Player Dossier

2018-2022

TCU

Taye Barber

WR • 5'10" • 190 lbs • Cypress, TX, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Taye Barber reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

10%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

28

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

32

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

33

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · TCU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
TCU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech

Player Story

Taye Barber built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Cypress, TX wearing No. 4, spending time with TCU. The clearest part of Taye Barber's career was his receiving role: 159 catches,...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8741

Cy Springs · Cypress, TX

Committed To
TCU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Taye Barber, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · TCU. Taye Barber reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
2,103
Receptions
159
Touchdowns
11

Quick Answers

Taye Barber quick answers

Latest team and position
TCU · WR
Career Receiving Yards
2,103
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 55 games
Best season
2021 Regular Season · TCU
Top game
Texas Tech
Recruit profile
3-star · Cy Springs · TCU
High school pipeline
Cy Springs · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 4 · Senior
2022 Receiving yards rank
613 receiving yards · WR 149th (top 15%) · Big 12 14th (top 9%) · National 156th (top 8%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2018 PostseasonTCU1323053.4
2018 Regular SeasonTCU1330300253.4
2019 Regular SeasonTCU729372062.8
2020 Regular SeasonTCU1031316260.8
2021 Regular SeasonTCU1130499268.8
2022 PostseasonTCU14320165.2
2022 Regular SeasonTCU1434593465.2

Related Context

Taye Barber played WR for TCU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Taye Barber recorded 25 passing yards, 143 rushing yards, and 2,103 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2022 with TCU.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

TCU paired 499 primary output with 83.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 75.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

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

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 85.7th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2022 Postseason · TCU

Games

14

Receiving Yards / G

43.8

Efficiency

75.8

Usage

14.1

Consistency

38

Best Game by takeover score

West Virginia

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 8. Michigan: 12. Colorado: 9. Tarleton State: 66. SMU: 26. Oklahoma: 107. Kansas: 25. Oklahoma State: 29. Kansas State: 27. West Virginia: 99. Texas Tech: 62. Texas: 9. Baylor: 108. Kansas State: 26

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 1 by 53.3. Michigan: 2 by 40. Colorado: 1 by 60. Tarleton State: 3 by 100. SMU: 4 by 43.3. Oklahoma: 3 by 100. Kansas: 1 by 100. Oklahoma State: 2 by 96.7. Kansas State: 2 by 90. West Virginia: 4 by 100. Texas Tech: 3 by 100. Texas: 3 by 20. Baylor: 5 by 100. Kansas State: 3 by 57.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins48.3 · Games = 12 · +31.3 vs Losses
Losses17 · Games = 2 · -31.3 vs Wins

Game Log

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

14 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

West Virginia

Best efficiency game

100 vs Baylor

Result
Tue 1/10@ GeorgiaL 7-65188808
Sat 12/31@ MichiganW 51-452126616
Sat 12/3vs Kansas StateL 28-313268.78.70116
Sat 11/19@ Baylor100 receiving yardsW 29-28510821.621.60077
Sun 11/13@ TexasW 17-10391.8308
Sat 11/5vs Texas TechW 34-2436220.720.70030
Sat 10/29@ West VirginiaW 41-3149924.824.80171
Sun 10/23vs Kansas StateW 38-2822713.513.50014
Sat 10/15vs Oklahoma StateW 43-4022914.514.50015
Sat 10/8@ KansasW 38-311252525125
Sat 10/1vs Oklahoma100 receiving yardsW 55-24310735.735.70173
Sat 9/24@ SMUW 42-344266.56.50013
Sun 9/11vs Tarleton StateW 59-173662222034
Sat 9/3@ ColoradoW 38-13199909

Player Story

Taye Barber story

Taye Barber built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Cypress, TX wearing No. 4, spending time with TCU. The clearest part of Taye Barber's career was his receiving role: 159 catches, 2,103 receiving yards, 11 touchdowns, and 143 rushing yards across 55 career games in the available record. His career also includes 25 passing yards, 143 rushing yards, and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Taye Barber's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    TCU

    2018-2022

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2018201820192020202120222022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 PostseasonTCU30358.714.9
2018 Regular SeasonTCU30358.714.90
2019 Regular SeasonTCU37274.721.869
2020 Regular SeasonTCU31662.221.7-56
2021 Regular SeasonTCU49983.416.3183
2022 PostseasonTCU61375.814.1114
2022 Regular SeasonTCU61375.814.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Texas Tech

Week 12 · W 33-31 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

137

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

137 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs SMU

Week 4 · L 34-42

114

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

114 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ West Virginia

Week 9 · W 41-31 · Conference game

99

Receiving Yards

91.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

99 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Kansas

Week 9 · L 26-27 · Conference game

75

Receiving Yards

90.8 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

75 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Baylor

Week 12 · W 29-28 · Conference game

108

Receiving Yards

89.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

108 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · TCU

499 primary output · 83.4 efficiency · 16.3 usage

68.8

#2

2022 Postseason · TCU

65.2

613 primary · 75.8 efficiency · 14.1 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · TCU

65.2

613 primary · 75.8 efficiency · 14.1 usage

Milestones

4

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games