Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2022UTEP
Dennis Barnes
DB • 5'10" • 170 lbs • Jefferson City, MO, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dennis Barnes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
65
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
50
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · UTEP
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- UTEP
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion
Player Story
Dennis Barnes built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a defensive back from Jefferson City, MO wearing No. 13, spending time with UTEP. The clearest part of Dennis Barnes' career was his defensive...
Read the storyDennis Barnes, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · UTEP. Dennis Barnes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 117
- TFL
- 9
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 15
Quick Answers
Dennis Barnes quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UTEP · DB
- Career Tackles
- 117
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · UTEP
- Top game
- Old Dominion
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 43 tackles · DB 180th (top 20%) · Conference USA 64th (top 13%) · National 747th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | UTEP | 6 | 21 | 2 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 50.8 |
| 2021 Postseason | UTEP | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 56.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UTEP | 13 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 56.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UTEP | 12 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 49.9 |
Related Context
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Dennis Barnes played DB for UTEP. Across 3 tracked seasons, Dennis Barnes recorded 117 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with UTEP.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
UTEP paired 12 primary output with 26.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 26.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · UTEP
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
26.2
Usage
6
Consistency
51.3
Best Game by takeover score
Old Dominion
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Fresno State: 1. Bethune-Cookman: 1. New Mexico State: 0. Boise State: 0. New Mexico: 0. Old Dominion: 3.5. Southern Miss: 1.5. Louisiana Tech: 2. Florida Atlantic: 2. UTSA: 0. North Texas: 0. Rice: 0. UAB: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Fresno State: 5 by 30.8. Bethune-Cookman: 5 by 30.8. New Mexico State: 2 by 8.3. Boise State: 7 by 29.2. Old Dominion: 7 by 64.2. Southern Miss: 4 by 31.7. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 32.5. Florida Atlantic: 3 by 32.5. UTSA: 6 by 25. North Texas: 3 by 12.5. Rice: 5 by 20.8. UAB: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 7 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 6 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Old Dominion
Best efficiency game
64.2 vs Old Dominion
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/18 | @ Fresno State | L 24-31 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/26 | @ UAB | L 25-42 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Rice | W 38-28 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ North Texas | L 17-20 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/7 | vs UTSA | L 23-44 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Florida AtlanticSplash game | L 25-28 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/17 | vs Louisiana TechSplash game | W 19-3 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Southern Miss | W 26-13 | 4 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/3 | vs Old DominionSplash game | W 28-21 | 7 | 5 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/26 | vs New Mexico | W 20-13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Boise State | L 13-54 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/5 | vs Bethune-Cookman | W 38-28 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/29 | @ New Mexico State | W 30-3 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dennis Barnes story
Dennis Barnes built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a defensive back from Jefferson City, MO wearing No. 13, spending time with UTEP. The clearest part of Dennis Barnes' career was his defensive production: 117 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 2 interceptions across 31 career games in the available record. His career also includes 384 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dennis Barnes' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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UTEP
2020-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
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| 2020 Regular Season | UTEP | 7 | 26.2 | 5.1 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | UTEP | 12 | 26.2 | 6 | 5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UTEP | 12 | 26.2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UTEP | 10 | 23.3 | 4.6 | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Old Dominion
Week 5 · W 28-21 · Conference game
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
88.1 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Stephen F. Austin
Week 1 · W 24-14
1.5
Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Florida Atlantic
Week 8 · W 24-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Florida International
Week 12 · W 40-6 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
61.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Boise State
Week 4 · W 27-10
2
Havoc Plays
58.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · UTEP
12 primary output · 26.2 efficiency · 6 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · UTEP
56.9
12 primary · 26.2 efficiency · 6 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · UTEP
50.8
7 primary · 26.2 efficiency · 5.1 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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