Tarique Barnes

LB • 6'1" • 230 lbs • Memphis, TN, USA

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Tarique Barnes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.1 disruption score.

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Major defensive role

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Impact Production

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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker

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Reliability

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 5
Program Path: Illinois
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern

Player Story

Tarique Barnes built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Memphis, TN wearing No. 8, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Tarique Barnes' career was his defensive production:...

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Class 2025 · Rating 0.86

Catholic Memorial · West Roxbury, MA

Committed To: James Madison
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2025

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Latest team and position: Illinois · LB
Career Tackles: 182
Tracked sample: 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 44 games
Best season: 2021 Regular Season · Illinois
Top game: Northwestern
Recruit profile: 3-star · Catholic Memorial · James Madison
High school pipeline: Catholic Memorial · 10 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster: No. 8 · Senior
2023 Tackles rank: 25 tackles · LB 503rd (top 41%) · Big Ten 174th (top 29%) · National 1,661st (top 28%)

Tarique Barnes played LB for Illinois. Across 5 tracked seasons, Tarique Barnes recorded 182 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Illinois.

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