Defensive line, South Carolina State, 2025–26
Joshua Barker
- Number
- No. 0
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Kennesaw, GA
Joshua Barker plays defensive line for South Carolina State. Last time out, at Charleston Southern: 1 tackles.
2026 so far
14 tackles, 4.5 sacks
Last game: 1 tackles at Charleston Southern, L 39–49
Next game: vs. Norfolk State, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
2.5sacks, career highat Bethune-Cookman, 2026Team titles: MEAC champions, 2025
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Carolina State | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | South Carolina State | 14 | 13 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Career | 20 | 17 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Carolina State | 0 | DL | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | South Carolina State | 0 | DL | Sr. | 5′9″ | 225 |
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.
Game by game
2026 South Carolina State 6 games, 14 tackles, 4.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs.Savannah State | W 87–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Florida A&M | W 31–13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at Furman | W 20–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Bethune-Cookman | W 31–21 | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. The Citadel | L 31–34 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Charleston Southern | L 39–49 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 South Carolina State 5 games, 6 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at South Carolina | L 10–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at South Florida | L 14–63 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | atCharleston Southern | L 24–31 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 25 | at Norfolk State | W 51–20 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Dec 13 ✦ | vs. Prairie View A&M | W 40–38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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