Player Dossier

2023-2025

Clemson

Khalil Barnes

S • 6'0" • 200 lbs • Athens, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Khalil Barnes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.1

Efficiency

19.7

Consistency

10

Season Value

9.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Clemson

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Clemson
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic

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.

Khalil Barnes, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Clemson. Khalil Barnes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Clemson paired 15 primary output with 30.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 19.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Duke

Loss with 1 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · Clemson

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

19.7

Usage

4.1

Consistency

10

Best Game by takeover score

South Carolina

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. LSU: 0. Syracuse: 0. North Carolina: 1. Boston College: 0. SMU: 0. Duke: 1. Florida State: 1. Louisville: 0. Unknown: 0. South Carolina: 0

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. LSU: 0 by 0. Syracuse: 1 by 4.2. North Carolina: 4 by 26.7. Boston College: 3 by 12.5. SMU: 5 by 20.8. Duke: 9 by 47.5. Florida State: 5 by 30.8. Louisville: 5 by 20.8. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. South Carolina: 5 by 20.8

Split Comparison

Wins0.4 · n=5 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=4 · -0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · n=5 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=5 · +0.2 vs First Half

Game Log

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

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Duke

Best efficiency game

47.5 vs Duke

Result
Sat 11/29@ South CarolinaW 28-1453000
Sat 11/22vs Unknown32000
Sat 11/15@ LouisvilleW 20-1953000
Sun 11/9vs Florida StateW 24-1052001
Sat 11/1vs DukeL 45-4695100
Sat 10/18vs SMUL 24-3553000
Sat 10/11@ Boston CollegeW 41-1032000
Sat 10/4@ North CarolinaW 38-1043001
Sat 9/20vs SyracuseL 21-3411000
Sat 8/30vs LSUL 10-1700000

Career Arc

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

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    Clemson

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20232023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 PostseasonClemson1530.87.7
2023 Regular SeasonClemson1530.87.70
2024 PostseasonClemson8.5235-6.5
2024 Regular SeasonClemson8.52350
2025 Regular SeasonClemson319.74.1-5.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Florida Atlantic

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 59.1 takeover score.

#2

Duke

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.8 takeover score.

#3

Georgia Tech

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 47 takeover score.

#4

North Carolina

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 45.5 takeover score.

#5

Pittsburgh

1.5

Primary metric

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 45.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Postseason · Clemson

15 primary output · 30.8 efficiency · 7.7 usage

25.6

#2

2023 Regular Season · Clemson

25.6

15 primary · 30.8 efficiency · 7.7 usage

#3

2024 Postseason · Clemson

22

8.5 primary · 23 efficiency · 5 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8941

North Oconee · Bogart, GA

Committed To
Clemson
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

135

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 34 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
135