TRANSACTIONS: Originally signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a college free agent on May 2, 2016... Released by Tampa Bay on Sep tember 9, 2016... Signed to Tampa Bay's practice squad on September 4, 2016... Signed to Tampa Bay's active roster on September 8, 2016... Re-signed with Tampa Bay on March 19, 2018... Re-signed with Tampa Bay on March 15, 2019... Signed with Washington as an unrestricted free agent on March 24, 2020.
PRO: Enters 2020 having previously appeared in 63 career games with 28 starts with Tampa Bay... In first four years (2016-19), rushed 551 times for 1,987 yards with 15 rushing touchdowns and caught 57 passes for 349 yards with two receiving touchdowns.
2019 (BUCCANEERS): Appeared in 16 games with seven starts... Rushed eight times for 33 yards and caught two passes for 12 yards vs. SF [09/08]... Totaled 89 yards of offense, rushing 23 times for 82 yards and catching one pass for 7 yards and one rushing touchdown in a win at CAR (09/12)... Rushed 13 times for 48 yards and caught two passes for 7 yards vs. NYG [09/22]... Had 19 rushing yards and a touchdown on 19 carries in a win at LAR (09/29]... Rushed eight times for 32 yards and one touchdown at NO [10/06]... Had 28 rushing yards on eight carries vs. CAR [10/13]... Had 20 rushing yards on 10 carries and once reception for eight yards at TEN [10/27]... Had 15 rushing yards on four carries at SEA [11/03]... Rushed 11 times for 43 yards and one touchdown and caught one pass for four yards in a win vs. ARI [11/10]... Recorded two catches for 11 yards and one touchdown vs. NO [11/17]... Rushed for 32 yards on 11 carries in a win at ATL [11/24]... Had 17 carries for 44 yards and two touchdowns in a win at JAX [12/01]... Rushed 11 times for 34 yards and caught two passes for 19 yards in a win vs. IND [12/08]... Had 17 rushing yards on 10 carries caught two passes for 23 yards in a win at DET [12/15]... Rushed five times for 13 yards vs. HOU [12/21]... Had 10 rushing yards on six carries and two catches for 25 yards vs. ATL [12/29].
2018 (BUCCANEERS): Appeared in and started all 16 games... Led the team in rushing, with 871 yards on the season, the third-most by an undrafted player in a season in team history. His five rushing touchdowns are also the most on the team and tie for the third most in a season by an undrafted Buccaneers player... Contributed on offense and special teams in a win at NO (09/09)... Had eight carries for 33 yards on Monday Night Football vs. PIT (09/24)... Rushed seven times for 24 yards at CHI (09/30)... Totaled 106 yards of offense, rushing 13 times for 82 yards and catching four passes for 24 yards and his first career touchdown reception at ATL (10/14)... Rushed for 30 yards in an overtime win vs. CLE (10/21)... Had 85 rushing yards and a touchdown on 19 carries at CIN (10/28]... Had 31 rushing yards at CAR (11/04)... Rushed for 61 yards on 13 carries vs. WAS (11/11)... Notched a career-high 106 rushing yards on 18 carries and a touchdown at NYG (11/18), his second career 100-yard rushing game... Rushed 18 times for47 yards and one touchdown and two catches for 16 yards vs. SF (11/25)... Rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown vs. CAR (12/02), marking his third consecutive game with a rushing touchdown, the longest streak by a Buccaneers player since 2015 (Doug Martin)... Had 14 carries for 42 yards vs. NO (12/09)... Rushed 19 times for 85 yards and a touchdown at BAL (12/16)... Rushed for 43 yards and added 13 receiving yards at DAL (12/23)... Rushed 15 times for 66 yards vs. Atlanta (12/30).
