Naejuan Barber is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Florida Atlantic.
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 0.5 sacks against UConn — Week 13, 2025.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida Atlantic | 35 | 19 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| 2024 | Coastal Carolina | 21 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Career | 56 | 25 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-39@ Maryland | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-14vs Florida A&M | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 28-38@ Florida International | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 26-55vs Memphis | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-21@ Rice | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 53-33vs UAB | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-48@ No. 19 South Florida | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 32-42@ Navy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 40-21vs Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-35@ Tulane | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 45-48vs UConn | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 3-42vs East Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 19 | 4.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
13%4 TFLSack rate
1%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries35 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Zach Kittley
Pass share
62.3%
580 pass / 351 run
Plays / game
77.6
12 games
Team sack rate
3.6%
606 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #26 of 53 American Athletic DLs
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%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Tim Beck and Zach Kittley.
