2022 All-Southland Conference Preseason 2nd Team
2021 SLC All-Academic
2021 SLC Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll
2021 Spring (Junior):
• Starter in all 11 games, running his streak to 16 consecutive starts heading into the 2022 season... started at three different positions during the season - five at center, one at left tackle, and four at right tackle - due to injuries throughout the line... played a total of 783 plays on the season and allowed just two sacks... saw 98 plays vs. West Florida in season opener.
2021 Spring (Junior):
• Appeared in five games, starting all five.
2019 (Sophomore):
• Saw action in seven games and made five starts... Starter in the first five games of the season before an injury sidelined him for most of the rest of the year.
2018 (Freshman):
• Appeared in eight games... Played 142 snaps and allowed just two sacks.
High School:
• Two-time 1st Team All-District honors as a senior and junior and second team all-district honors as a sophomore... Helped lead team to back-to-back district titles, including a perfect regular season mark in 2017... Team concluded the year at 12-1 after a loss in the third round of the UIL State Playoffs... Key offensive lineman for a unit that averaged 270 yards rushing per game and scored 44 rushing TDs... Lettered three years in football.
Personal:
• Born April 21, 2000... Son of Joshua and Jessica Barkat... Honor Roll student with a 3.5 or higher GPA every high school year.