2017 (BUCCANEERS): Played in all 16 games with four starts, rushing 108 times for 423 yards and three touchdowns and catching 16 passes for 114 yards... Rushed 10 times for 47 yards vs. CHI (09/17)...Saw action on special teams at MIN (09/24)... Rushed twice in a win vs. NYG (10/01)... Played 18 special teams snaps on Thursday Night Football vs. New England (10/05)... Played 19 snaps on special teams at Arizona (10/15)... Recorded a special teams tackle at BUF (10/22)... Had a special teams tackle on kickoff coverage vs. CAR (10/29)... Rushed 11 times for 34 yards and caught two passes for 20 yards at NO (11/05)...Had a special teams tackle against the NYJ (11/12)... Had two catches for 11 yards In a win at MIA (11/19)... Had two rushing touchdowns at ATL (11/26), his first career multi-touchdown game. He is the first Buccaneers player to record multiple rushing touchdowns in the same game since 2015 (Doug Martin, two vs. Jacksonville, 10/11/15)... Totaled 143 yards (102 rushing, 41 receiving) from scrimmage at GB (12/3), becoming the first Buccaneers player to rush for 100 yards this season (last: Jacquizz Rodgers, 154 yards at San Francisco,10/23/16). Barber is the first player to lead the team in rushing and receiving in the same game since 2014 (Bobby Rainey, at Atlanta, 9/18/14)... Totaled 58 rushing yards on12 carries and caught a five-yard pass vs. DET (12/10)...Started on Monday Night Football, rushing 13 times for 53 yards and caught three passes for 15 yards vs. ATL (12/18)...Rushed 13 times for 51 yards, including a season-long 34-yard rush, while also catching two passes for four yards at CAR (12/24)... Started in win vs. NO (12/31), rushing 17 times for 71 yards and a touchdown and catching two passes for 18 yards.
2016 (BUCCANEERS): On the season, rushed 55 times for 223 yards with one touchdown, adding five catches for 28 yards... Made NFL debut at ATL (9/11)... Inactive at ARI (9/18)... Played 13 snaps on special teams vs. LAR (09/25)... Played 19 snaps on special teams vs. DEN (10/02)... Saw first career snaps on offense and rushed three times for six yards at CAR (10/10)... Rushed 12 times for 84 yards, including a 44-yard touchdown run to seal a 34-17 victory at SF (10/23)... Had one carry vs. OAK (10/30)... Made first career start on Thursday Night Football vs. ATL (11/03), rushing 11 times for 31 yards and catching four passes for 24 yards... Rushed 12 times for 38 yards vs. CHI (11/13)... Rushed four times for 22 yards in a win at KC (11/20)... Had five carries for 16 carries and one catch for four yards in a win vs. SEA (11/27)... Had two carries for six yards In a win at SD (12/04)... Saw 14 snaps on special teams and one snap on offense in a win vs. NO (12/11)... Recorded an assisted special teams tackle on kickoff coverage at DAL (12/18)... Played 16 special teams snaps at NO (12/24)... Rushed five times for 19 yards in a win vs. CAR (1/1/17).
COLLEGE: Played collegiately at Auburn, started 13-of-19 games played from 2013-15, totaling 1,071 yards on 248 carries and 13 touchdowns... Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and received Academic Top Tiger honors.
PERSONAL: Attended Milton High School in Alpharetta, Ga., where he ranked as the No. 48 prospect and No. 32 running back in the state of Georgia by 247Sports... Majored in interdisciplinary studies... Son of Ken and Lori Barber... Born Peyton Barber on February 27, 1994.
COMMUNITY: In 2016, visited patients battling illness at All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg to raise their spirits during the holidays... Congratulated Pizzo Elementary students and teachers for winning the Florida Dairy Council Defend Your Turf Challenge, hosting Play 60 drills and sharing the importance of a healthy diet... Visited Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa to visit with families battling cancer and run Play 60 drills for the children of patients and staff... Hosted a Play 60 event for children from the Jackson Heights NFL Y.E.T. Center... Toured MacDill Air Force Base to greet military servicemen and servicewomen and learn about the important role that the base plays in the Tampa community and beyond... Went bowling with rookie or first-year firefighters and paramedics from the City of Tampa.
