Derrick Barnes is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Barnes in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Barnes's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Derrick Barnes
Top 24% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | ||||||
| 2021 | 22 | DET | 17 | — | 0.1 | 57 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 448 | 38.8% | 110 | 24.5% | 22 | 19 | 0.9 | 149.1 | 6.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 23 | DET | 15 | — | 0.0 | 40 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 349 | 35.3% | 161 | 41.3% | 12 | 9 | 0.8 | 89.6 | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 24 | DET | 16 | — | 0.0 | 73 | 36 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 705 | 67.4% | 83 | 19.9% | 35 | 26 | 0.7 | 96.1 | 2.9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 67 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 25 | DET | 3 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 120 | 65.0% | 27 | 34.7% | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 95.8 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | 26 | DET | 17 | — | 3.0 | 78 | 40 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 4.0 | 15.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 940 | 86.1% | 143 | 30.4% | 27 | 24 | 0.9 | 121.6 | 2.3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2026 | 27 | DET | 6 | — | 2.3 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 380 | 85.7% | 28 | 15.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 74 | — | 5.4 | 287 | 157 | 130 | 22 | 16 | 11.0 | 49.0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | 80 | — | — | — | 19 | 6 | 5 | 171 | 22 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
53 career value over replacement — #2008 all-time of 4,695. 13.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #113 (Rd 4) · DET · 2021 · +21.3 vs expected KV-H
57actual
35.7 expected · Δ+21.3
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