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Player Dossier
2016-2019Minnesota
Thomas Barber
LB • 6'0" • 240 lbs • Plymouth, MN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Thomas Barber shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
83
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Minnesota
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Minnesota
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Player Story
Thomas Barber built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Plymouth, MN wearing No. 41, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Thomas Barber's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Vanderbilt
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Thomas Barber, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Minnesota. Thomas Barber shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 268
- TFL
- 19
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Thomas Barber quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Minnesota · LB
- Career Tackles
- 268
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Minnesota
- Top game
- Nebraska
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Girard · Vanderbilt
- High school pipeline
- Girard · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 41 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 66 tackles · LB 219th (top 18%) · Big Ten 42nd (top 7%) · National 362nd (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Minnesota | 7 | 12 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Minnesota | 12 | 115 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 76.5 |
| 2018 Postseason | Minnesota | 12 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Minnesota | 12 | 69 | 3.5 | 1.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 38.6 |
| 2019 Postseason | Minnesota | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 48.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Minnesota | 13 | 65 | 4 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 48.5 |
Related Context
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Thomas Barber played LB for Minnesota. Across 4 tracked seasons, Thomas Barber recorded 268 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Minnesota.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Minnesota paired 17 primary output with 51.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 51.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Minnesota
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
51.7
Usage
15.3
Consistency
54.5
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Buffalo: 1. Oregon State: 0. Middle Tennessee: 1. Maryland: 2. Purdue: 2. Michigan State: 2. Illinois: 2. Iowa: 1.5. Michigan: 1. Nebraska: 4. Northwestern: 0.5. Wisconsin: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Buffalo: 4 by 26.7. Oregon State: 3 by 12.5. Middle Tennessee: 9 by 47.5. Maryland: 10 by 61.7. Purdue: 10 by 61.7. Michigan State: 16 by 70. Illinois: 11 by 65.8. Iowa: 12 by 65. Michigan: 7 by 39.2. Nebraska: 11 by 85.8. Northwestern: 15 by 55. Wisconsin: 7 by 29.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.6 · Games = 5 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 7 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
85.8 vs Nebraska
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Wisconsin | L 0-31 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Northwestern10+ tackles | L 0-39 | 15 | 10 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Nebraska10+ tackles · Splash game | W 54-21 | 11 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 11/5 | @ Michigan | L 10-33 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Iowa10+ tackles | L 10-17 | 12 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Illinois10+ tackles · Splash game | W 24-17 | 11 | 9 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/15 | vs Michigan State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 27-30 | 16 | 9 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Purdue10+ tackles · Splash game | L 17-31 | 10 | 8 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Maryland10+ tackles · Splash game | L 24-31 | 10 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 34-3 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | @ Oregon State | W 48-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/31 | vs Buffalo | W 17-7 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Thomas Barber story
Thomas Barber built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Plymouth, MN wearing No. 41, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Thomas Barber's career was his defensive production: 268 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Minnesota. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Thomas Barber's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 28 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Minnesota.
The arc is straightforward: Thomas Barber moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Minnesota
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | 7.1 | 1.3 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Minnesota | 17 | 51.7 | 15.3 | 17 |
| 2018 Postseason | Minnesota | 7 | 31.9 | 8.1 | -10 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Minnesota | 7 | 31.9 | 8.1 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Minnesota | 8.5 | 27.7 | 7.5 | 1.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Minnesota | 8.5 | 27.7 | 7.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Nebraska
Week 11 · W 54-21 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
95.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 95.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Purdue
Week 11 · W 41-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
87.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Rutgers
Week 8 · W 42-7 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Michigan State
Week 7 · L 27-30 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Illinois
Week 8 · W 24-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
71.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Minnesota
17 primary output · 51.7 efficiency · 15.3 usage
76.5
#2
2019 Postseason · Minnesota
48.5
8.5 primary · 27.7 efficiency · 7.5 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Minnesota
48.5
8.5 primary · 27.7 efficiency · 7.5 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
7
Splash games
8
10+ tackle games
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