Player Career

Dante Barnett Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

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

  1. 1

    Kansas State

    2012-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2012201320132014201520162016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonKansas State0
2013 PostseasonKansas State426.74
2013 Regular SeasonKansas State426.70
2014 Regular SeasonKansas State320-1
2015 Regular SeasonKansas State0-3
2016 PostseasonKansas State8.5286.38.5
2016 Regular SeasonKansas State8.5286.30

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