Rylan Barnes
Rylan Barnes
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Second year in the Iowa State linebacker corps, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL against TCU — Week 11, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iowa State | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Iowa State | 30 | 14 | 3.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 40 | 19 | 4.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 16–13
vs Iowa
1 SOLO · 1 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Iowa State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Iowa State
Returning around him
- 1 Iowa State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (48 in / 55 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa State · Last season: 8-4 (AP #22) · Talent rank #71 · 2026 recruiting class #54
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Keith Maguire’s 2022 season.
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Differs from Keith on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Zakaih Saez's freshman season at Oregon State (2024).
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Background
Awards & Honors Academic All-Big 12 (2024, 2025) Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F23, S24, F24, S25, F25) 2025 Saw action in 10 games, finishing season with 10 tackles, including one for a loss ... had a season-high three tackles in win at TCU, including splitting a TFL for a loss ... also had...