Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Kansas State
Dante Barnett
DB • 6'1" • Tulsa, OK, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dante Barnett shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28 disruption score.
Impact Production
72
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
57
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Kansas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Kansas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
Player Story
Dante Barnett built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive back from Tulsa, OK wearing No. 22, spending time with Kansas State. The clearest part of Dante Barnett's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Kansas State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
Dante Barnett, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Kansas State. Dante Barnett shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 67
- TFL
- 3.5
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Dante Barnett quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kansas State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 67
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2014 Regular Season · Kansas State
- Top game
- Stanford
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Booker T. Washington · Kansas State
- High school pipeline
- Booker T. Washington · 27 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 67 tackles · DB 60th (top 8%) · Big 12 31st (top 7%) · National 365th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Kansas State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Postseason | Kansas State | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.8 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Kansas State | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.8 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Kansas State | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.8 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kansas State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Kansas State | 13 | 6 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 48.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kansas State | 13 | 61 | 3.5 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 48.3 |
Related Context
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Dante Barnett played DB for Kansas State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Dante Barnett recorded 67 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Kansas State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
Kansas State paired 3 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 28 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Kansas State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
28
Usage
6.3
Consistency
12.8
Best Game by takeover score
Stanford
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas A&M: 1. Stanford: 3.5. Florida Atlantic: 0. Missouri State: 0. West Virginia: 0. Texas Tech: 2. Oklahoma: 0. Texas: 0. Iowa State: 1. Oklahoma State: 0. Baylor: 1. Kansas: 0. TCU: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas A&M: 6 by 35. Stanford: 4 by 51.7. Florida Atlantic: 1 by 4.2. Missouri State: 4 by 16.7. West Virginia: 8 by 33.3. Texas Tech: 4 by 36.7. Oklahoma: 10 by 41.7. Texas: 5 by 20.8. Iowa State: 8 by 43.3. Oklahoma State: 6 by 25. Baylor: 4 by 26.7. Kansas: 4 by 16.7. TCU: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.6 · Games = 9 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 4 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Stanford
Best efficiency game
51.7 vs Stanford
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/29 | vs Texas A&M | W 33-28 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 12/3 | @ TCU | W 30-6 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Kansas | W 34-19 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Baylor | W 42-21 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Oklahoma State | L 37-43 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Iowa State | W 31-26 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Texas | W 24-21 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Oklahoma10+ tackles | L 17-38 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Texas TechSplash game | W 44-38 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ West Virginia | L 16-17 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Missouri State | W 35-0 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 63-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ StanfordSplash game | L 13-26 | 4 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dante Barnett story
Dante Barnett built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive back from Tulsa, OK wearing No. 22, spending time with Kansas State. The clearest part of Dante Barnett's career was his defensive production: 67 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 8 interceptions across 19 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Kansas State. 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 Dante Barnett's production has multiple signals. With 19 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kansas State.
The arc is straightforward: Dante Barnett 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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Kansas State
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Kansas State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Postseason | Kansas State | 4 | 26.7 | — | 4 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Kansas State | 4 | 26.7 | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Kansas State | 3 | 20 | — | -1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kansas State | 0 | — | — | -3 |
| 2016 Postseason | Kansas State | 8.5 | 28 | 6.3 | 8.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kansas State | 8.5 | 28 | 6.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Stanford
Week 1 · L 13-26
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
83.9 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Kansas
Week 14 · W 31-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#3
vs Kansas
Week 14 · W 51-13 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
@ West Virginia
Week 13 · W 26-20 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
vs Oklahoma State
Week 10 · W 48-14 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Regular Season · Kansas State
3 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
51.8
#2
2016 Postseason · Kansas State
48.3
8.5 primary · 28 efficiency · 6.3 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Kansas State
48.3
8.5 primary · 28 efficiency · 6.3 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
3
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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