#13

Dennis Barnes

DB · UTEP · Sr. · #13

UTEP 2022 alumnus

This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Dennis Barnes

DB · UTEP · Sr · #13

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

Recruit

★★

#342 national

CFB

College

UTEP

2020–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2020–2022

1 coach

2020

Dana Dimel

UTEP

2021

Dana Dimel

UTEP

2022

Dana Dimel

UTEP

Played his entire career under Dana Dimel.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020UTEP3-5HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning

2021UTEP7-6HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning

2022UTEP5-7HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	UTEP	43	27	3.0	0.0	6	--	--
2021	UTEP	53	40	4.0	1.0	4	2	1
2020	UTEP	21	13	2.0	0.0	5	--	--
Career		117	80	9.0	1.0	15	2	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2022

W 41–35

at Charlotte

3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 PD

Edged out Charlotte on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Moves between deep coverage and the slot.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Hybrid Nickel

Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Davion Ross’s 2022 season.

Davion Ross

87%match

Memphis · 2022

Torrie Cox Jr.

Ohio · 2022

81%

Jaden Dedman

Nevada · 2022

81%

Jack Jones

Arizona State · 2021

NFL Rd 4

80%

Jermal Martin Jr.

Wake Forest · 2022

77%

Matches Davion on

Class year

PD rate

Tackle volume

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Davion Ross's junior season at Memphis (2022).

Davion Ross

92%match

Memphis · 2022

All-AAC

Jason Maitre

Boston College · 2022

90%

Eddie Heckard

BYU · 2023

84%

Jaden Dedman

Nevada · 2022

84%

C.J. Coldon

Oklahoma · 2022

All-Mountain West

83%

Matches Davion on

Class year

TFL rate

Weight