Zakye Barker
North Texas Mean Green
80
Good

Zakye Barker

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Projected Starter

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

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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 80 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,120 NatlTeam Share2%
Norcross, GA
Jersey
#3
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
5'10"
Weight
231 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 75-rated defense; 64th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.96 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 80.

Team defense (SP+)
75
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 64% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 19% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.96)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 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.

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Team Role

27 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement25%

Depth at WLB · North Texas Mean Green

  1. 1380Zakye BarkerStarter
  2. 21757Cedric Roberts
  3. 32657S'Maje Burrell
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.