Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 49-7vs Wagner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
#45
Beckham Barney
Redshirt freshman linebacker for California. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 225 lb · Mesa, AZ · Mountain View HS
The numbers
1
tackle · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Wagner
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Redshirt freshman linebacker for California. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to California in 2025.
Beckham Barney
One game to point at: 1 tackles against Wagner — Week 3, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with California3-star out of Mountain View
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
California
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 49–7
vs Wagner
1 tackles
Dominant 42-point win at home against Wagner.
With J. Sagapolutele — 413 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 64.3 · A. Mohammed — 91 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026California2-1HC: Tosh Lupoi · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tosh Lupoi
Pass share
57.9%
124 pass / 90 run
Plays / game
71.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.2%
138 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 1,711 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the ACC as a redshirt freshman.
Background
Accolades - Academic 2025 ACC Academic Honor Roll Freshman (2025) Made his collegiate debut against SMU. Prep Played at Mountain View HS -- Class of 2025. Logged 74 tackles, including 10.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack, as a 2024 senior. Added 145 tackles (13.0 TFL) as a junior to average 13.2…
The linebacker corps · California
- #21Aaron Hampton41 tackles · 2025
- #10Jayden Wayne26 tackles · 2025
- #15Joshua Pierce14 tackles · 2025
- #4Justin Beadles12 tackles · 2025
- #45Beckham Barney1 game · 2026
11 more on the roster · California team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology