Redshirt Junior (2024)
- Appeared in 13 games. Tallied 38 tackles, four TFL, two sacks, passes defended and forced fumbles.
- Had a pair of tackles against SDSU and Pitt.
- Forced a fumble on an Oregon State kickoff return. He also made his first career start at Cal and set a new career high with five tackles and one pass breakup.
- Forced a Wake Forest fumble on a kickoff return.
- Set career-highs of two sacks (-21 yds) and seven tackles against the Demon Deacons.
- Matched career-high with seven tackles and one pass breakup vs. Syracuse.
- Matched career-high seven tackles against Stanford.
- Registered four tackles at SMU, including 2.0 TFL (-7 yds), and one QB hurry.
Redshirt Sophomore (2023)
– Earned his third straight Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll selection
– Selected to the College Sports Communicators' Academic All-District Football Team for the second of two consecutive seasons
– Played in a career-high all 13 games off the bench primarily on special teams
– Contributed a career-high 21 tackles and his lone career forced fumble
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at North Texas (W, 58-21) – 3 tackles
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Auburn (L, 10-14) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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Idaho (W, 31-17) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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at Washington (L, 32-59) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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Arizona State (W, 24-21) – 1 tackle
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Oregon State (L, 40-52) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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at Utah (L, 14-34) – 4 tackles ... career-high-tying tackles
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USC (L, 49-50) – 2 tackles
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at Oregon (L, 19-63) – 1 tackle
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Washington State (W, 42-39) – 3 tackles
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at Stanford (W, 27-15) – 4 tackles ... career-high-tying tackles
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at UCLA (W, 33-7) – 2 tackles, 1 forced fumble ... lone career forced fumble ... key forced fumble on a UCLA kickoff return that gave the Cal offense that ball at the Bruins' 25 and turned into a touchdown three plays later
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vs. Texas Tech - Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl (L, 14-34) – 1 tackle
Redshirt Freshman (2022)
– Played in all 12 games off the bench primarily on special teams and also as a backup safety
– Contributed five tackles and his lone career fumble recovery
– Selected for the College Sports Communicators' Academic All-District Football Team for the first of two consecutive seasons
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UC Davis (W, 34-13) – 1 tackle
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UNLV (W, 20-14) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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at Notre Dame (L, 17-24) – 1 tackle
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Arizona (W, 49-31) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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at Washington State (L, 9-28) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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at Colorado (L, 13-20, OT) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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Washington (L, 21-28) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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Oregon (L, 24-42) – 2 tackles
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at USC (L, 35-41) – 1 fumble recovery ... lone career fumble recovery
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at Oregon State (L, 10-38) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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Stanford (W, 27-20) – 1 tackle
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UCLA (L, 28-35) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
Freshman (2021)
– Played in each of the last four games all off the bench and contributed one tackle
– Earned a Cal Golden Bear Achievement Award for having the top GPA on the football team
– Earned his first of three straight Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll selections
– Redshirted
– at Arizona - 1 tackle ... Cal debut
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at Stanford - participated
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at UCLA - participated
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USC - participated
Freshman (2020)
– Did not play
Queen Creek HS (Class Of 2021)/Casteel HS (2017-18)
– A four-year player as a defensive back who played his first two seasons of football as a 2017 freshman and 2018 sophomore at Casteel before transferring to Queen Creek for his 2019 junior and 2020 sophomore campaigns
– Accumulated career totals of 160 tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks (-26 yards), four interceptions that he returned 40 yards, 18 passes defended, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and 16 quarterback hurries over 37 games on defense
– Also played as a wide receiver on offense over his final two seasons and contributed 28 receptions for 334 yards and four touchdowns, as wel las one rush for nine yards
– Played in all nine games as a senior and contributed 45 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss, three interceptions that he returned 40 yards and seven passes defended on defense, while adding seven receptions for 79 yards and two touchdowns, one rush for nine yards on offense to total 128 all-purpose yards for a team that finished 6-3 overall, 3-1 in the Fiesta League and ranked No. 10 in the state of Arizona
– Earned Prep Spotlight MVP honors as a senior against Mountain Pointe when he had two touchdowns receiving and a pick six
– Totaled 51 tackles, one interception and three passes defended on defense as a 2019 junior, while adding 21 receptions for 255 yards and two touchdowns as a junior for a squad that was 9-4 overall, 4-2 in the 6A Central and ranked No. 12 in the state of Arizona
– Contributed 49 tackles, 2.0 sacks (-26 yards), one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and 16 quarterback hurries as a sophomore for a team that finished 9-3 overall and 4-1 in the 5A San Tan League
– Named as Arizona’s No. 10 player overall prior to his senior season by 247Sports
– Wore No. 13 at Queen Creek and No. 23 at Casteel in football
– A three-sport student-athlete who also participated in basketball and track and field
– Earned Team MVP honors in junior varsity hoops
Recruiting Notes And Ratings (As Of December 16, 2020)
Stars: 247Sports (3), 247Sports Composite (3), ESPN (3), Rivals (3)
National Overall Player Rankings: 247Sports Composite (826)
National Safety Rankings: Rivals (52), 247Sports Composite (64), 247Sports (67), ESPN (74)
Regional Overall Player Rankings: ESPN (133)
Arizona Overall Player Rankings: ESPN (12), Rivals (12), 247Sports (15), 247Sports Composite (16)
Ratings/Scout Grades: 247Sports (86), 247Sports Composite (0.8593), ESPN (76), Rivals (5.6)
Other
– Born December 5, 2001
– Son of Mike and Juleen Barth
– Hobbies include fishing
– Major is economics
Last Updated
December 12, 2024
