CJ Barbara

DE | 6-3 | 225

Findlay, Ohio | Liberty-Benton High School

Three-year starter and two-time captain for Coach Scott Garlock at Liberty-Benton High School in Findlay, Ohio … two-time Division V All-Northwest District Defensive Player of the Year and two-time Blanchard Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year … First-Team All-Ohio and All-Blade selection as a senior … recorded 87 tackles, with 25 resulting in losses including 13 sacks, an interception and scored a defensive touchdown in 2025 while helping the Eagles to a 12-1 mark … produced six tackles for loss at Pandora-Gilboa, including four sacks … earned All-Ohio honorable mention and All-Blade special mention as a junior … anchored a defensive unit that allowed just 9.3 points per game in 2024 … delivered 21 tackles for loss, including 15 sacks, and blocked three punts in 2024 … made 10 tackles vs. Pandora-Gilboa, with two going for losses including a sack … registered 57 career tackles for loss, including a school-record 36 sacks.