Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Clemson
Khalil Barnes
S • 6'0" • 200 lbs • Athens, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Khalil Barnes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
51
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
57
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
63
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Clemson
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Clemson
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
Player Story
Khalil Barnes built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a safety from Athens, GA wearing No. 7, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Khalil Barnes' career was his defensive production: 135...
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- Committed To
- Clemson
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Khalil Barnes, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Clemson. Khalil Barnes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 135
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 12
Quick Answers
Khalil Barnes quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Clemson · S
- Career Tackles
- 135
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Clemson
- Top game
- Florida Atlantic
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · North Oconee · Clemson
- High school pipeline
- North Oconee · 12 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 40 tackles · S 160th (top 29%) · ACC 125th (top 16%) · National 931st (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Clemson | 10 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 55.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Clemson | 10 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 55.2 |
| 2024 Postseason | Clemson | 14 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 48.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Clemson | 14 | 52 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 48.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Clemson | 10 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 44.3 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
Khalil Barnes played S for Clemson. Across 3 tracked seasons, Khalil Barnes recorded 135 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Clemson.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Clemson paired 16 primary output with 31.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: SMU
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Clemson
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
24.7
Usage
5.7
Consistency
55.5
Best Game by takeover score
SMU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. LSU: 1. Syracuse: 0. North Carolina: 2. Boston College: 0. SMU: 2. Duke: 1. Florida State: 1. Louisville: 0. Furman: 1. South Carolina: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. LSU: 0 by 10. Syracuse: 1 by 4.2. North Carolina: 4 by 36.7. Boston College: 3 by 12.5. SMU: 5 by 40.8. Duke: 9 by 47.5. Florida State: 5 by 30.8. Louisville: 5 by 20.8. Furman: 3 by 22.5. South Carolina: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 4 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
SMU
Best efficiency game
47.5 vs Duke
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ South Carolina | W 28-14 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Furman | W 45-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Louisville | W 20-19 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/9 | vs Florida State | W 24-10 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Duke | L 45-46 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs SMUSplash game | L 24-35 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Boston College | W 41-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ North CarolinaSplash game | W 38-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Syracuse | L 21-34 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs LSU | L 10-17 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Khalil Barnes story
Khalil Barnes built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a safety from Athens, GA wearing No. 7, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Khalil Barnes' career was his defensive production: 135 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 7 interceptions across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Clemson. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Khalil Barnes' production has multiple signals. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Clemson.
The arc is straightforward: Khalil Barnes moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Clemson
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Clemson | 16 | 31.8 | 6.6 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Clemson | 16 | 31.8 | 6.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Clemson | 11.5 | 25.2 | 5.5 | -4.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Clemson | 11.5 | 25.2 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Clemson | 8 | 24.7 | 5.7 | -3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Florida Atlantic
Week 3 · W 48-14
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Pittsburgh
Week 12 · W 24-20 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
80 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 23 SMU
Week 8 · L 24-35 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
2
Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Georgia Tech
Week 11 · W 42-21 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 91 North Carolina
Week 6 · W 38-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
67 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Clemson
16 primary output · 31.8 efficiency · 6.6 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Clemson
55.2
16 primary · 31.8 efficiency · 6.6 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Clemson
48.9
11.5 primary · 25.2 efficiency · 5.5 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
9
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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