Temple University Athletics
2020 Football Roster
Roster
Jose Barbon
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lancaster, Pa.
- High School:
- Conestoga Valley
2022 (Redshirt Junior): Entered the year as Temple's leading returning receiver from a season ago ... earned All-AAC Honorable Mention (Pro Football Network) ... earned fourth-team All-AAC (Phil Steele) … tied his career-high in catches with 8 going for 118 yards earning him offensive player of the game against Lafayette ... had single game high in receiving yards (134) and longest career reception (78) at Memphis ... tied career high in catches with 8 vs. USF ... broke career highs in receiving yards (160) and receptions (13) vs. ECU, the 13 catches rank second in the TU record books behind only Clint Graves’ 15 against Rhode Island in 1972 ... also recorded his sixth 100-yard game of the year breaking Jadan Blue, Branden Mack (2019), and Van Johnson's (1996) record for most in a single season ... finished the season at the teams leading receiver, with 71 receptions for 910 yards, the third and fourth best marks, respectively, in school history, and two touchdowns ... now has 137 career catches, fifth on the all-time list, and 1,600 receiving yards, good for 14th in the Temple record books ... lettered.
2021 (Redshirt Sophomore): Started at Rutgers leading all Owls receivers with 48 yards on two catches ... had a career high in receiving yards (130) and receptions (8) in the home win vs. Wagner, earning him offensive player of the game ... registered first career touchdown reception vs. Memphis ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... lettered.
2020 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in five games with two starts and emerged as an effective offensive weapon ... missed Tulane and SMU games due to COVID protocols ... had a career day in the home opener vs. USF, matching his career-high in receptions (3) and setting a new career-high in receiving yards (35) ... lettered.
2019 (Redshirt Freshman): Rotates in behind an experienced receiving core, playing behind three single-digit seniors ... made his collegiate debut vs. Bucknell in the opener and made first career catch (11-yards from QB Anthony Russo) ... recorded a career-long reception at #19 SMU for 24 yards ... recorded a career-high in receptions (3) in a win at USF ... set a new career-high in receiving yards (28) at #19 Cincinnati ... lettered.
2018 (Freshman): Was part of the 2018 recruiting class ... Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (Maryland, Houston) ... Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week (UCF) ... did not see game action ... redshirted.
High School: Played wide receiver and defensive back for head coach Gerad Novak at Conestoga Valley High in Lancaster, Pa. … was a three-year letterwinner and twice earned first-team wide receiver and defensive back honors … as a senior, recorded 68 catches for 1,041 yards and 16 touchdowns earning wide receiver of the year honors … also added three touchdowns on seven interceptions en route to defensive back of the year accolades … scored 22 TDs overall, adding a kick return and two punt return scores … as a junior, hauled in 64 catches for 925 yards and seven touchdowns en route to wide receiver of the year honors, and added six interceptions for one score as a defensive back … was 37-497-3TDs receiving as a sophomore … also participated in track.
Personal: Born Jose Barbon in Havana, Cuba … resides in Lancaster, Pa. … mother Lazara Linares and father William Barbon … has a brother Will (26) … list of favorites include: Wild 'N Out (TV show), Fast and Furious (movies), and Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL team) … communications studies major.
