Four-year letterman and three-year starter who finished his career in fourth place on Maryland's all-time tackles chart (417) ... led the ACC in solo tackles as a junior and senior ... recorded more than 100 tackles as a sophomore, junior and senior ... reached double figures in tackles in 15 of his last 17 games ... started the last 33 consecutive games of his career. (1998) First team All- ACC selection who led the league in total tackles (159) and average tackles per game (14.5) ... was voted team MVP ... selected to play in the Blue-Gray Classic and the Senior Bowl ... was a two-time ACC Defensive Player of the Week, earning the honor for his Nov. 7 effort vs. North Carolina (career-high 22 tackles) and his Nov. 21 performance vs. Duke (18 tackles) ... had eight games with at least 14 tackles ... preseason second team All-American by Bob Griese. (1997) Led the ACC with his 85 solo tackles and finished third in the league in overall stops (134) as a junior ... 48 of his tackles came during a four-game span when he wore a cast on his right hand ... registered a career-high 17 tackles vs. North Carolina ... had eight games with 10 or more total stops ... had better tackle statistics in three of his four head-to-head meetings with other Butkus Award nominees ... teamed with Kendall Ogle to give the Terps' one of the league's top linebacking tandems. (1996) Named honorable mention All-ACC as a sophomore ... was the team leader in tackles (106) ... tied for 11th in the ACC in average tackles per game (9.6) ... had a season-high 14 stops vs. Duke and 13 each vs. West Virginia and North Carolina ... also reached double figures vs. Virginia (12) and Clemson (10). (1995) The only true freshman to play for the Terps ... made his collegiate debut Oct. 7 vs. Wake Forest, when he registered six tackles ... had a season-high nine tackles and one forced fumble vs. Clemson ... finished the season with 18 total stops. HIGH SCHOOL:Graduated from Edison High School in 1995 ... earned All-America honors from the National Recruiting Advisor and All-Atlantic Coast recognition from BlueChip Illustrated ... rated the 10th-best player in the state of Virginia by SuperPrep and the 11th- best player in the state by Tom Lemming ... high school coach was Dennis Randolph. PERSONAL: Born Sept. 29, 1977 ... son of Christine and Thomas Barton ... majoring in criminology and criminal justice.