Karsen Barnhart

Class:
Junior
Position:
OL
Height:
6-4
Weight:
307
Hometown:
Paw Paw, Mich.
High School:
Paw Paw

At Michigan
• Part of a Joe Moore Award-winning offensive line (2022)
• Two-time All-Big Ten selection (second team, coaches; third team, media, 2023; honorable mention, coaches and media, 2022)
• Named Most Improved Player on Offense (2022)
• Five-time letterman (2019-20-21-22-23)
• Appeared in 43 career games with 31 starts; nine at left tackle, two at left guard, three at right guard, and 17 at right tackle

Graduate Student (2023)
• Started all 15 games on the offensive line (four left tackle, eight right tackle, three right guard) and contributed on special teams; played multiple positions on the offensive line in four games to earn his fifth varsity letter
• All-Big Ten selection (second team, coaches; third team, media)
• Shared Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance at Michigan State
• Started at left tackle against ECU (Sept. 2), UNLV (Sept. 9)
• Started on the left side against Bowling Green (Sept. 16), Rutgers (Sept. 23), but also played snaps on the right
• Started at right tackle and also contributed on special teams against Indiana (Oct. 14), Purdue (Nov. 4), at Nebraska (Sept. 30), at Minnesota (Oct. 7), at Michigan State (Oct. 21), at Penn State (Nov. 11)
• Started at right tackle at Maryland (Nov. 18) and also played on the left side and on special teams
• Started at right tackle and also slid inside to guard against Ohio State (Nov. 25)
• Made his first career start at right guard against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 2)
• Started at right guard against Alabama in the Rose Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Jan. 1), against Washington in the CFP National Championship Game (Jan. 8)

Senior (2022)
• Appeared in 10 games with nine starts (one on the left side) at tackle to earn his fourth varsity letter
• All-Big Ten selection (honorable mention, coaches and media)
• Part of the Joe Moore Award-winning offensive line
• Named Most Improved Player on Offense (2022)
• Shared Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against Penn State
• Shared Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Illinois
• Made his season debut starting at left tackle against Colorado State (Sept. 3)
• Took over at right tackle after an injury, and finished the game there at Indiana (Oct. 8)
• Made his first career start on the right side, playing tackle against Penn State (Oct. 15)
• Started again at right tackle against Michigan State (Oct. 29), Nebraska (Nov. 12), Illinois (Nov. 19), at Rutgers (Nov. 5), at Ohio State (Nov. 26), against Purdue in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 3), against TCU in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31)

Junior (2021)
• Appeared in 10 games including eight across the offensive line with two starts at left guard; also contributed on special teams to earn his third varsity letter
• Part of the unit that was honored with the Joe Moore Award, given to the top offensive line in the nation
• Earned the Hard Hat Player of the Week honors for his performance at Nebraska
• Played snaps at left tackle against Western Michigan (Sept. 4), Northern Illinois (Sept. 18), at Wisconsin (Oct. 2), at Maryland (Nov. 20)
• Contributed on special teams against Washington (Sept. 11), Rutgers (Sept. 25)
• Played relief snaps at guard and contributed on special teams at Nebraska (Oct. 9)
• Started and played left guard against Northwestern (Oct. 23), at Michigan State (Oct. 30)
• Played snaps at left tackle against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship Game (Dec. 4)

Sophomore (2020)
• Appeared in all six games with four starts at left tackle and also played on special teams to earn his second varsity letter
• Named Offensive Lineman of the Game for his performance against Rutgers
• Played right tackle and contributed on special teams against Michigan State (Oct. 31)
• Played left tackle at Minnesota (Oct. 24), at Indiana (Nov. 7)
• Contributed on special teams against Michigan State (Oct. 31), at Minnesota (Oct. 24)
• Started at left tackle against Wisconsin (Nov. 14), Penn State (Nov. 28), at Indiana (Nov. 7), at Rutgers (Nov. 21)

Freshman (2019)
• Appeared in two games at left tackle, and played special teams in one to earn his first varsity letter
• Made his Wolverine debut playing left tackle against Middle Tennessee State (Aug. 31)
• Played left tackle and contributed on special teams against Rutgers (Sept. 28)

Prep
• Attended Paw Paw High School (2019) coached by Matt Stephens
• Member of PALS (peer assistant leaders), Paw Paw Leadership Conference and Freshman Orientation Leader
• Four-year varsity starter and was named captain as a junior and senior

Key Statistics
• Caught five passes for 89 yards as a senior, including a pair of touchdown receptions
• Made 12 receptions for 120 yards and one touchdown during his junior year

Honors and Rankings
• 247 Composite four-star prospect rated the No. 20 offensive guard nationally and No. 9 player in Michigan
• 247.com four-star ranked as the No. 15 guard and No. seven player in Michigan
• ESPN three-star recruit, rated as the No. 41 offensive tackle nationally and the No. 12 player in Michigan
• Rivals four-star recruit, ranked the No. 26 offensive tackle nationally and No. 10 player in Michigan
• Earned 2018 first-team Division 4 all-state Dream Team honors by the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association
• 2018 Associated Press Division 3-4 all-state first team after earning second-team honors in 2017
• Named to 2018 Detroit News Division 3-4 All-State Team
• Participated in the Nike Regional Opening in Ohio and the Under Armour Camp
• Selected first-team all-conference as a junior and senior after earning second-team honors as a sophomore

Personal
• Karsen Barnhart was born March 2, 2001
• Son of Jeff and Jennifer Barnhart
• Comes from the same high school as college and NFL coach John Bonamego and two-time NFL Pro Bowler Jason Babin
• Cousin, Derrick Mitchell, is a minor league baseball player who kicked at Western Michigan (2015-17)
• Graduated from the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts with a degree in American Culture
• Pursuing a Master's degree from the School of Social Work