Brandon Barnes
Arkansas State Red Wolves
65
Depth

Brandon Barnes

Arkansas State Red WolvesRebuilding
FSDefenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is Brandon Barnes starting?

Brandon Barnes is listed 2nd string at FS for Arkansas State Red Wolves.

Junior · #8 · 6'1", 189 lbs

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Depth at FS · Arkansas State Red Wolves

  1. 1465Makai ShahidStarter
  2. 2865Brandon BarnesYou

Arkansas State Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Dallas Skyline, ranked #1,741 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 68 tackles, 1 INT, 2 PBU. That's 7% of the team's production at his spot and 84th-percentile production nationally — good for a 65 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,741 Natl2-Yr Total75 tacklesTeam Share7%Percentile84th
Dallas, TX
Jersey
#8
Class
JR
Height
6'1"
Weight
189 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20256812
2024700

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8467
National Rank
#1741
High School
Dallas Skyline
Hometown
Dallas, TX

Why this rating?

On a 67-rated defense; 84th-percentile production (×0.77 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 65. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)
67
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 84% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.77)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 4LULTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 23-20

Sep 26WKENNTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 17-14

Sep 20LTCUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-7

Sep 12WWESTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 52-7

Sep 5LMEMTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 42-24

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

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Team Role

68 tkl · 2 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement70%
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