Jabre Barber

#1 · WR · Sr. · Texas A&M5′10″ · 182 lb · Dothan, AL

Jabre Barber: WR · Texas A&M · #1.

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Jabre Barber

WR · Texas A&M · Sr · #1

Moves the chains on third down. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. First career honor, 2023: All-Sun Belt. On tape: 92 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Mississippi State, Week 8, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Texas A&M in the news

Texas A&M football star dies at 49New York Post Oct 23

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Texas A&M	38	381	10.0	2	58
2023	Troy	74	994	13.4	5	52
2022	Troy	25	351	14.0	2	60
2021	Troy	32	324	10.1	3	42
Career		169	2,050	12.1	12	60

Season	Team
2024	Texas A&M	8	26	--	21
2023	Troy	3	16	58	88
2022	Troy	--	--	81	--
2021	Troy	1	−8	14	--
Career		12	34	153	109

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 3	W 33-20@ Florida	2	9	4.5	0	9
Wk 4	W 26-20vs Bowling Green	3	13	4.3	0	6
Wk 5	W 21-17vs Arkansas	2	23	11.5	0	13
Wk 6	W 41-10vs No. 9 Missouri	3	21	7.0	0	13
Wk 8	W 34-24@ Mississippi State	6	92	15.3	0	58	Season-high 92 yds
Wk 9	W 38-23vs No. 8 LSU	2	27	13.5	0	14
Wk 10	L 20-44@ South Carolina	7	80	11.4	1	16
Wk 12	W 38-3vs New Mexico State	2	16	8.0	0	11
Wk 13	L 41-43@ Auburn	2	44	22.0	0	36
Wk 14	L 7-17vs No. 3 Texas	2	8	4.0	0	4
Bowl	L 31-35vs USC	7	48	6.9	1	16
Total		38	381	10.0	2	58

Signature game

Week 10 · 2024

L 20-44

at South Carolina

7 rec · 80 yds · 1 TD

With M. Reed — 206 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 59.2 · 46 rush yds (16 car) · T. White — 40.2 yards per punt · 5 punts · 2 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 8 · Mississippi State · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +4.46Conner Weigman pass complete to Jabre Barber for 58 yds to the MSST 20 for a
Week 13 · Auburn · 3rd and 14 · Q4 · EPA +4.22Marcel Reed pass complete to Jabre Barber for 36 yds to the AUB 33 for a
Week 6 · Missouri · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.89Conner Weigman pass complete to Jabre Barber for 13 yds to the MIZ 45 for a
Week 5 · Arkansas · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.58Marcel Reed pass complete to Jabre Barber for 13 yds to the ARK 48 for a
Week 8 · Mississippi State · 3rd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +2.36Conner Weigman pass complete to Jabre Barber for 14 yds to the MSST 43 for a
Week 10 · South Carolina · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.25Marcel Reed pass complete to Jabre Barber for 16 yds to the SC 38 for a

4 more plays

Week 3 · Florida · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.13Marcel Reed pass complete to Jabre Barber for 9 yds to the FLA 41 for a
Week 10 · South Carolina · 2nd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.07Marcel Reed pass complete to Jabre Barber for 2 yds for a TD (Randy Bond KICK)
Week 12 · New Mexico State · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.01Marcel Reed pass complete to Jabre Barber for 11 yds to the NMSU 35 for a
Week 6 · Missouri · 2nd and 5 · Q1 · EPA −1.72Conner Weigman pass complete to Jabre Barber for a loss of 3 yards to the TA&M 42

Teams and coaches

2021Troy5-7HC: Chip Lindsey · Balanced

2022Troy12-2HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-leaning

2023Troy11-3HC: Jon Sumrall · Balanced

2024Texas A&M8-5HC: Mike Elko · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 43 (#254 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2024 season

43Rotational starter #254 of 466 · 2024?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: explosive rate (11th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#347 / 610 · 43rd pct

0.82

Catch rate#354 / 610 · 42nd pct

88.4%

TD rate#370 / 610 · 39th pct

4.7%

Yards / catch#450 / 610 · 26th pct

10.0

Explosive rate#543 / 610 · 11th pct

4.7%

Box-score rates (8)

Fumbles lost#1 / 221 · 80th pct

Rush yards#87 / 299 · 71st pct

Long catch#169 / 541 · 68th pct

Receptions#201 / 541 · 62nd pct

Rec yards#284 / 541 · 48th pct

381

Rush TDs#55 / 299 · 41st pct

Rec TDs#275 / 541 · 41st pct

Yards / catch#474 / 541 · 12th pct

10.0

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

55th → 43rd percentile

Explosive rate

76th → 11th percentile

Catch rate

67th → 42nd percentile

TD rate

58th → 39th percentile

Yards / catch

67th → 26th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.4	17.0	7.4	0.0
Road4g	4.2	56.2	13.3	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.4	22.8	6.8	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	3.5	44.5	12.4	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Mike Elko

Pass share

41.0%

360 pass / 518 run

Plays / game

67.5

13 games

Team sack rate

5.7%

384 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

38 catches and 8 carries in 11 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

43 · #254 of 466 WRs · 2024

Two-star recruit. Now #254 at the position.

Jabre Barber

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Style of play

Fans

Texas A&M in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

38 catches and 8 carries in 11 games

Five seasons, two schools

Moves

2020

2023 14 games

2024 11 games