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Zaire Barnes
LB · NYG · 2025–2026
Born September 3, 1999 · College Western Michigan · Drafted 2023, round 6, pick 184 (NYJ) · 6-1, 232 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | NYG | 8 | 29 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | NYG | 8 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | NYG | 16 | 42 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | NYG | 3 | – | – | 89 | 45.4 |
Game logs
2026 game log (8 games)
2025 game log (8 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2025-10-09 | vs PHI | W 34–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2025-10-19 | @ DEN | L 32–33 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2025-11-02 | vs SF | L 24–34 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2025-11-09 | @ CHI | L 20–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2025-11-16 | vs GB | L 20–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2025-11-23 | @ DET | L 27–34 OT | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2025-12-01 | @ NE | L 15–33 | 13 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2025-12-21 | vs MIN | L 13–16 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |