Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Baylor
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.
Impact Production
37
Developing production for a corner
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
39
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Baylor
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Baylor
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Player Story
Kalon Barnes built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a cornerback from Silsbee, TX wearing No. 12, spending time with Baylor. The clearest part of Kalon Barnes' career was his defensive production: 68...
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- Committed To
- Baylor
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 21
- Overall
- No. 242
- NFL Team
- Carolina Panthers
Kalon Barnes, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Baylor. Kalon Barnes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 68
- TFL
- 2.5
- Passes defended
- 14
Quick Answers
Kalon Barnes quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Baylor · CB
- Career Tackles
- 68
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Baylor
- Top game
- Oklahoma State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Silsbee · Baylor
- High school pipeline
- Silsbee · 11 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 7 · Pick 21 · Carolina Panthers
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Junior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 23 tackles · CB 148th (top 38%) · Big 12 129th (top 29%) · National 1,802nd (top 31%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Baylor | 7 | 10 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 9.2 |
| 2019 Postseason | Baylor | 14 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 35.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Baylor | 14 | 21 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 35.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Baylor | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 55.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Baylor | 9 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 45.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Baylor | 9 | 22 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 45.8 |
Related Context
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Kalon Barnes played CB for Baylor. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kalon Barnes recorded 68 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Baylor.
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.
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2021 Postseason · Baylor
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
17.3
Usage
2.6
Consistency
51.9
Best Game by takeover score
Texas
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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. Texas Southern: 1. Iowa State: 0. BYU: 0. Texas: 2. TCU: 0. Oklahoma: 1. Oklahoma State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ole Miss: 1 by 14.2. Texas State: 2 by 8.3. Texas Southern: 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
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Wins0.8 · Games = 8 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -0.8 vs Wins
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 Miss | W 21-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 12/4 | @ Oklahoma State | W 21-16 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Oklahoma | W 27-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ TCU | L 28-30 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs TexasSplash game | W 31-24 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs BYU | W 38-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Iowa State | W 31-29 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Texas Southern | W 66-7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Texas State | W 29-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kalon Barnes story
Kalon Barnes built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a cornerback from Silsbee, TX wearing No. 12, spending time with Baylor. The clearest part of Kalon Barnes' career was his defensive production: 68 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions, and 14 passes defended across 35 career games in the available record. That gives Kalon Barnes' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Baylor
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201820192019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Baylor | 1 | 7.4 | 1.1 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Baylor | 6.5 | 11.2 | 2 | 5.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Baylor | 6.5 | 11.2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Baylor | 6 | 22.9 | 4.8 | -0.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Baylor | 6 | 17.3 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Baylor | 6 | 17.3 | 2.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Oklahoma State
Week 8 · W 45-27 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
71.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Iowa State
Week 10 · L 31-38 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.6 takeover score.
#3
vs TCU
Week 9 · L 23-33 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Texas
Week 9 · W 31-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
59.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Kansas
Week 4 · W 47-14 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
42 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 42 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Baylor
6 primary output · 22.9 efficiency · 4.8 usage
55.5
#2
2021 Postseason · Baylor
45.8
6 primary · 17.3 efficiency · 2.6 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Baylor
45.8
6 primary · 17.3 efficiency · 2.6 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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