Krys 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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |||||
| 2020 | 22 | GB | 13 | — | 76 | 45 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 421 | 51.9% | 89 | 24.9% | 31 | 27 | 0.9 | 118.4 | 3.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 23 | GB | 16 | — | 74 | 51 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 527 | 52.6% | 116 | 29.4% | 54 | 47 | 0.9 | 110.6 | 2.6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 24 | GB | 6 | — | 25 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 141 | 34.5% | 25 | 18.5% | 9 | 7 | 0.8 | 127.3 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 25 | ARI | 16 | — | 47 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 408 | 40.2% | 209 | 50.3% | 19 | 16 | 0.8 | 111.7 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 26 | ARI | 17 | — | 30 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 205 | 18.9% | 304 | 70.0% | 10 | 10 | 1.0 | 142.5 | 4.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 27 | CAR | 7 | — | 22 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 143 | 32.9% | 61 | 32.3% | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 101.4 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 75 | — | 274 | 156 | 118 | 16 | 7 | 5.5 | 28.5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,845 | 38.9% | 804 | 41.7% | 129 | 112 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 26 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
49 career value over replacement — #2116 all-time of 4,695. 8.2/season above a replacement-level LB.
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6 seasons · peak 0.5 in 2023
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
0.1 career wins over 6 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2023 · +0.0 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#237 of 967 all-time linebackers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | GB | 12 | 7* | 76 | 45 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | 23 | GB | 15 | 8* | 74 | 51 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24 | GB | 4 | 0* | 25 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 25 | ARI | 10 | 0* | 47 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 2024 | 26 | ARI | 12 | 0* | 30 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 2025 | 27 | CAR | 5 | 0* | 22 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Career | 58 | 15* | 274 | 156 | 118 | 16 | 7 | 5.5 | 28.5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | GB | 13 | 7* | — | 0.0% | 421 | 51.9% | 89 | 24.9% |
| 2021 | 23 | GB | 16 | 8* | — | 0.0% | 527 | 52.6% | 116 | 29.4% |
| 2022 | 24 | GB | 6 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 141 | 34.5% | 25 | 18.5% |
| 2023 | 25 | ARI | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 408 | 40.2% | 209 | 50.3% |
| 2024 | 26 | ARI | 17 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 205 | 18.9% | 304 | 70.0% |
| 2025 | 27 | CAR | 7 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 143 | 32.9% | 61 | 32.3% |
| Career | 75 | 15* | — | 0.0% | 1,845 | 38.9% | 804 | 41.7% |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | GB | 13 | 7* | 31 | 27 | 0.9 | 118.4 | 3.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 23 | GB | 16 | 8* | 54 | 47 | 0.9 | 110.6 | 2.6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 24 | GB | 6 | 0* | 9 | 7 | 0.8 | 127.3 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 25 | ARI | 16 | 0* | 19 | 16 | 0.8 | 111.7 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 26 | ARI | 17 | 0* | 10 | 10 | 1.0 | 142.5 | 4.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 27 | CAR | 7 | 0* | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 101.4 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Career | 75 | 15* | 129 | 112 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 26 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Source: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0) · 2016–2026 · 5 games
Folded from the per-game logs on file. Home/away, result, month and division come from the NFL schedule feed; where a game has no schedule row those dimensions leave it out rather than guess, and the count is shown.
| Home / Away | G |
|---|---|
| Home | 3 |
| Away | 2 |
| Wins / Losses | G |
|---|---|
| Wins | 3 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Regular season / Postseason | G |
|---|---|
| Regular season | 5 |
| By opponent | G |
|---|---|
| vs LA | 1 |
| vs MIA | 1 |
| vs SF | 1 |
| vs TB | 2 |
| By month | G |
|---|---|
| January | 1 |
| October | 1 |
| November | 2 |
| December | 1 |
| Division games | G |
|---|---|
| Division | 2 |
| Non-division | 3 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 57 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
Blend 57 × longevity 1 = KV-H 57· confidence 86%
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