Linebacker · #55
Derrick Barnes Scouting Report
Derrick Barnes is a 6' 0", 240 LB at Purdue.
- Position
- LB
- School
- Purdue
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 240
- Status
- Active
Detroit LionsActiveCollege · Purdue
Stats just now
Solo Tackles
18
Tied-58th
Sacks
3
Tied-17th
Forced Fumbles
0
Tied-135th
Interceptions
1
Tied-15th
Career path
High school through every college stop and pro club. On3 transfer history and Wikipedia infobox, with JUCO logos when the school is on file.
- HOLHigh school
Holy Cross (Covington)
High school
- College2017–2020
- 202NFL
2021: Rd 4, Pk 113 (DET)
Draft
HS offer board
Every school on this player's On3 interest list from the high-school cycle — including classes already enrolled. 247Sports lists the same schools; On3 is the live source.
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Regular season only. Playoff games stay on the Playoffs tab.
Defense
| Season | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | 67 | 42 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15 | 47 | 27 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 16 | 81 | 42 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 78 | 40 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| 2026 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Regular | 73 | 311 | 177 | 134 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 37.5 | 33 | 0 |
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Recruiting history
- Holy Cross (Covington), High school
- Purdue, College
- Purdue (, 2017–2020
- Detroit Lions, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, Season log
- 2021: Rd 4, Pk 113 (DET), Draft
FAQ
What position does Derrick Barnes play?
LB