Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-21vs Ohio | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-7vs Bowling Green | 8 | 115 | 14.4 | 2 | 35 | Season-high 115 yds |
| Total | 13 | 175 | 13.2 | 2 | 35 |
#2
Jacory Barney Jr.
Junior wide receiver for Nebraska. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 170 lb · Florida City, FL · Palmetto
CFB Index 52 · #201 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Nebraska for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
175
receiving yards · 2026
13 catches · 2 TD · 13.5 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 8 rec, 115 yds, 2 TD, vs Bowling Green
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for Nebraska. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Nebraska in 2024.
Jacory Barney Jr.
Moves the chains on third down. Third year in the Nebraska receiving corps, same address the whole way. Two straight seasons of it now: All-Big Ten again in 2025. The receipt on tape: 115 rec yds, 8 receptions against Bowling Green, Week 2, 2026.
175 REC YDS · 13 REC · 2 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
The week the volume broke through — put up 85 yds vs Wisconsin.Wisconsin · W 44-252024
202413 games
- Signed with Nebraska4-star out of Miami Palmetto
202513 games
- All-Big Tenthird
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Nebraska
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2025)
🎓
FRESHMAN HONORS
Freshman recognition (2024)
1 mention(s)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Nebraska
Played his entire career under Matt Rhule.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Matt Rhule — 16-12 over that span.
2024Nebraska7-6HC: Matt Rhule · Balanced
2025Nebraska7-6HC: Matt Rhule · Run-leaning
2026Nebraska2-0HC: Matt Rhule · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 6.5 REC/g, 87.5 YDS/g, 13.2 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
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.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #30 of 61 Big Ten WRs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 56–7
8 rec · 115 yds · 2 TD
Dominant 49-point win at home against Bowling Green.
With A. Colandrea — 222 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 52.8 · 33 rush yds (4 car) · T. Lateef — 60 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 72.4 · 22 rush yds (2 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Bowling Green · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.97(07:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Colandrea pass complete deep left to #2 J.Barney Jr. caught at BG 00, for 35 yards to the BG 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:34, 1ST DOWN #91 K.Cunanan kick attempt good (H: #37 K.Koch, LS: #55 J.Wills)
- Week 2 · Bowling Green · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.87(02:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Colandrea pass complete deep left to #2 J.Barney Jr. caught at BG 01, for 32 yards to the BG 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:54, 1ST DOWN #91 K.Cunanan kick attempt good (H: #37 K.Koch, LS: #55 J.Wills)
- Week 1 · Ohio · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.39(03:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Colandrea pass complete deep middle to #2 J.Barney Jr. caught at NEB48, for 27 yards to the OHI48 (#11 E.Herrmann), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Ohio · 3&11 · Q1 · EPA +1.65(10:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Colandrea pass complete short middle to #2 J.Barney Jr. caught at OHI19, for 12 yards to the OHI04 (#7 E.Thompson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Bowling Green · 2&11 · Q2 · EPA +1.57(03:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Colandrea pass complete short right to #2 J.Barney Jr. caught at NEB19, for 13 yards to the NEB33 (#2 J.Johnson; #9 P.EstoEsta), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Ohio · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.47(10:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Colandrea pass complete short left to #2 J.Barney Jr. caught at NEB29, for 16 yards to the NEB43 (#2 D.Walker), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Bowling Green · 3&3 · Q2 · EPA +1.42(12:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Colandrea pass complete short left to #2 J.Barney Jr. caught at NEB35, for 6 yards to the NEB36 (#2 J.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Ohio · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -1.14(03:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Colandrea pass complete short right to #2 J.Barney Jr. caught at NEB29, for 2 yards loss to the NEB29 (#3 J.Haskins)
- Week 1 · Ohio · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.45No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Barney Jr. rush right for 8 yards gain to the OHI09 (#56 C.Raymond)
- Week 2 · Bowling Green · 3&8 · Q1 · EPA +0.43(11:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Colandrea pass complete short right to #2 J.Barney Jr. caught at NEB48, for 7 yards to the NEB50 (#0 K.Pascal)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Nebraska
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Nebraska
Returning around him
- 46% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 1 Nebraska player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (17 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Nebraska · Last season: 7-6 (AP #25) · Talent rank #22 · 2026 recruiting class #88
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2026 production profile sits closest to BJ Johnson III’s 2014 season.
Matches BJ on
Reception volume
Height
Yards / reception
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Gavin Nelson’s path through Monmouth.
Matches Gavin on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding's junior season at Maryland (2026).
80%match
Matches Na'eem on
Class year
Reception volume
TD rate
Differs from Na'eem on
Weight (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jacory Barney Jr.
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #158
Peaked at #158 this season.
The receiver room · Nebraska
- #13Nyziah Hunter617 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Kwazi Gilmer535 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Jacory Barney Jr.484 receiving yards · 2025
- #19Cortez Mills Jr.147 receiving yards · 2025
- #18Quinn Clark132 receiving yards · 2025
14 more on the roster · Nebraska team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology