Rice · W 28-12
No tackles.
UAB · L 17-30
No tackles.
Memphis · L 34-41
No tackles.
Barker has tackles in 5 of East Carolina’s 8 games: none against Rice, UAB and Memphis.
Jackson Barker
Played for two head coaches at East Carolina: Mike Houston and Blake Harrell. On tape: 7 tackles against Old Dominion, Week 3, 2026.
24 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | East Carolina | 24 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | East Carolina | 20 | 8 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | East Carolina | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | East Carolina | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 55 | 19 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-48@ No. 13 Alabama | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-27vs App State | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 20-17@ Old Dominion | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 42-9vs North Carolina Central | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 17-9vs Temple | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · W 17-9 vs Temple, play by play
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, in the 5 games with play by play.
How East Carolina’s defense played that day
Temple’s 9 drives: 6 stopped (3 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 6.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
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7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
5 tackles.
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +21 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
24tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups24 tackles · 2 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 5.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Harrell
Pass share
45.5%
245 pass / 294 run
Plays / game
67.4
8 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
277 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #57 of 61 American Athletic LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Houston → Blake Harrell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
