Signed by Tampa Bay on March 18, 2019, as an unrestricted free agent from the Denver Broncos.
Originally entered the NFL as a college free agent with the Denver Broncos on May 16, 2014.
2x Super Bowl Champion (50, LV)
2019 AP Second-Team All-Pro
2x Pro Bowl Selection (2019, 2021)
2x NFC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 2, 2019; Week 3, 2020).
NFC Defensive Player of the Month (September, 2019).
Spent his first five seasons with the Denver Broncos (2014-18)
Has played in 115 regular season games, with 69 starts, totaling 331 tackles (70 for loss), 116 quarterback hits, 54.5 sacks, 19 forced fumbles, two interceptions, 16 passes defensed and five fumble recoveries. Also has 17 career special teams tackles, two blocked extra points and a blocked punt.
Has played in nine postseason games, with four starts, recording 14 tackles (four for loss), eight quarterback hits, 4.0 sacks, one interception and one special teams tackle.
During Tampa Bay's Super Bowl LV Championship run, Barrett tallied 4.0 sacks, tied for the most sacks in a single postseason in Buccaneers history.
In the 2020 NFC Championship Game at Green Bay (1/24/21), registered 3.0 sacks, tying Warren Sapp for the most in a single postseason contest in franchise history.
Barrett's 16 strip sacks since 2015 are tied for the fifth-most in the NFL and his 19 total forced fumbles are tied for the seventh-most. Since joining Tampa Bay in 2019, Barrett is tied for the league lead in strip sacks (12) and his 12 forced fumbles are tied for the fifth-most in the NFL.
Barrett has 40.5 sacks since joining the Buccaneers in 2019, tied for the eighth-most in the NFL during that time and the fifth-most in franchise history.
Barrett has eight multi-sack games since 2019, third-most in the NFL during that time.
Since the start of the 2019 season, when Barrett joined Tampa Bay, he is 12th in the NFL in quarterback hits (81).
Earned first career Pro Bowl selection for the 2019 season when he led the NFL in sacks (19.5) and quarterback hits (37), while ranking second in tackles for loss (19) and third in forced fumbles (6).
His 19.5 sacks in 2019 set a Tampa Bay single-season franchise record as he became the first Buccaneer to lead the NFL in sacks.
Barrett's 19.5 sacks are the most in a single season by an undrafted player in NFL history.
Recorded three games with 3+ sacks in 2019, tied for the second-most such games in a single season in league history, trailing only Lawrence Taylor's four in 1986.
His nine sacks in Weeks 1-4 of 2019 tied an NFL record for the most through four games of a season. He added three forced fumbles and one interception on his way to being named NFC Defensive Player of the Month for September.
Posted a career-best 4.0 sacks against N.Y. Giants (9/22/19), while adding two forced fumbles.
Tallied a then-career-high three sacks in Thursday Night Football win at Carolina (9/12/19), a performance which earned him NFC Defensive of Player of the Week. Became second Buccaneers player (since at least 1991) to record three sacks in a single quarter, joining Simeon Rice (12/1/02).
Tampa Bay's 2020 defense led the league in rushing yards allowed per game (80.6) and yards allowed per rush (3.60), while ranking sixth in yards allowed per play (5.12), sixth in yards allowed per game (327.1), ranking tied for second in tackles for loss (91), tied for fourth in sacks (48.0) and tied for fifth in takeaways (25).
A key contributor on the Buccaneers defense in 2019, which led the league in rushing yards allowed and opposing rushing average.
Played in three postseason games in 2015, helping the Denver Broncos win Super Bowl 50.
Registered first career interception at L.A. Rams (9/29/19).
Blocked an extra point against Oakland (9/16/18) and vs. San Diego (10/30/16).
Blocked a punt vs. Cincinnati (11/19/17).
Made first career start at the Cleveland Browns (10/18/15), recording a career-high nine tackles (three for loss) and a career-high 1.5 sacks, to go along with a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pass defensed.
Made NFL debut against the Baltimore Ravens (9/13/15).
Contributed to a Buccaneers defense that finished tied for seventh in sacks, tied for ninth in total defense, ninth in pass defense and 13th in points allowed per game.
Finished with 31 tackles (six for loss), six quarterback hits, 3.0 sacks and one forced fumble in eight games.
In the season opener against Dallas (9/11), tallied an eight-yard tackle-for-loss on Cowboys RB Tony Pollard on an end-around attempt. Finished with two tackles (one for loss) and one quarterback hit.
In Week 2 at New Orleans, recorded five tackles (two for loss), three quarterback hits, 2.0 sacks and one forced fumble.
His strip sack in Week 2 marked his 12th since joining the Buccaneers in 2019, tying Chander Jones for most in the NFL during that span.
Week 2 marked his eighth multi-sack game since joining the Buccaneers.
Totaled 11 quarterback pressures through the first two weeks of the season, tied for second-most in the NFL.
Recorded five tackles in Week 3 vs. Green Bay.
Tallied four tackles in Week 4 vs. Kansas City.
Finished with five tackles and one quarterback hit in Week 5 vs. Atlanta.
Tallied three tackles in Week 6 at Pittsburgh.
Recorded two tackles in Week 7 at Carolina.
Finished with four tackles (three for loss), one sack and one quarterback hit before leaving with injury in Week 8 vs. Baltimore. His three tackles for loss tied his career high and markde his most since 9/27/20 at Denver.
Was placed on Injured Reserve prior to Week 9 vs. L.A. Rams.
Played three seasons for Colorado State (2011-13) after transferring from the University of Nebraska-Omaha.
Started 35-of-38 games for CSU, totaling 246 tackles (32.5 for loss), 18.0 sacks, seven forced fumbles, six passes defensed, four fumble recoveries, three interceptions (returned 101 yards) and three blocked kicks.
Named Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a senior in 2013, after posting 12.0 sacks (seventh-most in the NCAA) and 20.5 tackles for loss (tied for the sixth-most in the NCAA).
Attended Boys Town High School (Boys Town, Nebraska), earning all-state honors as a defensive lineman and being named Athlete of the Year at Boys Town.
Born on November 17, 1992, in Baltimore.
Married to Jordanna, with daughter, Aaliyah, and sons, Shaquil Jr. and Braylon.
In 2020, Barrett - along with his wife Jordanna - launched the Fifty50 Foundation, aiming to serve children in the foster care system. Barrett represented his foundation in 2020 as part of the NFL's My Cause, My Cleats initiative.
For 2019 My Cause My Cleats, Barrett chose to support foster care by donating proceeds to the Realties of Children foundation.
Barrett participated in the Linebackers Light Up the Holidays event as part of the 2019 holiday season, helping surprise a group of children with a shopping spree at Target.
As part of Nurses Appreciation Week, Barrett partnered with Eat Right to donate 100 lunches to nurses at Tampa General Hospital.
