Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2024-2025SMU
Marcellus Barnes Jr.
CB • 6'1" • 180 lbs • Chattanooga, TN, USA
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Impact Production
37
Developing production for a corner
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
38
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Syracuse • SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: California
Player Story
Marcellus Barnes Jr. built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a cornerback from Chattanooga, TN wearing No. 8, spending time with SMU and Syracuse. The clearest part of Marcellus Barnes Jr.'s career was his...
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- Committed To
- Syracuse
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Marcellus Barnes Jr., CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · SMU. Marcellus Barnes Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 42
- TFL
- 2
- Passes defended
- 9
Quick Answers
Marcellus Barnes Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · CB
- Career Tackles
- 42
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · SMU
- Top game
- California
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · McCallie School · Syracuse
- High school pipeline
- McCallie School · 21 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Freshman
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 32 tackles · CB 101st (top 22%) · ACC 181st (top 23%) · National 1,290th (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Syracuse | 5 | 10 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 18.8 |
| 2025 Postseason | SMU | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 52.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | SMU | 11 | 31 | 2 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 52.5 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
Marcellus Barnes Jr. played CB for Syracuse and SMU. Across 2 tracked seasons, Marcellus Barnes Jr. recorded 42 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
SMU paired 9 primary output with 20.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 20.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Syracuse, SMU.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: California
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 Postseason · SMU
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
20.3
Usage
3.7
Consistency
58.7
Best Game by takeover score
California
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arizona: 1. East Texas A&M: 0. Baylor: 0. TCU: 1. Syracuse: 2. Stanford: 1. Clemson: 1. Wake Forest: 0. Miami: 1. Louisville: 0. California: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona: 1 by 14.2. East Texas A&M: 1 by 4.2. Baylor: 2 by 8.3. TCU: 0 by 10. Syracuse: 0 by 20. Stanford: 4 by 26.7. Clemson: 4 by 26.7. Wake Forest: 8 by 33.3. Miami: 4 by 26.7. Louisville: 2 by 8.3. California: 6 by 45
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 7 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 4 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
California
Best efficiency game
45 vs California
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/3 | vs Arizona | W 24-19 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | @ CaliforniaSplash game | L 35-38 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Louisville | W 38-6 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Miami | W 26-20 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Wake Forest | L 12-13 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Clemson | W 35-24 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Stanford | W 34-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs SyracuseSplash game | W 31-18 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ TCU | L 24-35 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Baylor | L 45-48 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/31 | vs East Texas A&M | W 42-13 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Marcellus Barnes Jr. story
Marcellus Barnes Jr. built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a cornerback from Chattanooga, TN wearing No. 8, spending time with SMU and Syracuse. The clearest part of Marcellus Barnes Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 42 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 9 passes defended across 16 career games in the available record. That gives Marcellus Barnes Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Syracuse
2024
Opening stop
- 2
SMU
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Syracuse | 3 | 14.3 | 1.7 | — |
| 2025 Postseason | SMU | 9 | 20.3 | 3.7 | 6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | SMU | 9 | 20.3 | 3.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 80 California
Week 14 · L 35-38 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
81.4 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.4 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 115 Syracuse
Week 6 · W 31-18 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
59.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 34 Clemson
Week 8 · W 35-24 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
44.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Ohio
Week 1 · W 38-22
2
Havoc Plays
40 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 112 Stanford
Week 7 · W 34-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
33.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 33.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · SMU
9 primary output · 20.3 efficiency · 3.7 usage
52.5
#2
2025 Regular Season · SMU
52.5
9 primary · 20.3 efficiency · 3.7 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Syracuse
18.8
3 primary · 14.3 efficiency · 1.7 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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