Bryce Barnes: DL · Illinois · #48.
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Bryce Barnes
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Illinois. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Maryland — Week 7, 2023.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-28vs Toledo | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 23-34@ Kansas | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-30vs No. 7 Penn State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 23-17vs Florida Atlantic | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-24@ Maryland | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-26@ Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 48-45vs Indiana | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 43-45vs Northwestern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 11 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
10%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries20 tackles · 2 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Pass share
51.4%
413 pass / 390 run
Plays / game
66.9
12 games
Team sack rate
8.8%
457 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at Illinois — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Lovie Smith → Bret Bielema. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
