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Derrick Barnes
LB · DET · 2021–2026
Born May 29, 1999 · College Purdue · Drafted 2021, round 4, pick 113 (DET) · 6-0, 240 lb
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | DET | 16 | 67 | 2.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | DET | 13 | 47 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | DET | 16 | 81 | 1.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 playoffs | DET | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | DET | 3 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | DET | 17 | 78 | 4.0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | DET | 8 | 36 | 3.0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | DET | 73 | 319 | 11.0 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | DET | 16 | 2 | 1.6 | 429 | 41.1 |
| 2022 | DET | 13 | – | – | 333 | 39.5 |
| 2023 | DET | 16 | – | – | 694 | 67.8 |
| 2023 playoffs | DET | 3 | – | – | 86 | 46.5 |
| 2024 | DET | 3 | – | – | 119 | 64.7 |
| 2025 | DET | 17 | 1 | 1.7 | 914 | 84.8 |
Game logs
2026 game log (8 games)
2025 game log (17 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-07 | @ GB | L 13–27 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2025-09-14 | vs CHI | W 52–21 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2025-09-22 | @ BAL | W 38–30 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2025-09-28 | vs CLE | W 34–10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2025-10-05 | @ CIN | W 37–24 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2025-10-12 | @ KC | L 17–30 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2025-10-20 | vs TB | W 24–9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 2025-11-02 | vs MIN | L 24–27 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2025-11-09 | @ WAS | W 44–22 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2025-11-16 | @ PHI | L 9–16 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2025-11-23 | vs NYG | W 34–27 OT | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2025-11-27 | vs GB | L 24–31 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2025-12-04 | vs DAL | W 44–30 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 2025-12-14 | @ LA | L 34–41 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2025-12-21 | vs PIT | L 24–29 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2025-12-25 | @ MIN | L 10–23 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2026-01-04 | @ CHI | W 19–16 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
2024 game log (3 games)
2023 game log (18 games)
2023 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-09-07 | @ KC | W 21–20 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2023-09-17 | vs SEA | L 31–37 OT | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2023-09-24 | vs ATL | W 20–6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2023-09-28 | @ GB | W 34–20 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2023-10-08 | vs CAR | W 42–24 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2023-10-15 | @ TB | W 20–6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2023-10-22 | @ BAL | L 6–38 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2023-10-30 | vs LV | W 26–14 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2023-11-12 | @ LAC | W 41–38 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2023-11-19 | vs CHI | W 31–26 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2023-11-23 | vs GB | L 22–29 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2023-12-03 | @ NO | W 33–28 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2023-12-10 | @ CHI | L 13–28 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2023-12-16 | vs DEN | W 42–17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2023-12-30 | @ DAL | L 19–20 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2024-01-07 | vs MIN | W 30–20 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2024-01-14 | vs LA | W 24–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2024-01-21 | vs TB | W 31–23 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
2022 game log (13 games)
2022 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022-09-11 | vs PHI | L 35–38 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2022-09-18 | vs WAS | W 36–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2022-10-02 | vs SEA | L 45–48 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2022-10-09 | @ NE | L 0–29 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2022-10-30 | vs MIA | L 27–31 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2022-11-06 | vs GB | W 15–9 | 12 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2022-11-13 | @ CHI | W 31–30 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2022-11-20 | @ NYG | W 31–18 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2022-11-24 | vs BUF | L 25–28 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2022-12-04 | vs JAX | W 40–14 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2022-12-24 | @ CAR | L 23–37 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2023-01-01 | vs CHI | W 41–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2023-01-08 | @ GB | W 20–16 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 game log (16 games)
2021 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021-09-12 | vs SF | L 33–41 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2021-09-26 | vs BAL | L 17–19 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2021-10-03 | @ CHI | L 14–24 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2021-10-10 | @ MIN | L 17–19 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2021-10-17 | vs CIN | L 11–34 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2021-10-24 | @ LA | L 19–28 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2021-10-31 | vs PHI | L 6–44 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2021-11-14 | @ PIT | T 16–16 OT | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 2021-11-21 | @ CLE | L 10–13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2021-11-25 | vs CHI | L 14–16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2021-12-05 | vs MIN | W 29–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2021-12-12 | @ DEN | L 10–38 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2021-12-19 | vs ARI | W 30–12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2021-12-26 | @ ATL | L 16–20 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2022-01-02 | @ SEA | L 29–51 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2022-01-09 | vs GB | W 37–30 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |