Last confirmed: Purdue, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 245 lb · Covington, KY · Holy Cross
Derrick Barnes: LB · Purdue · #55.
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Derrick Barnes
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has four seasons of production at Purdue behind him. In 2020 he earned his first career honor: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 14 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Northwestern — Week 11, 2020.
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | W 24-20vs Iowa | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-24@ Illinois | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 20-27vs No. 23 Northwestern | 14 | 8 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 31-34@ Minnesota | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 30-37vs Rutgers | 9 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 27-37vs Nebraska | 9 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 40 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
54tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%6 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups54 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Jeff Brohm — 19-25 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 9.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 8.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+6g | 9.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Pass share
64.5%
260 pass / 143 run
Plays / game
67.2
6 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
284 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy.
Player standing · 2020
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Four seasons at Purdue, 206 tackles — drafted at #113 overall by the Detroit Lions.
His career
Recruited as a two-star. He earned the honors anyway.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM
All-Big Ten 2nd team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jeff Brohm.
Where he ended up · NFL
Detroit LionsEntering 6th NFL season
Detroit LionsEntering 6th NFL season
