Krys Barnes

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Krys Barnes
No. 51 – Green Bay Packers
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1998-04-02) April 2, 1998 (age 23)
Bakersfield, California
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:229 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:Liberty
(Bakersfield, California)
College:UCLA
Undrafted:2020
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2021
Total tackles:155
Sacks:2.0
Pass deflections:4
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Krystopher Nathaniel Barnes (born April 2, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). Barnes played college football for the UCLA Bruins.

College career[]

Barnes played in 43 games with 31 starts recording 212 tackles (139 solo), 21 tackles for loss, five sacks, and two interceptions in four seasons.[1] Barnes was All-Pac 12 honorable mention his senior season.[2]

Professional career[]

On April 29, 2020, the Green Bay Packers signed Barnes to a three-year, $2.29 million contract as an undrafted free agent that includes a signing bonus of $7,000.[3][4]

Throughout training camp, Barnes competed to be a starting inside linebacker against Oren Burks, Ty Summers, and fellow rookie Kamal Martin. On September 5, 2020, the Packers waived Barnes as part of their final roster cuts, but signed him to the practice squad the next day after clearing waivers.[5][6] On September 12, 2020, the Green Bay Packers promoted Barnes to their active roster. Head coach Matt LaFleur elected to start Barnes at inside linebacker, alongside Christian Kirksey, to start the regular season.

He made his first career start and his professional debut in the Green Bay Packers’ season-opener at the Minnesota Vikings and recorded seven combined tackles (five solo) during their 43–34 victory.[7][8][9] On October 18, 2020, Barnes recorded ten combined tackles (seven solo) during a 38–10 loss at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 6.[10] In Week 7 against the Houston Texans, Barnes recorded his first career sack on Deshaun Watson during the 35–20 win.[11] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 6, 2020,[12] and activated on December 2.[13] In Week 15 against the Carolina Panthers, Barnes forced a fumble on quarterback Teddy Bridgewater at the one yard line that was recovered by the Packers during the 24–16 win.[14]

During the team's matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 9, Barnes made a season-high 9 tackles,[15] including one that prevented a touchdown by running back Darrel Williams.[16]

NFL career statistics[]

Regular season[]

Year Team GP GS Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Total Solo Ast Sck SFTY PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR
2020 GB 13 10 79 47 32 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2021 GB 16 13 76 53 23 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Total 29 23 155 100 55 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Source: NFL.com

Postseason[]

Year Team GP GS Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Total Solo Ast Sck SFTY PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR
2020 GB 2 2 13 8 5 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 2 13 8 5 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: pro-football-reference.com

References[]

  1. ^ "Krys Barnes Profile". UCLA.
  2. ^ "Pax 12 all conference awards announced". PAC 12. December 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "Packers agree to terms with rookie free agents". Packers.com. April 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "Spotrac.com: Krys Barnes contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "Breaking down the packers most notable roster cuts". Packers Wire. September 5, 2020.
  6. ^ "Packers announce practice squad". Fox News 11. September 7, 2020.
  7. ^ "Packers sign Krys Barnes to active roster". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. September 12, 2020.
  8. ^ "Krys Barbers effective in starting role". CBS Sports. September 14, 2020.
  9. ^ "Krys Barnes". National Football League.
  10. ^ "Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – October 18th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  11. ^ "Green Bay Packers at Houston Texans – October 25th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  12. ^ "Packers place two players on reserve/COVID-19 list". packers.com. November 6, 2020.
  13. ^ "Packers activate LB Krys Barnes from reserve/COVID-19 list". Packers.com. December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  14. ^ "Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers – December 19th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  15. ^ "Packers' Krys Barnes: Makes season-high nine tackles".
  16. ^ "Krys Barnes prevents TD, blasts Darrel Williams out of bounds | Packers vs. Chiefs".

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