Player Dossier

2018-2021

Baylor

Kalon Barnes

CB • 6'0" • 186 lbs • Silsbee, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Kalon Barnes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.6

Efficiency

17.3

Consistency

51.9

Season Value

24.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Baylor

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Baylor
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Texas

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Kalon Barnes, CB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Baylor. Kalon Barnes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Baylor paired 6 primary output with 22.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 17.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Texas

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2021 Postseason · Baylor

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

17.3

Usage

2.6

Consistency

51.9

Best Game by takeover score

Ole Miss

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ole Miss: 1. Texas State: 0. Unknown: 1. Iowa State: 0. BYU: 0. Texas: 2. TCU: 0. Oklahoma: 1. Oklahoma State: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ole Miss: 1 by 14.2. Texas State: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 0 by 10. Iowa State: 3 by 12.5. BYU: 2 by 8.3. Texas: 5 by 40.8. TCU: 6 by 25. Oklahoma: 1 by 14.2. Oklahoma State: 3 by 22.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.7 · n=7
First Half0.4 · n=5 · -0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=4 · +0.6 vs First Half
All Games0.7 · n=9

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Texas

Best efficiency game

40.8 vs Texas

Result
Sun 1/2@ Ole MissW 21-711001
Sat 12/4@ Oklahoma StateW 21-1633001
Sat 11/13vs OklahomaW 27-14110010
Sat 11/6@ TCUL 28-3065000
Sat 10/30vs TexasW 31-2455002
Sat 10/16vs BYUW 38-2422000
Sat 9/25vs Iowa StateW 31-2933000
Sat 9/11vs Unknown00001
Sat 9/4@ Texas StateW 29-2021000

Career Arc

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

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    Baylor

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201820192019202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonBaylor17.41.1
2019 PostseasonBaylor6.511.22.15.5
2019 Regular SeasonBaylor6.511.22.10
2020 Regular SeasonBaylor622.95.4-0.5
2021 PostseasonBaylor617.32.60
2021 Regular SeasonBaylor617.32.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Texas

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.5 takeover score.

#2

TCU

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.

#3

Iowa State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.7 takeover score.

#4

Oklahoma State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45 takeover score.

#5

Kansas State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Baylor

6 primary output · 22.9 efficiency · 5.4 usage

30.3

#2

2021 Postseason · Baylor

24.5

6 primary · 17.3 efficiency · 2.6 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Baylor

24.5

6 primary · 17.3 efficiency · 2.6 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8884

Silsbee · Silsbee, TX

Committed To
Baylor
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

68

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 35 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Kalon Barnes quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
CB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
68