Player Dossier

2018-2022

Penn State

Damion Barber

DL • 6'3" • 285 lbs • Harrisburg, PA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Damion Barber shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.1

Efficiency

13.6

Consistency

12.1

Season Value

15

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Penn State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Penn State • Marshall
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Troy

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Damion Barber, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Penn State. Damion Barber shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Penn State paired 0 primary output with 6.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 13.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Penn State, Marshall.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Troy

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2022 Postseason · Marshall

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

13.6

Usage

4.1

Consistency

12.1

Best Game by takeover score

UConn

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UConn: 1. Unknown: 0. Notre Dame: 1. Bowling Green: 2. Troy: 2. James Madison: 0. Coastal Carolina: 0. Old Dominion: 0. App State: 0. Georgia Southern: 0. Georgia State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Notre Dame: 1 by 14.2. Bowling Green: 2 by 28.3. Troy: 4 by 36.7. James Madison: 0 by 0. Coastal Carolina: 4 by 16.7. Old Dominion: 1 by 4.2. App State: 4 by 16.7. Georgia State: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=7 · -1.0 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · n=3 · +1.0 vs Wins
First Half1 · n=6 · +1 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=5 · -1 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Troy

Best efficiency game

36.7 vs Troy

Result
Mon 12/19@ UConnW 28-141
Sat 11/26vs Georgia StateW 28-2310000
Sat 11/19@ Georgia SouthernW 23-10
Sat 11/12vs App StateW 28-2140000
Sat 11/5@ Old DominionW 12-010000
Sat 10/29vs Coastal CarolinaL 13-2441000
Sat 10/22@ James MadisonW 26-1200000
Sat 9/24@ TroyL 7-1642110
Sat 9/17@ Bowling GreenL 31-3421110
Sat 9/10@ Notre DameW 26-2111001
Sat 9/3vs Unknown21000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Penn State

    2018-2019

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Marshall

    2022

    Final stop

Season Progression

2018201920222022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonPenn State0
2019 Regular SeasonPenn State06.30.80
2022 PostseasonMarshall613.64.16
2022 Regular SeasonMarshall613.64.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Troy

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.2 takeover score.

#2

Bowling Green

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47 takeover score.

#3

UConn

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.

#4

Notre Dame

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 21.7 takeover score.

#5

App State

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Penn State

0 primary output · 6.3 efficiency · 0.8 usage

35.7

#2

2022 Postseason · Marshall

15

6 primary · 13.6 efficiency · 4.1 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Marshall

15

6 primary · 13.6 efficiency · 4.1 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.8988

Harrisburg · Harrisburg, PA

Committed To
Penn State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

2

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

22

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 14 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Damion Barber quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
22