Tag: Devan Barrett

Former Auburn RB is headed to FCS program in Texas

Former Auburn running back and defensive back Devan Barrett has announced that he is transferring to the University of Incarnate Word.

Former Auburn running back and defensive back Devan Barrett announced that he is transferring to the University of Incarnate Word (UIW) on Thursday. He spent this past season at Troy where he played defensive back.

Barrett was regarded as a four-star according to 247Sports’ recruiting rankings. He chose Auburn over other schools like Indiana and Tennessee. The native of Tampa, Florida, spent his freshman season at running back on the Plains before he made the transition to defensive back as a sophomore. Over the next two seasons at Auburn, he played sparingly in the secondary.

In 2020, he opted out of the season due to COVID-19. In August of 2021, he elected to transfer to Troy. In the one season that he spent playing for the Trojans, he recorded eight tackles, one sack, and 1.5 tackles for loss in ten games total.

Now, Barrett is transferring to the FCS level to play for the Cardinals. He will continue to play defensive back. Last season, the Cardinals finished with a 10-3 record. It will be interesting to see how he finishes off his career in San Antonio.

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Auburn running back enters NCAA transfer portal

Auburn’s running back room is growing thin.

A position where Auburn lacks depth just took a big hit.

On Friday, it was announced that backup running back Devan Barrett has entered the NCAA transfer portal. It was first reported by On3.com.

Barrett, who sat out the 2020 season due to COVID-19 concerns, was expected to fill in as backups to both Tank Bigsby and Shaun Shivers during the upcoming season. A four-star signee at the running back position out of Tampa Catholic High School in 2017, Barrett made the transition to defensive back in 2018 at the end of fall camp and saw some playing time there that year.

Per 247Sports, Barrett’s high school coach, Jeris McIntyre, spoke on the position changes.

“He’s always had a skill set to play either side of the ball,” McIntyre, an Auburn wide receiver in the early 2000s, said. “He was recruited from other schools at other positions: DB, safety, wide receiver. So I wasn’t surprised. I think there were some depth issues with Auburn’s defensive backs when he made the move a while back. So we didn’t know if it was going to be permanent; it was just something to see, maybe help him get on the field. Looking at the situation, it made a little bit of sense when he moved. I wasn’t truly surprised because it’s college, and sometimes you have to move guys around and try to use their skill sets.”

2021 Auburn football player profile, overview: No. 22 Devan Barrett

After opting out of the 2020 season, Devan Barrett has returned to his natural position at running back and provides Auburn depth.

Name: Devan Barrett

Number: 22

Position: Running back

Class: Senior

Height: 6’0”

Weight: 195 lbs

Hometown: Tampa, FL

High School: Tampa Catholic

2020 stats: N/A

Twitter: @Devan_Barrett5

Overview: 

Recruited as a running back, Barrett switched to defensive back ahead of the 2018 season and saw some playing time at the position during the next two seasons. After opting out due to COVID-19 concerns for the 2020 season, he switched back to his original position to add depth to the running back room after the departures of DJ Williams and Mark Antony-Richards.

Barrett will be a backup option behind Tank Bigsby and Shaun Shivers heading into his senior season.