#11

Mikel Barkley

WR · Fresno State · Sr. · #11

Fresno State 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Mikel Barkley

WR · Fresno State · Sr · #11

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
3 teams
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

2 coaches
2021
Lee Marks
Fresno State
2022
Fresno State
era →
2023
Fresno State

Coaching transition mid-career: Lee Marks → Jeff Tedford. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021TCU5-7HC: Gary Patterson · Run-heavy
2022Toledo9-5HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
2023Fresno State9-4HC: Jeff Tedford · Pass-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Fresno State----------
2022Toledo2228913.13--
2021TCU14848.00--
Career2333714.73--

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

WR

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Braden Lenzy’s 2022 season.

Braden Lenzy

84%match

Notre Dame · 2022

#2

Isiah Cox

Ohio · 2021

81%
#3

Aron Cruickshank

Rutgers · 2021

80%
#4

Amad Anderson

Temple · 2021

77%
#5

Shadeed Ahmed

Marshall · 2021

75%

Matches Braden on

Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
TD rate

Differs from Braden on

Weight (lower)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Darien Chase’s path through Portland State.

Darien Chase

99%match

Portland State · 2021

#2

Tamorrion Terry

Florida State · 2020

All-ACC
99%
#3

Quintin Morris

Bowling Green · 2020

All-MAC
98%
#4

Jarrod Barnes

Central Arkansas · 2023

98%
#5

Kobe Clark

Abilene Christian · 2022

98%

Matches Darien on

Yards per reception

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Braden Lenzy's junior season at Notre Dame (2022).

Braden Lenzy

89%match

Notre Dame · 2022

#2

Barion Brown

Kentucky · 2024

1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 6
79%
#3

Derius Davis

TCU · 2022

All-Big 12NFL Rd 4
77%
#4

Kris Mitchell

Florida International · 2022

All-Conference USA
76%
#5

Censere Lee

Pittsburgh · 2024

76%

Matches Braden on

Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
TD rate

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2022
48.02021
2892022

+502%

Up 502% from first season to most-recent.