Awards and Honors:
2022 NFF Hampshire Honor Society
Dean's List (S21)
Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (F20, F21)
2021 (Redshirt Senior): Played in 10 games, making two starts on the defensive line… Enjoyed his season’s best outing with four tackles and a tackle for loss against Chattanooga (Sept. 2)… Blocked a kick in back-to-back games against Tennessee State (Oct. 2) and Southeast Missouri (Oct. 9)… Had two tackles, assisted on a tackle for loss, and broke up a pass against UT Martin (Oct. 30).
2020-2021 (Senior): Transferred from Penn State and appeared in all three of the Governors’ fall games, starting at defensive tackle twice... Did not see action in the spring.
Prior to Austin Peay: Played two seasons at Penn State, appearing in eight games as a redshirt sophomore in 2019.
High School: Guided the Cougars to an 11-4 record and an appearance in the 2016 PIAA Class 5A State Championship game… Named first-team All-State by the Pennsylvania Football Writers in 2016… Named to EasternPAFootball.com’s all-state first team as a senior… Selected to PennLive’s 2016 All-Star High School Team… Named Pennsylvania Football News’ 2016 Class 5A Defensive Player of the Year… Selected to Pennsylvania Football News’ Class 5A All-State in 2016… Selected as the Mid-Penn Commonwealth Co-Defensive Player of the Year as a senior… Was a three-time all-conference honoree… Was a candidate for Pennsylvania’s 2016 Mr. Football Class 4A-6A… Tallied 67 tackles as a senior… Led the Mid-Penn League with 27 tackles for loss and was second in the league with 13 sacks in 2016… Recorded 13 sacks and 47 tackles in 2015… Had 38 career sacks with double-digit totals each of the last three years… Rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports and Scout, and three stars by ESPN and Rivals… Was a four-time letterman for the basketball team… Lettered in track & field three times.
Personal: Damion Lamar Barber Jr. is the son of Maria and Lamont Lewis and Damion Barber Sr… Birthday is Sept. 17… Has two siblings: Quinton Sullivan and Tatiana Barber… A general studies major with a sociology minor.
