Senior wide receiver for Texas State. 2022: 21 catches, 299 receiving yards, 1 TD.
6′1″ · 195 lb · Pueblo, CO
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.
Recruiting
WR recruit
No. 342 nationally · Joined Texas State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Texas State. 2022: 21 catches, 299 receiving yards, 1 TD.
Marcell Barbee
Moves the chains on third down. A 2-star signing who has since put three seasons on the field at Texas State. All-Sun Belt in 2021 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 112 rec yds, 6 receptions against Houston Christian — Week 4, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Texas State, 1,403 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jake Spavital.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Jake Spavital — 10-26 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (80th percentile). Concern: catch rate (5th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. 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 · Per-game
2022 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.0 | 71.0 | 17.5 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 21.5 | 6.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 38.0 | 9.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 71.0 | 23.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Texas State | 21 | 299 | 14.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Texas State | 40 | 520 | 13.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2020 | Texas State | 40 | 584 | 14.6 | 10 | -- |
| Career | 101 | 1,403 | 13.9 | 16 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2022
W 36–24
vs App State
3 rec · 30 yds
With L. Hatcher — 281 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 61.6 · -21 rush yds (3 car) · A. Hawkins — 6 rec · 105 yds · 1 TD
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-38@ Nevada | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-42@ Baylor | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-0vs Houston Christian | 6 | 112 | 18.7 | 1 | 38 | Season-high 112 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 13-40@ James Madison | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 6 | W 36-24vs App State | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-17@ Troy | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-20vs Southern Miss | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 | 45 | |
| Total | 21 | 299 | 11.4 | 1 | 45 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Senika McKie’s 2022 season.
Matches Senika on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Darien Chase’s path through Portland State.
Matches Darien on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tauskie Dove's junior season at Missouri (2022).
Matches Tauskie on
Differs from Tauskie on
Player DNA