Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2012Minnesota
A.J. Barker
WR • 6'1" • St. Paul, MN, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
A.J. Barker reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
84
High-end production for a receiver
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Reliability
80
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
81
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Minnesota
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Minnesota
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Player Story
A.J. Barker built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a wide receiver from St. Paul, MN wearing No. 82, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of A.J. Barker's career was his receiving role: 31...
Read the storyA.J. Barker, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Minnesota. A.J. Barker reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 594
- Receptions
- 31
- Touchdowns
- 7
Quick Answers
A.J. Barker quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Minnesota · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 594
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 9 games
- Best season
- 2012 Regular Season · Minnesota
- Top game
- Purdue
- Latest roster
- No. 82 · Class 2012
- 2012 Receiving yards rank
- 577 receiving yards · WR 146th (top 17%) · Big Ten 12th (top 7%) · National 161st (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2010 Regular Season | Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 56.7 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 Regular Season | Minnesota | 8 | 30 | 577 | 7 | 85.3 |
Related Context
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A.J. Barker played WR for Minnesota. Across 4 tracked seasons, A.J. Barker recorded 594 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Minnesota.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season
Minnesota paired 577 primary output with 95.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 95.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2012 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2012 Regular Season · Minnesota
Games
8
Receiving Yards / G
72.1
Efficiency
95.3
Usage
24.9
Consistency
63
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. UNLV: 101. New Hampshire: 29. Western Michigan: 101. Syracuse: 52. Iowa: 74. Northwestern: 49. Wisconsin: 36. Purdue: 135
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. UNLV: 3 by 100. New Hampshire: 2 by 96.7. Western Michigan: 5 by 100. Syracuse: 4 by 86.7. Iowa: 5 by 98.7. Northwestern: 3 by 100. Wisconsin: 3 by 80. Purdue: 5 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins83.6 · Games = 5 · +30.6 vs Losses
Losses53 · Games = 3 · -30.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Purdue
Best efficiency game
100 vs Purdue
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10/27 | vs Purdue100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | W 44-28 | — | 5 | 135 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 63 |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Wisconsin | L 13-38 | — | 3 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 19 |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Northwestern | L 13-21 | — | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 16.30 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Iowa | L 13-31 | — | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 0 | 24 |
| Sun 9/23 | vs Syracuse | W 17-10 | — | 4 | 52 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Western Michigan100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | W 28-23 | — | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 20.20 | 3 | 53 |
| Sat 9/8 | vs New Hampshire | W 44-7 | — | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 1 | 19 |
| Fri 8/31 | @ UNLV100 receiving yards | W 30-27 | — | 3 | 101 | 33.7 | 33.70 | 0 | 40 |
Player Story
A.J. Barker story
A.J. Barker built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a wide receiver from St. Paul, MN wearing No. 82, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of A.J. Barker's career was his receiving role: 31 catches, 594 receiving yards, and 7 touchdowns across 9 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with Minnesota. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 135 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 9 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Minnesota.
The arc is straightforward: A.J. Barker 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
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Minnesota | 17 | 100 | 7.1 | 17 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | — | — | -17 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Minnesota | 577 | 95.3 | 24.9 | 577 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Purdue
Week 9 · W 44-28 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
135
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
135 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Western Michigan
Week 3 · W 28-23
101
Receiving Yards
91.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
101 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Iowa
Week 5 · L 13-31 · Conference game
74
Receiving Yards
78.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
74 receiving yards with a 98.7 efficiency score.
#4
@ UNLV
Week 1 · W 30-27
101
Receiving Yards
77.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
101 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Iowa
Week 13 · W 27-24 · Conference game
17
Receiving Yards
74.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
17 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Regular Season · Minnesota
577 primary output · 95.3 efficiency · 24.9 usage
85.3
#2
2010 Regular Season · Minnesota
56.7
17 primary · 100 efficiency · 7.1 usage
#3
2009 Regular Season · Minnesota
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
2
2+ TD games
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