Usage Score
2
Player Dossier
2022-2025East Carolina
Zakye Barker
LB • 5'10" • 231 lbs • Norcross, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Zakye Barker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.3 disruption score.
Efficiency
12.3
Consistency
3.3
Season Value
4.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · East Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- East Carolina • SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
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.
Zakye Barker, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · East Carolina. Zakye Barker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.3 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
East Carolina paired 14.5 primary output with 43.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 12.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 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 East Carolina, SMU.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Win with 1 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
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2025 Postseason · SMU
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.1
Efficiency
12.3
Usage
2
Consistency
3.3
Best Game by takeover score
Arizona
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arizona: 0. Unknown: 0. Syracuse: 1. Stanford: 0. Clemson: 0. Wake Forest: 0. Miami: 0. Boston College: 0. Louisville: 0. California: 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. Arizona: 3 by 12.5. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. Syracuse: 1 by 14.2. Stanford: 2 by 8.3. Clemson: 2 by 8.3. Wake Forest: 4 by 16.7. Miami: 4 by 16.7. Boston College: 1 by 4.2. Louisville: 5 by 20.8. California: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Wins0.1 · n=7 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=2 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · n=5 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=5 · -0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Syracuse
Best efficiency game
20.8 vs Louisville
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/3 | vs Arizona | W 24-19 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | @ California | L 35-38 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Louisville | W 38-6 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Boston College | W 45-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Miami | W 26-20 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Wake Forest | L 12-13 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Clemson | W 35-24 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Stanford | W 34-10 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Syracuse | W 31-18 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 8/31 | vs Unknown | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
East Carolina
2022-2024
Opening stop
- 2
SMU
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
20222023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | East Carolina | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | East Carolina | 2.5 | 14.1 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | East Carolina | 14.5 | 43.5 | 12.9 | 12 |
| 2025 Postseason | SMU | 1 | 12.3 | 2 | -13.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | SMU | 1 | 12.3 | 2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Florida Atlantic
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Primary metric
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 69.8 takeover score.
#2
Navy
1.5
Primary metric
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 51.8 takeover score.
#3
Navy
2.5
Primary metric
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 50.6 takeover score.
#4
Old Dominion
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 42.4 takeover score.
#5
App State
1.5
Primary metric
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 40.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Regular Season · East Carolina
14.5 primary output · 43.5 efficiency · 12.9 usage
30.3
#2
2023 Regular Season · East Carolina
7.2
2.5 primary · 14.1 efficiency · 3.3 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · SMU
4.7
1 primary · 12.3 efficiency · 2 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
2
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2022 · Rating 0.8159
Norcross · Norcross, GA
- Committed To
- East Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Career Facts
2
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
129
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 29 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.