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Zaire Barnes

No. 3 on the depth chart

Not enough snaps or games yet to rate fairly.

Is Zaire Barnes starting?

Zaire Barnes is listed No. 3 at RILB on the New York Giants depth chart. Tremaine Edmunds is listed ahead of him at No. 1.

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Zaire Barnes this week

The New York Giants play next in Week 6, at home against the New Orleans Saints on Sun, Oct 18 (Fox). Zaire Barnes is listed No. 3 at RILB going into that game.

At RILB for the New York Giants, Tremaine Edmunds and Micah McFadden sit ahead of him.

Zaire Barnes's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 36-24 vs ARI (Oct 4); W 12-7 vs TEN (Sep 27); L 6-28 at LAR (Sep 21).

Zaire Barnes wears No. 46, is 27 years old, is listed at 6' 1", 232 lbs, has 4 years of NFL experience, came out of Western Michigan.

Is Zaire Barnes playing this week?

Zaire Barnes is listed No. 3 at RILB for New York Giants, not the projected starter. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

NYG RILB Depth

1Tremaine EdmundsStarter
2Micah McFadden
3Zaire Barnes

New York Giants Starting Lineup

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Age
27
Height
6' 1"
Weight
232
Experience
4 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026NYG550000
    2025NYG8162100
    Career2 yrs13212100

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    5
    -1/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    -0.1/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    2
    Games
    13
    Tackles
    21

    #105 of 244 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)

    RATING

    Not enough snaps or games yet to rate fairly.

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11@ WSHTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final 27-27

    Oct 4Wvs ARITKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 36-24

    Sep 27Wvs TENTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 12-7

    Sep 21L@ LARTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 6-28

    Sep 13Wvs DALTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 28-20

    Zaire Barnes's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Backup
    Zaire Barnes plays 1% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share1%

    College

    Western Michigan

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