Usage Score
3.9
Player Dossier
2024-2025Syracuse
Marcellus Barnes Jr.
CB • 6'1" • 180 lbs • Chattanooga, TN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Marcellus Barnes Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.3 disruption score.
Efficiency
20.3
Consistency
58.7
Season Value
27.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Syracuse • SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: California
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.
Marcellus Barnes Jr., CB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · SMU. Marcellus Barnes Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.3 disruption score.
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.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Postseason · SMU
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
20.3
Usage
3.9
Consistency
58.7
Best Game by takeover score
Arizona
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arizona: 1. Unknown: 0. Baylor: 0. TCU: 1. Syracuse: 2. Stanford: 1. Clemson: 1. Wake Forest: 0. Miami: 1. Louisville: 0. California: 2
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. Arizona: 1 by 14.2. Unknown: 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
Wins1 · n=6 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · n=4 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=6 · +0.0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=5 · -0.0 vs First Half
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 | @ California | 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 Syracuse | 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 Unknown | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Syracuse
2024
Opening stop
- 2
SMU
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Syracuse | 3 | 14.3 | 1.7 | — |
| 2025 Postseason | SMU | 9 | 20.3 | 3.9 | 6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | SMU | 9 | 20.3 | 3.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
California
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.9 takeover score.
#2
Syracuse
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 42.4 takeover score.
#3
Ohio
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.
#4
Clemson
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 27.9 takeover score.
#5
Stanford
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 26.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Postseason · SMU
9 primary output · 20.3 efficiency · 3.9 usage
27.8
#2
2025 Regular Season · SMU
27.8
9 primary · 20.3 efficiency · 3.9 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Syracuse
9.7
3 primary · 14.3 efficiency · 1.7 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2024 · Rating 0.905
McCallie School · Chattanooga, TN
- Committed To
- Syracuse
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Career Facts
2
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
42
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 16 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.