Damion Barber: DL · Marshall · #89.
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Damion Barber
Wins the gap play after play. The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: James Franklin and Charles Huff. On tape: 4 tackles against App State, Week 11, 2022.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 2 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Marshall | 19 | 6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | Penn State | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 22 | 6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-3vs Norfolk State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 26-21@ No. 8 Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-34@ Bowling Green | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-16@ Troy | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 26-12@ James Madison | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-24vs Coastal Carolina | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 12-0@ Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 28-21vs App State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 23-10@ Georgia Southern | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-23vs Georgia State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 28-14vs UConn | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Total | 19 | 6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
11%2 TFLSack rate
11%2 sacksHurry rate
11%2 hurries19 tackles · 2 for loss · 2 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
38.3%
365 pass / 588 run
Plays / game
73.3
13 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
399 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #176 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons, at Penn State and Marshall, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: James Franklin and Charles Huff.
