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Player Dossier
2020-2024Syracuse
Justin Barron
DB • 6'4" • 225 lbs • Rocky Hill, CT, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Justin Barron shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
81
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Syracuse
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Syracuse
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida State
Player Story
Justin Barron built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive back from Rocky Hill, CT wearing No. 8, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Justin Barron's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Syracuse
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Justin Barron, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Syracuse. Justin Barron shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 275
- TFL
- 17.5
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 15
Quick Answers
Justin Barron quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Syracuse · DB
- Career Tackles
- 275
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 50 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Syracuse
- Top game
- Florida State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Suffield Academy · Syracuse
- High school pipeline
- Suffield Academy · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 85 tackles · DB 14th (top 2%) · ACC 14th (top 2%) · National 111th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Syracuse | 2 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Syracuse | 11 | 42 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Syracuse | 11 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| 2023 Postseason | Syracuse | 13 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 58 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Syracuse | 13 | 82 | 5 | 0.5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 58 |
| 2024 Postseason | Syracuse | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 69.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Syracuse | 13 | 78 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 69.7 |
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Justin Barron played DB for Syracuse. Across 5 tracked seasons, Justin Barron recorded 275 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Syracuse.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Syracuse paired 20 primary output with 41.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 41.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Syracuse
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
41.9
Usage
14.4
Consistency
37.1
Best Game by takeover score
NC State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington State: 2. Ohio: 2. Georgia Tech: 1. Stanford: 0. Holy Cross: 0. UNLV: 0.5. NC State: 6. Pittsburgh: 2. Virginia Tech: 0. Boston College: 3. California: 0.5. UConn: 1. Miami: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington State: 7 by 49.2. Ohio: 8 by 53.3. Georgia Tech: 6 by 35. Stanford: 8 by 33.3. Holy Cross: 3 by 12.5. UNLV: 6 by 30. NC State: 8 by 83.3. Pittsburgh: 7 by 49.2. Virginia Tech: 3 by 12.5. Boston College: 11 by 75.8. California: 10 by 46.7. UConn: 3 by 22.5. Miami: 5 by 40.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1.5 · Games = 10 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.7 · Games = 3 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
NC State
Best efficiency game
83.3 vs NC State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/28 | @ Washington StateSplash game | W 52-35 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs MiamiSplash game | W 42-38 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs UConn | W 31-24 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ California10+ tackles | W 33-25 | 10 | 7 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Boston College10+ tackles · Splash game | L 31-37 | 11 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Virginia Tech | W 38-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/24 | @ PittsburghSplash game | L 13-41 | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/13 | @ NC StateSplash game | W 24-17 | 8 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ UNLV | W 44-41 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Holy Cross | W 42-14 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/20 | vs Stanford | L 24-26 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Georgia Tech | W 31-28 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs OhioSplash game | W 38-22 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Justin Barron story
Justin Barron built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive back from Rocky Hill, CT wearing No. 8, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Justin Barron's career was his defensive production: 275 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 50 career games in the available record. That gives Justin Barron's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Syracuse
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2020202120222023202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Syracuse | 0 | 8.4 | 1.5 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Syracuse | 4.5 | 20 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Syracuse | 6 | 26.3 | 5.4 | 1.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Syracuse | 16.5 | 40.6 | 8.2 | 10.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Syracuse | 16.5 | 40.6 | 8.2 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Syracuse | 20 | 41.9 | 14.4 | 3.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Syracuse | 20 | 41.9 | 14.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Florida State
Week 7 · L 3-41 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
95.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 95.3 takeover score.
#2
@ NC State
Week 7 · W 24-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Wake Forest
Week 12 · L 35-45 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Purdue
Week 3 · W 35-20
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Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Boston College
Week 11 · L 31-37 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Syracuse
20 primary output · 41.9 efficiency · 14.4 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Syracuse
69.7
20 primary · 41.9 efficiency · 14.4 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Syracuse
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16.5 primary · 40.6 efficiency · 8.2 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
13
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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