Naejuan Barber
Naejuan Barber
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Naejuan Barber has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 0.5 sacks against UConn — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chad Lunsford → Zach Kittley. 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
Zach Kittley
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida Atlantic | 35 | 19 | 4.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Coastal Carolina | 21 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 56 | 25 | 6.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 56–14
vs Florida A&M
1 SOLO · 3 TOT
Dominant 42-point win at home against Florida A&M.
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Florida Atlantic
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Defensive line · Florida Atlantic
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -8 net (22 in / 30 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Florida Atlantic · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #82 · 2026 recruiting class #130
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Bryson Eason’s 2025 season.
Matches Bryson on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to C.J. Clark's graduate season at Miami (2024).
Matches C.J. on