6/14/2016 football Edit

Player Profile: Shakiem Barbel

Jon Kirby • JayhawkSlant

Publisher- Football Editor

#82 Shakiem Barbel

Position: Wide Receiver
Height: 6-3
Weight: 203
Class: Senior
Hometown: Fresno, Calif.
High School: Central HS
Previous School: Fresno City College

2015 (RJr.): Saw action in all 12 games, making starts against Rutgers and Texas… Caught 15 passes for 130 yards and a touchdown on the season… Hauled-in a career-high three passes for a personal-best 43 yards against Oklahoma… Recovered a fumble in the end zone for the only touchdown of his career at Texas… South Dakota State: Made the first two catches of his career with two snags for 15 yards… Memphis: Caught one pass for 11 yards… at Rutgers: Started, but did not record any statistics… at Iowa State: Contributed two catches for 12 yards… Baylor: Recorded one catch for four yards… Texas Tech: Grabbed a career-high three passes for a personal-best 26 yards… at Oklahoma State: Saw time, but did not record any statistics… Oklahoma: Caught three passes for a career-high 43 yards… at Texas: Totaled three catches for 19 yards and scored the first touchdown of his career after recovering a fumble in the end zone… at TCU: Saw significant time at wide receiver, but did not record any statistics… West Virginia: Saw action, but did not record any statistics… K-State: Saw time at wide receiver, but did not record any statistics.

2014 (Jr.): Saw time at Duke, but did not record any statistics.

2013 (So. at Fresno City College): Played in 10 games and hauled in 23 receptions for 304 yards under head coach Tony Caviglia… Caught multiple passes in seven of the games he played for the Rams… Grabbed three touchdowns on the year and snagged a season-high seven passes for 66 yards in a loss at Butte… Member of the Dean’s List at FCC.

High School: Earned eight letters overall while at Central High – East Campus… Attained four letters in football… Lettered four times in track and helped the Grizzlies win their conference championship in 2010.

Personal: Born in Saint John, United States Virgin Islands… Son of Kimberly Johnson-Allen… Has one sister, Simone Johnson… Moved to Fresno, California at the age of three due to damages from Hurricane Marilyn… Majoring in pre-business and aspires to become a sports agent.