Solo Barnes is a safety who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at UTEP.
Barnes moves between deep coverage and the slot. Arrived at UTEP from Fayetteville State. On tape: 8 tackles against UL Monroe, Week 4, 2025.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
59 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UTEP | 59 | 36 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 2 |
| Career | 59 | 36 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-28@ Utah State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-17vs UT Martin | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-27@ No. 7 Texas | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 25-31vs UL Monroe | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 11-30vs Louisiana Tech | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 8-19vs Liberty | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-17vs Sam Houston | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 27-30vs Jacksonville State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-38@ Missouri State | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-34vs New Mexico State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 31-61@ Delaware | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 36 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
59tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL59 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack · 4 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
Pass share
52.4%
410 pass / 372 run
Plays / game
65.2
12 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
452 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
59 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #85 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #6 of 25 Conference USA Ss — his program moves to the Mountain West for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Mountain West.
