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2020 Football Roster
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Alex Barbir
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- K
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 220
- Prev School:
- South Forsyth HS (Penn State)
- Hometown:
- Alpharetta, Ga.
2020 (Jr.):
• Starting kicker for all 11 games
• VaSID All-State second team honoree
• Phil Steele Postseason All-Independent second team
• Led the Flames with 89 points scored
• Ranked No. 27 in the country in total points
• Ranked No. 44 in the country in field goals per game (1.18)
• Finished the season connecting on 13-of-20 field goal attempts (65.0 percent)
• Connected on two game winning field goals during his first year at Liberty
• Knocked down a 51-yard field goal with one second left in regulation to secure Liberty's first-ever win at Virginia Tech
• Connected on a 44-yard field goal in overtime to help Liberty defeat No. 9/11 Coastal Carolina in the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl
• Also finished the season 50-of-52 on point after attempts
• Averaged 58.9 yards per kickoff (78 kickoffs for 4,597 yards)
• 25 kickoffs resulted in touchbacks
• Scored eight or more points in five games
• Connected on a season-high three field goals in a win over FIU
• Scored a season-high 10 points against Western Carolina
Previous School:
• Transferred to Liberty from Penn State
• Redshirted during the 2016 season
• Saw playing time against Akron, Georgia State and Maryland during the 2017 season
• Finished the season with six kickoffs for 367 yards, averaging 61.7 yards per kickoff
• Transferred to Liberty following the 2017 season, but did not play football with the Flames during the 2018 and 2019 seasons
Prep:
• Graduated from South Forsyth High School in Cumming, Ga.
• Four-year letterman at South Forsyth High School in Cumming, Ga.
• Helped the War Eagles reach state elite eight as a senior
• Converted 14-of-19 field goal attempts during junior and senior seasons
• Had 125-of-140 kickoff attempts go for touchbacks during his junior and senior years
• Two-time all-state selection
• Three-time all-county and All-Region 6 selection
• Converted on a school-record 56-yard field goal in his junior year
• Played in Elite Jr. Classic and Offense-Defense All-American Bowl
• Rated a three-star prospect by all four major recruiting services - ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports
• At kicker nationally, ranked seventh by 247Sports, No. 15 by ESPN and No. 17 by Scout
• Ranked as the second-best kicker in the state of Georgia and sixth-best in the south by Scout
• Also earned one letter each in track and soccer
Personal:
• Son of Hope and Daniel Barbir
• Birthday is August 17
• Graduated with a degree in interdisciplinary studies in May 2021
