Jackson Barker
Jackson Barker
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Jackson Barker has been at East Carolina through two head coaches in three seasons. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Army, Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Houston → Blake Harrell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Harrell
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | East Carolina | 20 | 8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | East Carolina | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | East Carolina | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 31 | 13 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 23–17
vs Pittsburgh
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 REC
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
East Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · East Carolina
Returning around him
- 1 East Carolina player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (24 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
East Carolina · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #78 · 2026 recruiting class #94
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Marc Pretto’s 2025 season.
Matches Marc on
Differs from Marc on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Mike Jones Jr.'s junior season at LSU (2022).
Matches Mike on
Background
Three-year letterman (2023-25) who has played in 39 career games … Booked 37 total tackles (16 solo) with 2.5 TFLs (-4 yards) and one sack (-2 yards) … Booked at least one tackle in 19 of 39 career games (multiple 10 times) … Registered a career-best seven tackles against Army in 2025 … Moved bac...