DET · WLB · #55
Derrick Barnes
Is Derrick Barnes starting?
Derrick Barnes is the starting WLB for the Detroit Lions.
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The Detroit Lions play next in Week 7, at home against the Green Bay Packers on Sun, Oct 25 (Fox). Derrick Barnes is listed as the starter at WLB going into that game.
At WLB for the Detroit Lions, Jimmy Rolder and Damone Clark are next in line behind him.
Derrick Barnes's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 45-21 at ARI (Oct 11); L 26-32 at CAR (Oct 4); W 31-24 vs NYJ (Sep 27).
Derrick Barnes wears No. 55, is 27 years old, is listed at 6' 0", 240 lbs, has 6 years of NFL experience, came out of Purdue.
Is Derrick Barnes playing this week?
Derrick Barnes is expected to start at WLB for Detroit Lions. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DET | 5 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | DET | 17 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | DET | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | DET | 16 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | DET | 13 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | DET | 16 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 6 yrs | 70 | 156 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 9 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#32 of 244 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)
Derrick Barnes is rated 81 (Good): production, role and draft slot rank 48th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 75% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank
2026 Game Log
Oct 11W@ ARITKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- TFL
- 1
- SACK
- 1
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 45-21
Oct 4L@ CARTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 26-32
Sep 27Wvs NYJTKL 5
- TKL
- 5
- TFL
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 31-24
Sep 17L@ BUFTKL 5
- TKL
- 5
- TFL
- 1
- SACK
- 1
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 31-41
Sep 13Wvs NOTKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- TFL
- 1
- SACK
- 1
- INT
- 1
- PD
- 2
Final W 31-30
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | W@ ARI | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | L@ CAR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | Wvs NYJ | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | L@ BUF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | Wvs NO | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Derrick Barnes's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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