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2026 Football Signing Class

Javari Barnett

  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 210
  • Position RB
  • Hometown Tampa, Fla.
  • High School Tampa Bay Tech

Biography

High School

  • Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, and Rivals
  • Position ranks: #37 (ESPN), #38 (Rivals), #41 (ESPN)
  • State ranks: #73 (247), #73 (Rivals), #91 (ESPN)
  • Played for head coach Jayson Roberts at Tampa Bay Tech
  • Played two years at Tampa Bay Tech after transferring from Carrollwood Day
  • Opened his senior season with a 160-yard rushing game against Florida’s defending 7A state champions
  • Also ran track in high school
  • Offers included Alabama, Auburn, Baylor, Cincinnati, Florida, Georgia Tech, Iowa, Maryland, Miami (Fla.), Michigan State, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ole Miss, Penn State, Pitt, Purdue, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, USC, and West Virginia

Personal

  • Son of Dalia Barnett

Statistics

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