Jackson Barker holds the MLB · Backup spot in East Carolina Pirates’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Jackson Barker is a 6'2", 227-pound linebacker for East Carolina who hails from Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. A three-year letterman from 2023 to 2025, Barker has appeared in 39 career games and compiled 37 total tackles (16 solo), 2.5 tackles for loss, and one sack. In 2025, he played in all 13 of the Pirates' contests, logging 21 tackles (9 solo), 1.5 TFLs, and a two-yard sack versus Charlotte. Barker tied for 14th nationally with two fumble recoveries that season. Currently a returning redshirt senior, he earned CSC Academic All-District honors in 2025 and was named a Go Bowling Military Bowl STEM Scholar-Athlete.