Zakye Barker
North Texas Mean Green
76
Solid

Zakye Barker

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Projected Starter

Is Zakye Barker starting?

Zakye Barker is the projected starter at MLB for North Texas Mean Green.

Zakye Barker is the projected starting MLB on a Average North Texas — 76 OVR.

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Depth at MLB · North Texas Mean Green

  1. 1376Zakye BarkerStarter
  2. 23454Brenden Reese

What's Next

Who do they play next?Terrence Cooks II — at Texas State · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Brenden Reese — No. 2 at MLB for North TexasHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for North Texas Mean Green

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Norcross, ranked #2,120 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 27 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 76 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,120 NatlTeam Share2%
Norcross, GA
Jersey
#3
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
5'11"
Weight
225 lbs
Transfer
SMU

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—2700

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8159
National Rank
#2120
High School
Norcross
Hometown
Norcross, GA

Why this rating?

On a 70-rated defense; 64th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.94 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 76.

Team defense (SP+)
70
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 64% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 20% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)
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

Sep 12WUNLVTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
0
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 44-6

Sep 5LIUTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 52-16

Zakye Barker's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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76
Solid
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Team Role

27 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement25%
Coach North TexasTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.