gophers

The Story

The Tackling Machine

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 89 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,634 Natl2-Yr Total167 tackles · 4 sacksTeam Share11%Percentile97th
Ponce Inlet, FL
Jersey
#6
Class
RS SR
Height
6'2"
Weight
230 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
202510293
20246551

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 84-rated defense; 97th-percentile production (×0.94 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 89.

Team defense (SP+)
84
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
+5 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

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
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.