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7 Jahdae Barron

  • Position
    DB
  • Height
    5-11
  • Hometown
    Austin, Texas
  • Weight
    194
  • Class
    Senior
  • High School
    Connally
  • Major
    Physical Culture and Sports

Biography

A fifth-year defensive back who has played in 41 games with 23 starts ... tied for sixth in program history with three non-offensive touchdowns (1 blk PR, 1 INT return, 1 FR) ... a 2023 Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist … tabbed 2023 second-team All- Big 12 selection … named honorable mention All-Big 12 in 2022 ... selected to the 2021 Academic All-Big 12 First Team … made his debut versus UTEP in 2020 ... was an all-state and two-time all-district honoree in high school ... a two-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (fall 2020, spring 2021).

SENIOR (2023)
Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist … selected All-Big 12 Second Team … tabbed All-Texas First Team by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football … a fourth-team All-Big 12 selection by Phil Steele … invited to the Reese’s Senior Bowl … played in 14 games with 12 starts … registered 61 tackles (32 solo), 4.5 tackles for loss, one interception, one fumble recovery and a career-high six pass breakups … had two tackles in the season-opening victory over Rice … registered four tackles (three solo) and had a 16-yard interception return against No. 3 Alabama that shut down the Crimson Tide’s first offensive drive … named the East-West Shrine Bowl Texas Star of the Week for his performance at Alabama … collected season highs with 11 tackles and six solo tackle against Wyoming with half a tackle for loss and one pass breakup … started at STAR in the win at Baylor … tallied four tackles (three solo) with one tackle for loss and a fumble recovery against Kansas … had a team-high 11 tackles (five solo) and one tackle for loss in the Red River Showdown against Oklahoma … had four tackles (two solo) at Houston after missing the first half due to injury and stopped the Cougars’ last drive with a PBU inside the Texas 10-yard line … collected six tackles (two solo) with a season-high two tackles for loss and a pass breakup against BYU … registered a solo tackle against Kansas State … posted five tackles (four solo) at TCU … recorded three tackles (two solo) at Iowa State … totaled three tackles with a pass breakup against Texas Tech … had two solo tackles against Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Championship Game with a career-high two pass breakups … posted five tackles (three solo) in the CFP semifinal against Washington in the Sugar Bowl … named to the Reese's Senior Bowl preseason watch list ... a fourth-team Preseason All-Big 12 selection by Phil Steele ... selected Preseason All-Texas Second Team by Dave Campbell's Texas Football.

JUNIOR (2022)
Played in 13 games with nine starts … named honorable mention All-Big 12 by the league’s coaches … totaled 78 tackles (43 solo), 11.5 tackles for loss, one sack, one fumble recovery, two interceptions, three pass breakups and one quarterback hurry ... led Texas with 11.5 tackles for loss, the second-highest total among Big 12 Conference defensive backs ... had four tackles (two solo) and collected half a sack against Alabama … recorded six tackles (three solo) and returned an interception 44 yards for a score against UTSA … earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors for has game-winning interception against the Roadrunners … registered his first career double-digit tackles performance at Texas Tech with 10 tackles (six solo) with two tackles for loss and a pass breakup … notched six tackles (five solo) and had one tackle for loss in a win over West Virginia … had six tackles (three solo) and one interception against Oklahoma in the AT&T Red River Showdown … made three tackles (one solo) versus Iowa State … had a career-high 12 tackles (six solo) and 1.5 TFLs at Oklahoma State … recorded three tackles (all solo) and had one PBU in a victory at Kansas State … made 11 tackles and had career highs with eight solo tackles and 3.5 TFLs, while also returning a fumble 48 yards for a touchdown against TCU … his 48-yard fumble return was tied for the third-longest in program history and was the longest since 2005 … posted four tackles (one solo) and half a tackle for loss at Kansas … tallied five tackles (two solo), two tackles for loss, his first career sack and a PBU in the season finale against Baylor ... had seven tackles (four solo) and one tackle for loss in the Alamo Bowl against Washington ... was a fourth-team Preseason All-Big 12 selection by Athlon Sports.

SOPHOMORE (2021)
Played in nine games with two starts … logged 18 tackles (12 solo), one tackle for loss, one forced fumble and three pass breakups … registered two tackles in the season-opening win against Louisiana … logged a solo tackle at Arkansas and against Oklahoma … had one solo tackle and a pass breakup against Oklahoma State … collected a tackle at Baylor … posted a career-high three solo tackles and his first career forced fumble at Iowa State … notched a pair of tackles and broke up a pass against Kansas … had a career-best four tackles (two solo) and a pass breakup at West Virginia … tied his career-best with three solo tackles in a win against Kansas State.

FRESHMAN (2020)
Played in five games ... totaled two tackles and one pass breakup versus UTEP ... also saw the field at Texas Tech, versus TCU and in the AT&T Red River Showdown versus Oklahoma ... appeared in the Valero Alamo Bowl against Colorado, making one tackle.

HIGH SCHOOL
An all-state and two-time all-district honoree ... rated No. 127 nationally overall, No. 9 at cornerback and No. 20 overall in the state of Texas by 247Sports  ... ranked the No. 47 cornerback nationally and No. 88 overall in the state of Texas by ESPN ... rated the No. 70 cornerback nationally and No. 79 overall in the state of Texas by Rivals ... Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine ranked him as the No. 63 player in Texas and as the top 2020 defensive back ... ranked No. 31 in the Austin American-Statesman’s 2020 Fabulous 55, and was the No. 6 defensive back ... tabbed second-team 5A All-State as a utility player by the Texas Sports Writers Association in 2019 ... saw time as a wide receiver, defensive back and punt returner as a senior at Connally ... hauled in 41 receptions for 673 yards and six touchdowns ... also registered 43 tackles, four pass breakups and three interceptions ... returned one punt for a touchdown ... chosen first-team All-District 5A-11 Division 1 in as a defensive back in 2018 ... intercepted two passes and logged 68 tackles as a junior ... made 14 tackles, including nine solo stops and one sack, against Del Valle ... registered two tackles for loss and four total tackles against Bastrop ... posted double-digit tackles for a second team as a junior, logging 10 tackles against Liberty Hill ... notched seven tackles (five solo) and one interception against Pflugerville ... posted at least five tackles in five-straight appearances, capped by an eight-tackle outing against Georgetown ... notched 48 total tackles and three interceptions as a sophomore ... made at least four tackles in the first nine games of the season, peaking with a nine-tackle day against East View ... registered eight tackles, one tackle for loss and two interceptions against Elgin ... also returned a punt for a touchdown against Elgin ... logged seven tackles against Bastrop ... posted six tackles against Cedar Park ... also competed in Track and Field, running the 100- and 200-meter dashes in high school ... ran a 10.95 in the 100-meter dash.

PERSONAL
Son of Techonia Davis ... has five siblings: Trayvon, Deshawn, Teleah, Tamia, Taziah.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2020Freshman

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    5'11" 183 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2021Sophomore

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    5'11" 186 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2022Junior

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    5'11" 190 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2023Senior

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    5'11" 192 lbs
    23
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    2024Senior

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    5'11" 194 lbs
    7
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