Hurricanes land defense line and move Simeon Barrow – Sun Sentinel

The Hurricanes added another talented interior defensive line transfer on Friday night.

Former Michigan State defensive tackle Simeon Barrow Jr. committed to UM and shared his decision to join the Hurricanes on his Instagram page.

Barrow, who is entering his redshirt senior season, was a solid defensive tackle for the Spartans last year. Last year he recorded 36 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks. Pro Football Focus gave Barrow a defensive rating of 72.2 last season. However, he achieved a low tackling grade, 29.6.

Barrow, a 6-foot-1, 290-pound lineman, has 110 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss and 10.5 sacks in three seasons.

Miami needed to shore up its defensive line after losing nine defensive transfers since the end of the season: Collins Acheampong, Jamil Burroughs, Jared Harrison-Hunte, Thomas Gore, Jahfari Harvey, Nyjalik Kelly, Cyrus Moss, Jayden Wayne and Chantz Williams. Of those nine players, Gore, Harrison-Hunte, Harvey, Kelly, Wayne and Williams played 100 or more snaps last year.

The Hurricanes have turned to the transfer portal to add defensive linemen including Elijah Alston, Barrow, CJ Clark and Marley Cook. They also signed eight defensive linemen in the 2024 recruiting class: Armondo Blount, Artavius ​​Jones, Marquise Lightfoot, Cole McConathy II, Booker Pickett Jr., Elias Rudolph, Daylen Russell and Justin Scott.