Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Michigan State
Daniel Barker
TE • 6'4" • 250 lbs • Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Daniel Barker reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
41
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
50
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
49
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Illinois • Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Player Story
Daniel Barker built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a tight end from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with Illinois and Michigan State. The clearest part of Daniel Barker's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Daniel Barker, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Illinois. Daniel Barker reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,066
- Receptions
- 85
- Touchdowns
- 14
Quick Answers
Daniel Barker quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,066
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Illinois
- Top game
- Purdue
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Deerfield Beach · Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Deerfield Beach · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Graduate
- 2022 Receiving yards rank
- 239 receiving yards · TE 81st (top 19%) · Big Ten 57th (top 26%) · National 545th (top 26%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 4 | 9 | 84 | 1 | 51.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Illinois | 9 | 3 | 55 | 1 | 64.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 9 | 15 | 218 | 3 | 64.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Illinois | 7 | 19 | 268 | 2 | 82.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Illinois | 8 | 18 | 202 | 5 | 54.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan State | 9 | 21 | 239 | 2 | 60.6 |
Related Context
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Daniel Barker played TE for Illinois and Michigan State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Daniel Barker recorded 19 rushing yards, 1,066 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Illinois paired 268 primary output with 87 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 87 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Illinois, Michigan State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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2020 Regular Season · Illinois
Games
7
Receiving Yards / G
38.3
Efficiency
87
Usage
22.7
Consistency
68.8
Best Game by takeover score
Purdue
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 15. Purdue: 74. Minnesota: 21. Rutgers: 22. Nebraska: 42. Iowa: 40. Penn State: 54
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wisconsin: 2 by 50. Purdue: 5 by 98.7. Minnesota: 1 by 100. Rutgers: 1 by 100. Nebraska: 3 by 93.3. Iowa: 4 by 66.7. Penn State: 3 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins32 · Games = 2 · -8.8 vs Losses
Losses40.8 · Games = 5 · +8.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Purdue
Best efficiency game
100 vs Penn State
Player Story
Daniel Barker story
Daniel Barker built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a tight end from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with Illinois and Michigan State. The clearest part of Daniel Barker's career was his receiving role: 85 catches, 1,066 receiving yards, 13 touchdowns, and 19 rushing yards across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 19 rushing yards and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Daniel Barker's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Illinois
2018-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Michigan State
2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201820192019202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 84 | 56.4 | 13 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Illinois | 273 | 71.9 | 13.5 | 189 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 273 | 71.9 | 13.5 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Illinois | 268 | 87 | 22.7 | -5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Illinois | 202 | 59.4 | 15.8 | -66 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan State | 239 | 74.5 | 11.5 | 37 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Purdue
Week 9 · L 24-31 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
74
Receiving Yards
94 takeover
74 receiving yards with a 98.7 efficiency score.
#2
vs UTSA
Week 1 · L 30-37
74
Receiving Yards
91.5 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
74 receiving yards with a 98.7 efficiency score.
#3
@ Penn State
Week 16 · L 21-56 · Conference game
54
Receiving Yards
91 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
54 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Rutgers
Week 11 · W 27-21 · Conference game
64
Receiving Yards
87.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
64 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 3 · L 31-34
90
Receiving Yards
86.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
90 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Illinois
268 primary output · 87 efficiency · 22.7 usage
82.4
#2
2019 Postseason · Illinois
64.5
273 primary · 71.9 efficiency · 13.5 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Illinois
64.5
273 primary · 71.9 efficiency · 13.5 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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