Player Career

Krys Barnes Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Krys Barnes story

Krys Barnes built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Bakersfield, CA wearing No. 14, spending time with UCLA. The clearest part of Krys Barnes' career was his defensive production: 210 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with UCLA. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Krys Barnes' production has multiple signals. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UCLA.

The arc is straightforward: Krys Barnes moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    UCLA

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2016201720182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonUCLA04.20.7
2017 Regular SeasonUCLA1.524.84.81.5
2018 Regular SeasonUCLA1944.512.717.5
2019 Regular SeasonUCLA22.552.512.73.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Washington

Week 6 · L 24-31 · Conference game

Loss with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

6

Havoc Plays

95.8 takeover

6 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.

#2

vs San Diego State

Week 2 · L 14-23

4

Havoc Plays

95.3 takeover

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 95.3 takeover score.

#3

@ USC

Week 13 · L 35-52 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

92.5 takeover

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.

#4

vs Colorado

Week 10 · W 31-14 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

89.7 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.

#5

@ Arizona

Week 5 · L 17-20 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

88.3 takeover

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Regular Season · UCLA

22.5 primary output · 52.5 efficiency · 12.7 usage

78.1

#2

2018 Regular Season · UCLA

65.3

19 primary · 44.5 efficiency · 12.7 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · UCLA

36.6

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage

Milestones

10

Impact games

10

Splash games

7

10+ tackle games