Senior tight end for West Virginia. 2025: 9 catches, 69 receiving yards.
6′3″ · 235 lb · Martinsburg, WV
How he plays
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Fumbles lost: 74th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
receiving yards · 2025
9 catches · 7.7 per catch
Best game: 2 rec, 15 yds, vs Texas Tech
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for West Virginia. 2025: 9 catches, 69 receiving yards.
Jacob Barrick
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Jacksonville State to West Virginia — the move that set up everything since. The receipt: 15 rec yds, 2 receptions against Texas Tech — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Neal Brown, Chad Scott, and Rich Rodriguez. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 11.8 | 8.1 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.8 | 11.8 | 7.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | West Virginia | 9 | 69 | 7.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Jacksonville State | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 18 | 171 | 9.5 | 0 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 31–24
vs Pittsburgh
1 rec · 7 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
With O. Straw — 45 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 52 LONG · N. Marchiol — 192 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 57.4 · -4 rush yds (10 car)
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-3vs Robert Morris | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | Season-high 15 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 31-24vs Pittsburgh | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-23vs TCU | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 11 | W 29-22vs Colorado | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 12 | L 23-25@ Arizona State | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 14 | L 0-49vs Texas Tech | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 9 | 69 | 8.4 | 0 | 15 |
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
West Virginia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · West Virginia
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
West Virginia · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #49 · 2026 recruiting class #25
Player DNA
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Connor Witthoft’s 2025 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Miller McCrumby's junior season at Arkansas State (2024).
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Player DNA