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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2016Tennessee
Derek Barnett
DE • 6'3" • Nashville, TN, USA
High-volume tacklerDown-to-down presence
Derek Barnett shows a high-volume tackler profile with 53.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
98
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Player Story
Derek Barnett built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a defensive end from Nashville, TN wearing No. 9, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Derek Barnett's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 14
- Overall
- No. 14
- NFL Team
- Philadelphia Eagles
Derek Barnett, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Tennessee. Derek Barnett shows a high-volume tackler profile with 53.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 56
- TFL
- 19
- Sacks
- 13
- QB hurries
- 16
- Passes defended
- 5
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Derek Barnett Tennessee Highlights
2016 · Tennessee · Player Highlight
Derek Barnett college highlights at Tennessee.
- Season
- 2016
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Derek Barnett quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tennessee · DE
- Career Tackles
- 56
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Tennessee
- Top game
- Nebraska
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Brentwood Academy · Tennessee
- High school pipeline
- Oakland · 28 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 1 · Pick 14 · Philadelphia Eagles
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 56 tackles · DE 16th (top 5%) · SEC 63rd (top 11%) · National 564th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Tennessee | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 80.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Tennessee | 13 | 50 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 80.1 |
Related Context
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Derek Barnett played DE for Tennessee. Across 3 tracked seasons, Derek Barnett recorded 56 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Tennessee paired 54 primary output with 53.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 53.3 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: Nebraska
Win with 8 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Tennessee
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
4.2
Efficiency
53.3
Usage
18.7
Consistency
67
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 8. App State: 2. Virginia Tech: 1. Ohio: 3. Florida: 6. Georgia: 4.5. Texas A&M: 5. Alabama: 4. South Carolina: 8. Tennessee Tech: 0. Kentucky: 3.5. Missouri: 3. Vanderbilt: 6
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nebraska: 6 by 75. App State: 7 by 49.2. Virginia Tech: 1 by 14.2. Ohio: 5 by 50.8. Florida: 5 by 70.8. Georgia: 5 by 65.8. Texas A&M: 6 by 75. Alabama: 3 by 52.5. South Carolina: 4 by 66.7. Tennessee Tech: 1 by 4.2. Kentucky: 5 by 55.8. Missouri: 6 by 55. Vanderbilt: 2 by 58.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins3.4 · Games = 9 · -2.3 vs Losses
Losses5.8 · Games = 4 · +2.3 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
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
75 vs Nebraska
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/30 | vs NebraskaSplash game | W 38-24 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 11/27 | @ VanderbiltSplash game | L 34-45 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs MissouriSplash game | W 63-37 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs KentuckySplash game | W 49-36 | 5 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Tennessee Tech | W 55-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ South Carolina2+ sacks · Splash game | L 21-24 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs AlabamaSplash game | L 10-49 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Texas A&MSplash game | L 38-45 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Georgia2+ sacks · Splash game | W 34-31 | 5 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Florida2+ sacks · Splash game | W 38-28 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs OhioSplash game | W 28-19 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/11 | vs Virginia Tech | W 45-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/1 | vs App StateSplash game | W 20-13 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Derek Barnett story
Derek Barnett built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a defensive end from Nashville, TN wearing No. 9, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Derek Barnett's career was his defensive production: 56 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 13 sacks, and 1 interception across 13 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Tennessee. 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 Derek Barnett's production has multiple signals. With 13 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Tennessee.
The arc is straightforward: Derek 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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Tennessee
2014-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Tennessee | 54 | 53.3 | 18.7 | 54 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Tennessee | 54 | 53.3 | 18.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Nebraska
Week 1 · W 38-24 · Postseason
Win with 8 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
8
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
8 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
@ South Carolina
Week 9 · L 21-24 · Conference game
8
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
8 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Florida
Week 4 · W 38-28 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
81.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 81.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Texas A&M
Week 6 · L 38-45 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
79.2 takeover
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Vanderbilt
Week 13 · L 34-45 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
77.8 takeover
Loss with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Tennessee
54 primary output · 53.3 efficiency · 18.7 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Tennessee
80.1
54 primary · 53.3 efficiency · 18.7 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Tennessee
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
11
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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