South Alabama · L 49-56
No tackles.
Georgia State · W 38-32
No tackles.
Barnes has tackles in 6 of Arkansas State’s 8 games: none against South Alabama and Georgia State.
Brandon Barnes
Third year in the same secondary at Arkansas State. One game to point at: 2 tackles against West Georgia — Week 2, 2026.
8 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arkansas State | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 68 | 32 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | Arkansas State | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 83 | 43 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-42@ Memphis | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 52-7vs West Georgia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-31@ TCU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 17-14vs Kennesaw State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-23@ Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 23-13@ Southern Miss | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 52-7
vs West Georgia
2 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 45-point win at home against West Georgia.
Ratings of the games shown run from -16 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
3 seasons under Butch Jones — 19-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Pass share
47.5%
233 pass / 258 run
Plays / game
61.4
8 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
258 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #19 of 42 Sun Belt Ss
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 23 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Butch Jones.
