Shakiem Barbel

WR · Kansas 2016 · #82

Last confirmed: Kansas, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′3″ · Fresno, CA

Shakiem Barbel: WR · Kansas · #82.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Jake OliverTexas · 2016 · 98% season match
Francis OwusuStanford · 2015 · 95% season match
Maudrecus HumphreyUAB · 2014 · 92% season match
D.J. ThompsonSouthern Miss · 2014 · 90% season match
Alex ChisumCincinnati · 2015 · 86% season match

Shakiem Barbel

WR · Kansas · #82

Moves the chains on third down. He has spent two seasons in the Kansas receiving corps. A game that shows it: 94 receiving yards and 9 receptions against TCU — Week 6, 2016.

How he plays

Play style

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

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Kansas in the news

Trent Perry commits to KansasOct 12

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	Kansas	34	323	9.5	0
2015	Kansas	15	130	8.7	1
Career		49	453	9.2	1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 55-6vs Rhode Island	2	17	8.5	12
Wk 3	L 7-43@ Memphis	1	4	4.0	4
Wk 5	L 19-55@ Texas Tech	1	9	9.0	9
Wk 6	L 23-24vs TCU	9	94	10.4	32	Season-high 94 yds
Wk 7	L 7-49@ No. 11 Baylor	2	17	8.5	14
Wk 8	L 20-44vs Oklahoma State	1	8	8.0	8
Wk 9	L 3-56@ No. 16 Oklahoma	3	21	7.0	12
Wk 10	L 21-48@ No. 14 West Virginia	5	60	12.0	42
Wk 11	L 24-31vs Iowa State	6	60	10.0	22
Wk 12	W 24-21vs Texas	2	17	8.5	9
Wk 13	L 19-34@ Kansas State	2	16	8.0	9
Total		34	323	9.5	42

Signature game

Week 6 · 2016

L 23-24

vs TCU

9 rec · 94 yds

With R. Willis — 348 yds · 0 TD · 3 INT · QBR 36.6 · 17 rush yds (16 car) · 1 TD · L. Gonzalez — 8 rec · 131 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 10 · West Virginia · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +4.17Montell Cozart pass complete to Shakiem Barbel for 42 yds to the WVirg 31 for a
Week 6 · TCU · 2nd and 12 · Q3 · EPA +2.63Ryan Willis pass complete to Shakiem Barbel for 32 yds to the TCU 18 for a
Week 6 · TCU · 3rd and 12 · Q1 · EPA +2.10Ryan Willis pass complete to Shakiem Barbel for 14 yds to the TCU 20 for a
Week 7 · Baylor · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +1.95Ryan Willis pass complete to Shakiem Barbel for 14 yds to the Kans 47 for a
Week 11 · Iowa State · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +1.69Carter Stanley pass complete to Shakiem Barbel for 13 yds to the Kans 44 for a
Week 1 · Rhode Island · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.51Montell Cozart pass complete to Shakiem Barbel for 12 yds to the RIsld 32 for a

4 more plays

Week 10 · West Virginia · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +1.29Montell Cozart pass complete to Shakiem Barbel for 4 yds to the WVirg 44 for a
Week 6 · TCU · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.25Ryan Willis pass complete to Shakiem Barbel for 9 yds to the Kans 34
Week 13 · Kansas State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.25Carter Stanley pass complete to Shakiem Barbel for 9 yds to the Kans 34
Week 6 · TCU · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +1.20Ryan Willis pass complete to Shakiem Barbel for 7 yds to the Kans 28 for a

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under David Beaty — 2-22 over that span.

2015Kansas0-12HC: David Beaty · Balanced, fast tempo

2016Kansas2-10HC: David Beaty · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: td rate (9th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#321 / 674 · 52nd pct

68.0%

EPA / target#459 / 674 · 32nd pct

0.37

Yards / catch#560 / 674 · 17th pct

9.5

Explosive rate#570 / 674 · 15th pct

6.0%

TD rate#558 / 674 · 9th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#227 / 524 · 56th pct

Rec yards#335 / 524 · 36th pct

323

Long catch#340 / 524 · 34th pct

Yards / catch#475 / 524 · 9th pct

9.5

Rec TDs#461 / 524 · 6th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

35th → 32nd percentile

Explosive rate

12th → 15th percentile

Catch rate

36th → 52nd percentile

TD rate

10th → 9th percentile

Yards / catch

16th → 17th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	4.0	39.2	9.1	0.0
Road6g	2.3	21.2	8.1	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.0	28.2	8.1	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	3.2	30.3	8.9	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2016 season

Head Coach

David Beaty

Pass share

53.9%

464 pass / 397 run

Plays / game

71.8

12 games

Team sack rate

5.2%

497 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

34 catches in 11 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

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