Player Dossier

2020-2022

UTEP

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 22.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.1

Efficiency

25.4

Consistency

51.3

Season Value

26.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · UTEP

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
UTEP
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion

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.

Dennis Barnes, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · UTEP. Dennis Barnes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

UTEP paired 7 primary output with 26.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 25.4 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2021 Postseason · UTEP

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

25.4

Usage

6.1

Consistency

51.3

Best Game by takeover score

Fresno State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Fresno State: 1. Unknown: 1. New Mexico State: 0. Boise State: 0. New Mexico: 0. Old Dominion: 3.5. Southern Miss: 1.5. Louisiana Tech: 1. Florida Atlantic: 2. UTSA: 0. North Texas: 0. Rice: 0. UAB: 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. Fresno State: 5 by 30.8. Unknown: 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 22.5. 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

Wins1 · n=6 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · n=6 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half1 · n=7 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · n=6 · -0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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

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 StateL 24-3155001
Fri 11/26@ UABL 25-4232001
Sat 11/20vs RiceW 38-2854000
Sat 11/13@ North TexasL 17-2033000
Sun 11/7vs UTSAL 23-4464000
Sat 10/30@ Florida AtlanticL 25-2831101
Sun 10/17vs Louisiana TechW 19-333001
Sat 10/9@ Southern MissW 26-13430.50010
Sun 10/3vs Old DominionSplash gameW 28-21752.5010
Sun 9/26vs New MexicoW 20-13
Sat 9/11@ Boise StateL 13-5475000
Sun 9/5vs Unknown530010
Sun 8/29@ New Mexico StateW 30-322000

Career Arc

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

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    UTEP

    2020-2022

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonUTEP726.25.9
2021 PostseasonUTEP1125.46.14
2021 Regular SeasonUTEP1125.46.10
2022 Regular SeasonUTEP922.44.5-2

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Old Dominion

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5

Primary metric

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 62.4 takeover score.

#2

Florida Atlantic

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.

#3

Boise State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.1 takeover score.

#4

Florida International

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.5 takeover score.

#5

UL Monroe

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · UTEP

7 primary output · 26.2 efficiency · 5.9 usage

30.6

#2

2021 Postseason · UTEP

26.3

11 primary · 25.4 efficiency · 6.1 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · UTEP

26.3

11 primary · 25.4 efficiency · 6.1 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

117

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 31 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Dennis Barnes quick answers

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
117