Troy University Athletics
2017 Football Roster
Roster
Barker, Kaleb

Jersey Number 7
Kaleb Barker
- Position:
- QB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 210
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Decatur, Ala.
- High School:
- Priceville HS
Bio
2018 (Junior): On pace for a historic season before suffering a knee injury in week six against Georgia State … Finished the season with the highest completion percentage in school history at 73.0 percent and the fifth-highest efficiency rating (163.6); completion percentage would rank second nationally and QB rating would rank eighth … Threw 10 touchdown passes and just two interceptions in his six starts, also rushed for 261 yards and three touchdowns … Became the first Troy quarterback since 2012 to rush for more than 100 yards in a game when he rushed for 111 yards on just five carries against Georgia State; had a 75-yard run in the game which is the longest by a quarterback in Troy’s Division I history … Tied Troy’s single-game record with five touchdowns responsible for in the Trojans’ victory over Florida A&M; threw four touchdown passes and rushed for another … Accounted for four touchdowns (two rushing and two passing) in Troy’s win at ULM, its first in Monroe since 2001
2017 (Sophomore): Saw action in all 13 games as the primary holder and back-up quarterback … Rushed 21 times for 181 yards and two touchdowns … Completed 8-of-13 pass attempts for 143 yards and a touchdown … Broke loose on a 48-yard touchdown run against Akron … First career touchdown pass was a 59-yard strike against Texas State; tied for Troy’s longest touchdown play of the season … Set a career high for completions and yards with a perfect 4-for-4 for 107 yards against Texas State … Rushed six times for 50 yards, including a 28-yard rush, against Georgia Southern … Attempted a pass in eight different games
2016 (Freshman): Played in 12 of 13 games serving as Troy’s primary holder and third-string quarterback … Took the second carry of his career 50 yards for a touchdown against Austin Peay; it was the longest run by a Troy quarterback since 2007 (Jamie Hampton) and longest for a touchdown since Hansell Bearden’s 63-yard run against Southern Utah in 2002 … Rushed nine times for 101 yards on the season … Completed 3-of-4 passes for nine yards
High School: Named the Alabama 4A Back of the Year and Huntsville Region Player of the Year after tallying 4,343 yards of total offense and 52 touchdowns as a senior at Priceville High School … His total offense yardage was the third-highest in Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) history, while his touchdown total was the sixth highest … Added 77 tackles at defensive back … Recorded the second and fourth highest single-game total offense totals in AHSAA history – 596 and 585 – in the first two games of his senior season … Finished the season with 2,848 passing yards and 31 touchdowns with only seven interceptions and rushed for 1,495 yards and 21 touchdowns … Helped lead Priceville to an 8-3 record and a region title … Finished his career with a 58.5 percent completion percentage – the sixth best in AHSAA history … Played in only two games as a junior after suffering a season-ending injury – already had 700 yards of total offense and 10 touchdowns … Rated as one of the top 85 pro-style quarterbacks in the country and as one of the top 65 players in Alabama by 247 Sports’ composite rankings
Personal: Full name is Kaleb Larry Wayne Barker ... Born Aug. 1, 1997, in Decatur, Ala. .. Son of Todd and Melinda Barker … Has two sisters Kristy Harvell and Katie Pendley, and one brother, Kristian ... Majoring in social science
2017 (Sophomore): Saw action in all 13 games as the primary holder and back-up quarterback … Rushed 21 times for 181 yards and two touchdowns … Completed 8-of-13 pass attempts for 143 yards and a touchdown … Broke loose on a 48-yard touchdown run against Akron … First career touchdown pass was a 59-yard strike against Texas State; tied for Troy’s longest touchdown play of the season … Set a career high for completions and yards with a perfect 4-for-4 for 107 yards against Texas State … Rushed six times for 50 yards, including a 28-yard rush, against Georgia Southern … Attempted a pass in eight different games
2016 (Freshman): Played in 12 of 13 games serving as Troy’s primary holder and third-string quarterback … Took the second carry of his career 50 yards for a touchdown against Austin Peay; it was the longest run by a Troy quarterback since 2007 (Jamie Hampton) and longest for a touchdown since Hansell Bearden’s 63-yard run against Southern Utah in 2002 … Rushed nine times for 101 yards on the season … Completed 3-of-4 passes for nine yards
High School: Named the Alabama 4A Back of the Year and Huntsville Region Player of the Year after tallying 4,343 yards of total offense and 52 touchdowns as a senior at Priceville High School … His total offense yardage was the third-highest in Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) history, while his touchdown total was the sixth highest … Added 77 tackles at defensive back … Recorded the second and fourth highest single-game total offense totals in AHSAA history – 596 and 585 – in the first two games of his senior season … Finished the season with 2,848 passing yards and 31 touchdowns with only seven interceptions and rushed for 1,495 yards and 21 touchdowns … Helped lead Priceville to an 8-3 record and a region title … Finished his career with a 58.5 percent completion percentage – the sixth best in AHSAA history … Played in only two games as a junior after suffering a season-ending injury – already had 700 yards of total offense and 10 touchdowns … Rated as one of the top 85 pro-style quarterbacks in the country and as one of the top 65 players in Alabama by 247 Sports’ composite rankings
Personal: Full name is Kaleb Larry Wayne Barker ... Born Aug. 1, 1997, in Decatur, Ala. .. Son of Todd and Melinda Barker … Has two sisters Kristy Harvell and Katie Pendley, and one brother, Kristian ... Majoring in social science
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