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Career Stats
Game Logs: 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012
Barr registered career totals of 54 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss (-77 yards), 8.5 sacks (-52 yards), three forced fumbles and eight quarterback hurries over 45 games played and seven starts. He played in all 25 games possible over his final two campaigns as a 2014 junior and 2015 senior when he posted all of his career highs including 6.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks as a senior. He also had career bests of 20 tackles, 24 tackle for loss yards, 20 sack yards, two forced fumbles and four quarterback hurries as a junior. In addition, Barr earned Pac-12 All-Academic honors in each of his four campaigns with a first-team selection as a senior after being honorable an mention choice in his 2012 freshman, 2013 sophomore and junior campaigns
Cal Career (2011-15)
• Played in 45 games with seven starts over the last four seasons of his five campaigns with the program after redshirting as a true freshman in 2011
• Played in all 25 games over his final two seasons as a 2014 junior and 2015 senior, making all seven of his career starts as a junior
• Registered career totals of 54 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss (-77 yards), 8.5 sacks (-52 yards), three forced fumbles and eight quarterback hurries
• Posted career highs of 6.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks as a senior while his 20 tackles, 24 tackle for loss yards, 20 sack yards, two forced fumbles and four quarterback hurries as a junior were career bests
• Posted a single-game career-high-tying four tackles twice both as a junior at Arizona and vs. Oregon
• Registered a single-game career-high-tying 1.5 tackles for loss three times
• Recorded a single-game career-high-tying 1.0 sacks on seven occasions
• Registered single-game career highs for both tackle for loss yards (18) and sack yards (17) at Northwestern as a junior
• Posted a single-game career-high-tying one forced fumble on three occasions
• Recorded a single-game career-high one quarterback hurry on eight occasions
• Earned Pac-12 All-Academic honors in each of his four campaigns with a first-team selection as a senior after being honorable an mention choice in his 2012 freshman, 2013 sophomore and junior campaigns
• Named a Jonathan and Judy Hoff Scholar-Athlete of the Week in each of his final two seasons as a junior and senior
Senior (2015)
• Played in all 13 games off the bench to mark the second straight season he played in every game
• Second on the club with career highs in tackles for loss (6.0) and sacks (4.0), while also second on the team in sack yards (-18), tied for second in quarterback hurries (3) and fourth in tackle for loss yards (-21)
• Contributed 14 tackles including at least one in each of the team's final seven contests
• Registered a career-high-tying 1.0 sack on four occasions vs. Arizona State (-9 yards), vs. USC (-5 yards), vs. Grambling State (-2 yards), at UCLA (-2 yards), with each also counting as 1.0 tackle for loss
• Added 1.0 tackle for loss against San Diego State (-2 yards) and Oregon State (-1 yards)
• Had a season-high-tying two tackles on four occasions vs. San Diego State, at Utah, vs. Arizona State and vs. Air Force in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
• Had a career-high-tying single quarterback hurries in back-to-back games vs. San Diego State and at Texas, and then again vs. Oregon State
• Earned first-team Pac-12 All-Academic for the first time after being an honorable mention selection in each of the previous three seasons
• Named a Jonathan and Judy Hoff Scholar-Athlete of the Week
• Picked up a spot on the National Football Foundation’s Hampshire Honor Society honoring student athletes in their final season of collegiate eligibility for maintaining a 3.2 GPA or better throughout their collegiate career
• Missed most of spring practices including the spring game due to injury
Junior (2014)
• Made a significant contribution to a defensive line that helped the Cal defense move up 48 spots from the previous season to No. 38 in rushing defense (144.6 ypg), cutting 44 yards off its per-game average allowed from the 2013 campaign
• Played in all 12 games and started the first seven contests as part of a huge opening to the season in which he recorded career highs in nearly every category including tackles (20), tackle for loss yards (-24), sack yards (-20), forced fumbles (2) and quarterback hurries (4), while adding 2.0 sacks and 4.0 tackles for loss
• Led the team in forced fumbles and quarterback hurries, while ranking second in tackle for loss yards and sack yards, tied for second in sacks and sixth in tackles for loss
• Recorded all of his stats other than one tackle and two quarterback hurries over his seven starts to open the campaign
• Registered a career-high-tying four tackles and his second forced fumble of the campaign vs. Oregon
• Started the season with a huge game at Northwestern with career highs for tackle for loss yards (18) and sack yards (17) on a career-high-tying 1.5 tackles for loss and a season-high-tying 1.0 sack, while he had three tackles and a career-high-tying one quarterback hurry
• Had a 1.0 sack (-3 yards) and one forced fumble in the second game of the campaign vs. Sacramento State
• Co-led Cal in both tackles for loss and sacks in each of the first two contests at Northwestern and vs. Sacramento State
