Jacory Barney Jr.
Nebraska Cornhuskers
91
Elite

Jacory Barney Jr.

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WR-SLOffenseElite
Projected Starter

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Jacory Barney Jr. is the projected starter at WR-SL for Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Junior · #2 · 6'0", 175 lbs

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Depth at WR-SL · Nebraska Cornhuskers

  1. 1291Jacory Barney Jr.Starter
  2. 21565Keelan Smith
  3. 31165Demitrius Bell

Nebraska Starting Lineup

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Top wide receivers in the Big Ten

Jeremiah SmithOhio State · WR-XTanook HinesUSC · WR-XNick MarshIndiana · WR-X

Up next for Nebraska

Nebraska plays Illinois away on Fri, Nov 6. The listed kickoff time is 08:00 PM ET.

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 4-star recruit out of Miami Palmetto, ranked #459 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 45 catches, 484 yards, 5 TD. That's 17% of the team's production at his spot and 87th-percentile production nationally — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit4★ · #459 Natl2-Yr Total100 rec · 931 yds · 5 TDTeam Share17%Percentile87th
Florida City, FL
Jersey
#2
Class
JR
Height
6'0"
Weight
175 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
2025454845
2024554470

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.8917
National Rank
#459
High School
Miami Palmetto
Hometown
Miami, FL

Why this rating?

On a 85-rated offense; 87th-percentile production (×0.95 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 91.

Team offense (SP+)
85
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 87% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.95)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Nov 1LWASHYDS 65
CAR
1
YDS
10
AVG
10.0
TD
0
REC
6
YDS
65
AVG
10.8
TD
0

Final L 17-10

Oct 18LOREYDS 37
CAR
1
YDS
-3
AVG
-3.0
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
37
AVG
18.5
TD
0

Final L 17-14

Oct 10LIUYDS 108
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
9
YDS
108
AVG
12.0
TD
0

Final L 20-17

Oct 3WMDYDS 11
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
11
AVG
5.5
TD
0

Final W 48-23

Sep 26WMSUYDS 12
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
12
AVG
12.0
TD
0

Final W 31-13

Sep 19WUNDYDS 35
CAR
1
YDS
5
AVG
5.0
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
35
AVG
17.5
TD
0

Final W 34-7

Sep 12WBGSUYDS 115
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
8
YDS
115
AVG
14.4
TD
2

Final W 56-7

Sep 5WOHIOYDS 60
CAR
1
YDS
8
AVG
8.0
TD
0
REC
5
YDS
60
AVG
12.0
TD
0

Final W 49-21

Jacory Barney Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

45 rec · 484 yds · 5 TD
Usage / Involvement81%
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