Marcellus Barnes Jr.

CB • 6'1" • 180 lbs • Chattanooga, TN, USA

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Marcellus Barnes Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.3 disruption score.

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Rotational defensive role

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Developing production for a corner

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Reliable weekly contributor

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Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

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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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Recruit Profile

Class 2024 · Rating 0.905

McCallie School · Chattanooga, TN

Committed To: Syracuse
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2024

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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%)

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.

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