Joe Barna
Illinois Fighting Illini
80
Good

Joe Barna

Illinois Fighting IlliniAverage
RDEDefenseGood
Projected Starter

Is Joe Barna starting?

Joe Barna is the projected starter at RDE for Illinois Fighting Illini.

Junior · #43 · 6'4", 265 lbs

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Depth at RDE · Illinois Fighting Illini

  1. 14380Joe BarnaStarter
  2. 25468Demetrius John
  3. 39854Joshua Davis
  4. 45550Tony Balanganayi

Illinois Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Wheaton North, ranked #1,362 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 20 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 sacks. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 80 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,362 Natl2-Yr Total35 tackles · 3.5 sacksTeam Share4%
Wheaton, IL
Jersey
#43
Class
JR
Height
6'4"
Weight
265 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20252022
2024151.51.5

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
0.8567
National Rank
#1362
High School
Wheaton North
Hometown
Wheaton, IL

Why this rating?

On a 75-rated defense; 75th-percentile production (×0.92 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 80.

Team defense (SP+)
75
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 75% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.92)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 for role

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 10WMSUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-37 OT

Oct 3LPURTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 24-17

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

Final L 42-19

Sep 19WSIUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 48-10

Sep 12LDUKETKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-27

Sep 4WUABTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 42-23

Joe Barna's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

20 tkl · 2 TFL · 2 sacks
Usage / Involvement80%
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