• Had at least 0.5 tackles for loss in each of the first five contests adding defensive stats in the next three games at Arizona (career-high-tying 4 tackles; 0.5 TFL, -1 yard), vs. Colorado (2 tackles; 0.5 TFL, 0 yards; 1 QBH) and at Washington State (3 tackles; 0.5 TFL, -2 yards)
• Also had two tackles vs. Washington and one at Oregon State, while picking up a career-high-tying single quarterback hurry at USC and vs. Stanford
• Earned honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic for the third consecutive season
• Named a Jonathan and Judy Hoff Scholar-Athlete of the Week
• Had three tackles and 1.0 tackle for loss (-1 yard) in the spring game
Sophomore (2013)
• Played in nine games all off the bench, contributing eight tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss (-12 yards) and 0.5 sacks (-3 yards)
• Recorded a season-high three tackles along with a season-high-tying 1.0 tackle for loss (-4 yards) and a season-high 0.5 sacks (season-high -3 yards) vs. Arizona
• Registered two tackles and 1.0 tackle for loss (season-high -5 yards) vs. Ohio State, while picking up single tackles at Oregon (also season-high-tying 1.0 TFL, -3 yards), vs. Oregon State and at Colorado
• Honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic for the second consecutive season
• Missed much of spring practice including the spring game due to injury
Freshman (2012)
• Played in each of the first 11 games off the bench before missing the season finale at Oregon State
• Recorded 12 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss (-20 yards), 2.0 sacks (-11 yards) and one forced fumble
• Posted a season-high-tying three tackles, a career-high-tying 1.5 tackles for loss (-3 yards) and 0.5 sacks (-0 yards) in his collegiate debut in the season opener against Nevada
• Had two tackles on three occasions vs. Southern Utah, vs. Arizona State and vs. Washington, while adding big plays in each of the games with 0.5 tackles for loss and sacks (-2 yards) against Southern Utah, a career-high-tying 1.5 tackles for loss (-10 yards) and a career-high-tying 1.0 sack (-9 yards) vs. Arizona State, and a forced fumble against Washington
• Had single tackles at Ohio State, vs. UCLA and at Utah, with his tackle against the Buckeyes a five-yard tackle for loss and adding a career-high-tying one quarterback hurry vs. the Bruins
• Earned the first of four straight Pac-12 All-Academic honors by being named honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic for the first of three consecutive seasons
• Contributed three tackles in the spring game
Freshman (2011)
• Redshirted
• Did not play
• Listed prior to the season as the nation’s No. 16 freshman defensive lineman by Phil Steele and national defensive lineman recruit by Athlon, who also had him as the No. 15 Pac-12 recruit overall
Lakewood HS (Class of 2011)
• Played on the winning team in the Under Armour All-America Game following his 2010 senior campaign
• Added SoCal Defensive Player of the Year and All-State honors from MaxPreps as a senior, in addition to first-team Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West, Los Angeles Times All-Southland League and All-Southern Section, Moore League Player of the Year, Dream Team Defensive Player of the Year, Lakewood City Hall Performer of the Year and Long Beach Football Performer of the Year
• Recorded a team-high-tying 73 tackles, 35.0 tackles for loss and a single-season school-record 20.0 sacks in his senior season to lead the Southern Section and Moore League in sacks while ranking sixth in the state and 18th nationally
• Also added 12 receptions for 161 yards receiving and seven touchdowns as a tight end during his senior campaign as his squad finished 10-2
• Two-time All-CIF South Coast Section and All-State choice, earning both honors for the first time as a junior in 2009 when he recorded 87 tackles, 32.0 tackles for loss, 12.0 sacks, four pass breakups, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery
Recruiting Notes (Class of 2011)
• Rated four stars plus by Tom Lemming and four stars according to ESPN, Rivals and Scout
• A SuperPrep and Parade All-American as a 2010 senior who ranked among the nation's top 150 players overall according to ESPN (No. 31), Prepstar (No. 94), Rivals (No. 144) and Tom Lemming (No. 147)
• Ranked as high as No. 6 nationally as a defensive tackle according to ESPN and Tom Lemming, while Scout had him at No. 12, the same spot he was also listed at as a strong side defensive end on Rivals' list
• The nation's No. 26 defensive lineman by SuperPrep, who also had him as the No. 10 overall player in California/Hawaii/Nevada
• Ranked No. 16 according to Rivals among all players in California
Other
• Full name is William Todd Barr Jr.
• Born December 12, 1992
• Parents are William Todd Barr Sr. and Nevell Elmani
• Graduated from Cal in December of 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in legal studies
Barr's Career Game Highs
Tackles: 4 (twice, last vs. Oregon, 2014)
Tackles For Loss: 1.5 (three times, last at Northwestern, 2014)
Tackle For Loss Yards: 18 (at Northwestern, 2014)
Sacks: 1.0 (seven times, last Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl vs. Air Force, 2015)
Sack Yards: 17 (at Northwestern, 2014)
Forced Fumbles: 1 (three times, last vs. Oregon, 2014)
Quarterback Hurries: 1 (eight times, last vs. Oregon State, 2015)
Last Updated
August 2, 2016
