2015 SEASON
TM
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SAQUON
BARKLEY
5-11 ➤ 215 ➤ Fr./Fr. Eligible Running Back ➤ Coplay, Pa. ➤ High School Three-year letterman and team captain his senior year at Whitehall High School for head coach Brian Gilbert...First-team all-state (AAAA) by Pennsylvania Football News...Rushed for 1,856 yards, 8.6 yards per carry and recorded 31 total touchdowns his senior year…Had three interceptions and five tackles for loss as a senior...Two-time All-Lehigh Valley Conference selection...Helped lead Whitehall to league titles as a sophomore and junior…Rushed for 1,506 yards and recorded 27 touchdowns as a junior...Tallied 284 rushing yards and five total scores as a sophomore...Rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports.com, ESPN, Rivals.com and Scout.com...Ranked as the ninthbest running back in the nation and the top prospect in Pennsylvania by 247Sports.com…Rated by Scout.com among the top five prospects in the state...Participated in The Opening, held on Nike’s campus in summer 2014...Played in Offense-Defense Bowl...Lettered in basketball and track…Won the gold medal in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference boys 100 meters.
➤ 2012 ➤ Freshman Season — Northwest Mississippi C.C. Played in all 10 games…Recorded 20 tackles and four quarterback hurries…Helped the Rangers to the program’s first bowl victory in 20 years with a win over Kilgore in the Brazos Valley Bowl. Coahoma C.C. (9/13): Made two tackles (one solo)…Had one quarterback hurry. Northeast Mississippi C.C. (9/20): Logged one solo tackle. Itawamba C.C. (9/27): Posted one tackle. Mississippi Delta C.C. (10/4): Made three tackles (two solo)…Had a season-best two quarterback hurries. East Mississippi C.C. (10/18): Made one tackle in the Top 5 matchup. Jones County C.C. (10/27): Contributed five tackles, all solo. Gulf Coast C.C. (11/3): Piled up a season-high seven tackles against the No. 7 Bulldogs. ➤ High School Played one season of high school football for head coach Ed Pilcher at Bainbridge High School… Was an honorable-mention all-region selection as a senior…Made 55 tackles with five sacks...Was selected to play in the War of the Border game, which features prep standouts from northern Florida and southern Georgia. ➤ Personal Full name is Tarow Barney…Son of Dehancy Barney…Has one brother, Terence Menyongai, and two sisters, Natasha Barney and Trenise Robinson…Enjoys playing basketball and video games… Is on track to graduate in December 2015 with a degree in criminology…Born June 8, 1994 in Pawtucket, R.I.
➤ Personal Full name is Saquon Barkley...Son of Alibay Barkley and Tonya Johnson...Has two brothers, Rashard Johnson and Ali Barkley, and two sisters, Shaquona and Aliyah Barkley...Father participated in boxing in college…Brother, Rashard, played football and wrestled...Hobbies include working out, hanging out with friends and reading...Plans on majoring in business...Born February 7, 1997 in Bronx, N.Y.
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TAROW
BARNEY
BARNEY’S CAREER STATISTICS SEASON 2014 Career
TK 7 7
➤ 2013 ➤ Sophomore Season — Northwest Mississippi C.C. Started all nine games…Ranked seventh on the team with 36 tackles…Led the squad with 9.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks…Rated the 18th-best prospect on the ESPN Junior College 50… Ranked the No. 5 rated junior college defensive tackle by ESPN. Southwest C.C. (8/29): Opened the season with a season-best six tackles, including 4.0 tackles for loss and 0.5 sack. CopiahLincoln C.C. (9/5): Made four tackles. Coahoma C.C. (9/12): Posted two tackles. Northeast Mississippi C.C. (9/19): Made three tackles, including one tackle for loss. Itawamba C.C. (9/28): Logged a season-high tying six tackles…Made 1.5 TFL and 1.0 sack. Mississippi Delta C.C. (10/5): Totaled five tackles (three solo). Holmes C.C. (10/12): Had two sacks…Made four total stops (three solo)…Forced one fumble. East Mississippi C.C. (10/17): Made three stops. Jones County C.C. (10/26): Collected 1.0 tackle for loss among his three total tackles.
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PENN STATE FOOTBALL 2015
FC 1 1
I 0 0
SACK 2-14 2-14
TFL 2.5-15 2.5-15
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Defensive Tackle ➤ Bainbridge, Ga.
Appeared in 12 games in 2014…Made his Penn State debut against Akron…Contributed seven tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss (minus-15)…Logged 2.0 sacks (minus-14) and forced one fumble. Akron (9/6): Registered his first career tackle in the second quarter. UMass (9/20): Notched his first career sack for a loss of 13 yards for his lone stop…Forced his first career fumble in the second quarter...His efforts in the middle of the defensive line helped the Nittany Lions hold the Minutemen to just three yards rushing, the lowest total allowed by Penn State since 2007 against Notre Dame (zero rushing yards). Northwestern (9/27): Logged one solo tackle. At Michigan (10/11): Provided one solo tackle for a 1-yard loss. Maryland (11/1): Made one solo stop. Temple (11/15): Posted his first multi-tackle game with two stops, including 0.5 tackle for loss, to help Penn State become bowl eligible…Helped the defense hold Temple to eight first downs, the fewest for a Penn State opponent since Indiana State posted eight in 2011.
FR 0 0
Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists) UCF-DNP; Akron 1-0-1; Rutgers 0-0-0; UMass 1-1-0; Northwestern 1-0-1; Michigan 1-1-0; Ohio State- 0-0-0; Maryland 1-0-1; Indiana 0-0-0; Temple 2-0-2; Illinois 0-0-0; Michigan State 0-0-0; Boston College 0-0-0.
RYAN
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➤ 2014 ➤ Junior Season
AS 5 5
➤ Barney’s 2014 Game-by-Game
6-2 ➤ 305 ➤ Sr./Sr. Eligible
Quickly adjusted to the academic and football rigors after arriving on the University Park campus in January 2014, which allowed him to make an impact on the field almost immediately. ● Ranked by ESPN as the No. 5 junior college defensive tackle, No. 18 JUCO prospect overall, in 2013 after two seasons at Northwest Mississippi Community College. ● Barney played only one season of high school football, shining on the field at Bainbridge (Ga.) High School as a senior to earn honorable-mention all-region honors. ● Is on schedule to graduate in December 2015 with his degree in criminology. ● He joins Grant Haley as the only two returning Nittany Lions to arrive on the University Park campus after playing their prep football in Georgia. ● Barney is one of four returnees from Florida.
SOLO 2 2
BATES
6-4 ➤ 279 ➤ Fr./Fr. Eligible Guard/Center ➤ Warrington, Pa. ➤ High School Three-year letterman and a senior team captain at Archbishop Wood High School with fellow Nittany Lion Jake Cooper for head coach Steve Devlin...Won back-to-back PIAA Class AAA state titles in 2013 and 2014 with a combined record of 28-2...2014 Pennsylvania Football News Lineman of the Year... First-team All-Philadelphia Catholic League in 2013 and 2014...Rated four-star prospect by 247Sports. com, ESPN, Rivals.com and Scout.com...Ranked 13th-best offensive tackle in the nation and 129th overall prospect by ESPN...Rated among top five prospects in Pennsylvania by 247Sports.com, ESPN and Rivals.com...Played in Under Armour All-American Game at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. ➤ Personal Full name is Ryan William Bates...Son of Norman Bates and Theresa Strocen-Bates...Has one sister, Anna...Enjoys playing basketball...Undecided on his major...Born February 14, 1997 in Langhorne, Pa.