Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-3vs Tennessee State | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | Season-high 10 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 70-20vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 7 | |
| Total | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | 10 |
#9
Ethan Barbour
Sophomore tight end for Georgia. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 235 lb · Alpharetta, GA · Milton HS
Returning to Georgia for 2026
The numbers
17
receiving yards · 2026
2 catches · 1 TD · 8.5 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 7 yds, 1 TD, vs Western Kentucky
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 tight end for Georgia. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Georgia in 2025.
Ethan Barbour
The receipt on tape: 10 rec yds, 1 receptions against Tennessee State, Week 1, 2026.
17 REC YDS · 2 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Georgia4-star out of Milton
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Georgia
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Georgia2-0HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 REC/g, 8.5 YDS/g, 8.5 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 63–3
1 rec · 10 yds
Dominant 60-point win at home against Tennessee State.
With S. White — 3 rec · 34 yds · G. Stockton — 202 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Georgia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Georgia
Returning around him
- 69% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 8 Georgia players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (9 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia · Last season: 12-2 (AP #2) · Talent rank #1 · 2026 recruiting class #6
Background
2026: Selected to preseason watchlist for Comeback Player of the Year 2025: Played in three games, making two starts...made collegiate debut in season-opening win over Marshall...also featured against Austin Peay and in Sugar Bowl against Ole Miss. High School: Milton HS, coached by Ben Reaves Jr...
The tight end room · Georgia
- #7Lawson Luckie158 receiving yards · 2025
- #10Elyiss Williams117 receiving yards · 2025
- #23Jaden Reddell9 receiving yards · 2025
- #41David Lalaianno box-score line yet
- #9Ethan Barbour2 games · 2026
4 more on the roster · Georgia team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology