Player Dossier

2024-2025

Arkansas State

Brandon Barnes

S • 6'1" • 183 lbs • Dallas, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Brandon Barnes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.9

Efficiency

26

Consistency

15.4

Season Value

14.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Arkansas State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Arkansas State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss

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.

Brandon Barnes, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Arkansas State. Brandon Barnes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

Arkansas State paired 0 primary output with 7.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 26 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: Southern Miss

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 · Arkansas State

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.4

Efficiency

26

Usage

6.9

Consistency

15.4

Best Game by takeover score

Missouri State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Missouri State: 1. Unknown: 0. Arkansas: 0.5. Iowa State: 0.5. Kennesaw State: 0. UL Monroe: 0. Texas State: 0. South Alabama: 0. Georgia Southern: 1. Troy: 0. Southern Miss: 2. Louisiana: 0.5. App State: 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. Missouri State: 6 by 35. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Arkansas: 7 by 34.2. Iowa State: 7 by 34.2. Kennesaw State: 4 by 16.7. UL Monroe: 6 by 25. Texas State: 2 by 8.3. South Alabama: 6 by 25. Georgia Southern: 3 by 22.5. Troy: 3 by 12.5. Southern Miss: 6 by 45. Louisiana: 9 by 42.5. App State: 7 by 29.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=6 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · n=6 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=7 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · n=6 · +0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Southern Miss

Best efficiency game

45 vs Southern Miss

Result
Fri 12/19vs Missouri StateW 34-2864001
Sat 11/29@ App StateW 30-2974000
Fri 11/21vs LouisianaL 30-34940.5000
Sat 11/8vs Southern MissL 21-27620011
Sun 11/2@ TroyW 23-1032000
Sat 10/25vs Georgia SouthernW 34-2432100
Tue 10/14@ South AlabamaW 15-1462000
Sat 10/4vs Texas StateW 31-3022000
Sat 9/27@ UL MonroeL 16-2864000
Sat 9/20@ Kennesaw StateL 21-2840000
Sat 9/13vs Iowa StateL 16-24730.5000
Sat 9/6@ ArkansasL 14-56720.5000
Sat 8/30vs Unknown21000

Career Arc

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

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    Arkansas State

    2024-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 PostseasonArkansas State07.31.4
2024 Regular SeasonArkansas State07.31.40
2025 PostseasonArkansas State5.5266.95.5
2025 Regular SeasonArkansas State5.5266.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Southern Miss

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.4 takeover score.

#2

Arkansas

0.5

Primary metric

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 30.2 takeover score.

#3

Missouri State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 29.6 takeover score.

#4

Georgia Southern

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 26.3 takeover score.

#5

Louisiana

0.5

Primary metric

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 24.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Postseason · Arkansas State

0 primary output · 7.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage

36.2

#2

2024 Regular Season · Arkansas State

36.2

0 primary · 7.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage

#3

2025 Postseason · Arkansas State

14.3

5.5 primary · 26 efficiency · 6.9 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2024 · Rating 0.8467

Skyline · Dallas, TX

Committed To
Arkansas State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

75

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 17 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
75