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Zakye Barker

Position coach (North Texas, 2026): Bradley Dale Peveto

Norcross, GAGraduate#3

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Estimated NIL value

$217K

Model estimate. This is not a reported contract.

Transfer Vulnerability Score

2 / 100

4th

Low risk. Percentile vs all active college players we track.

HS recruit

Class

Graduate

Seasons left (incl. 2026)

Final season

Portal entry

January 15, 2026

Zakye Barker is a Graduate LB from Norcross, GA. Zakye Barker entered the transfer portal from SMU on January 15, 2026 and committed to North Texas. TransferPortl estimates Zakye Barker's NIL market value at $217K, a model estimate rather than a reported contract. Zakye Barker has a TransferPortl Transfer Vulnerability Score of 2 out of 100, a relative risk score for entering the transfer portal.

Updated Nov 9, 2026

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Transfer Details

SMUTO

North Texas

Advanced Statistics

2026 · 70 tkl

Havoc Plays

6.5

69th

Ball Plays

78th

Solo Tackle Rate

34.3%

13th

Percentiles rank this season against every 2026 FBS and FCS LBs with the same minimum sample. Higher is better.

TVS History

Current TVS

Highest TVS

Sep 20, 2026

Each step is a saved weekly score; dots mark where the score changed. Hover to read any saved score. Model signals include recruiting profile, production and usage, team transfer rate, coaching changes, position, and prior transfer history. TVS is a relative risk score. It is not a literal probability.

Before past portal windows

Window	Team	TVS	Outcome
2026	SMU	25 Elevated	Entered portal
2025	East Carolina	35 High	Entered portal
2024	East Carolina	19 Moderate	Did not enter

Each score comes from a model trained only on seasons before that roster year, so it shows what TVS would have said at the time.

Market Value History

Current market value

$217,252

Highest market value

$384,507

Aug 30, 2025

Each step is a saved TransferPortl estimate; dots mark where the estimate changed. Hover to read any saved estimate. Team logos mark recorded team changes. Historical points use point-in-time cumulative statistics and do not use later-season production.

Transfer History

Original School

SMU

January 15, 2026

SMU → North Texas

Committed

Recruitment

Class of 2022

Committed to East Carolina Dec 2021

Season Statistics