Receiver, Princeton, 2022–⁠24

A.J. Barber

Number
No. 86
Height
5′8″
Weight
170 lb
Class (2024)
Sophomore
Hometown
Old Greenwich, CT

A.J. Barber played receiver at Princeton (2022–⁠24).

Career highs

9catches, career highvs. Cornell, 2024156receiving yards, career highvs. Lafayette, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Princeton282458.8121
2023Princeton4258213.9357
2024Princeton3844111.6241
Career1081,26811.7657

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2022Princeton817507550
2023Princeton350014920
2024Princeton100141250
Career122250352720

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Princeton86WRYr 1
2023Princeton86WRYr 2
2024Princeton86WRSo. (Yr 3)5′8″170

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Princeton (FCS)310.5328th (n=683)0.7116.58%
2023Princeton (FCS)600.9163rd (n=681)0.8054.39%
2024Princeton (FCS)500.5912th (n=581)0.9229.69%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Princeton 10 games, 38 catches, 441 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 21atLehighL 20–⁠352300––2
Sep 28vs.HowardW 30–⁠13190––3
Oct 5atColumbiaL 17–⁠346781––1
Oct 12atMercerL 7–⁠343510––1
Oct 18vs.BrownW 29–⁠173420––1
Oct 26atHarvardL 13–⁠452220–––
Nov 2vs.CornellL 35–⁠499590––1
Nov 8vs.DartmouthL 17–⁠263280––4
Nov 16atYaleL 28–⁠4271081––1
Nov 23vs.PennsylvaniaW 20–⁠17214010–
2023 Princeton 10 games, 42 catches, 582 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 16atSan DiegoW 23–⁠1242501233
Sep 23vs.BryantL 13–⁠16130111–
Sep 29vs.ColumbiaW 10–⁠73560––4
Oct 7vs.LafayetteL 9–⁠1271560––3
Oct 14atBrownL 27–⁠2881421––1
Oct 21vs.HarvardW 21–⁠144371––1
Oct 28atCornellW 14–⁠33620––1
Nov 3atDartmouthL 21–⁠2364901161
Nov 11vs.YaleL 28–⁠362130–––
Nov 18atPennsylvaniaW 31–⁠244391–––
2022 Princeton 10 games, 28 catches, 245 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 17atStetsonW 39–⁠141−30349–
Sep 24vs.LehighW 29–⁠17170264–
Oct 1atColumbiaW 24–⁠6140–––
Oct 8atLafayetteW 23–⁠2–––1153
Oct 14vs.BrownW 35–⁠192171125–
Oct 21atHarvardW 37–⁠101160––2
Oct 29vs.CornellW 35–⁠93430–––
Nov 5vs.DartmouthW 17–⁠147500––1
Nov 12atYaleL 20–⁠246370––1
Nov 19vs.PennsylvaniaL 19–⁠206740122–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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