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Derrick Barnes
Derrick Barnes
LB · DET
27 yrs
Purdue
Description
Position
LB
Team
DET
Status
ACT
Born
1999-05-29
Age
27
Height
6'0"
Weight
240 lb
College
Purdue
Draft
2021 · R4 · Pick 8 · DET
Rookie yr
2021
Contract
ACTIVE
APY
$8.0M/yr
Total
$24.0M
Guaranteed
$16.0M
% of cap
2.9%
Term
2025–2028 (3y)
Value#98/432
8.31DEF pts per $1M APY
Career Résumé
5 seasons
Seasons5 2021–2025
Games65
Tackles263
Sacks8.0
TFL16
INT1
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Interceptions0.000.161.701.00-0.84
Sacks0.141.394.714.00-2.61
Assist Tackles17.936.450.538.0-1.62
Solo Tackles22.241.464.140.0+1.43
Tackles for Loss0.394.999.546.00-1.01
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTD
2025DET174038784.05613000
2024DET34260.00001000
2023DET163739761.05400100
2022DET132220421.01201000
2021DET163625612.02402000
College
YearSchoolGCarRu YdsRu TDRecRc YdsRc TD
2020Purdue———————
2019Purdue———————
2018Purdue———————
2017Purdue———————
Career Milestones
league finishes · all-time rank
StatCareerAll-TimeLedTop 5Top 10
Sacks8739th———
INTs11132nd———
Solo Tkl1391036th———
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · all-time rank since 1999
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 469 peers
Sk/gQBH/gTFL/gFF/gSolo/g
Sk/g
0.272
QBH/g
0.350
TFL/g
0.364
FF/g
066
Solo/g
2.484
PlayerMedian (50th)
Postseason
team record · since 1999
RoundWL
Playoffs20
Conf. Championship00
Super Bowl00
NextGen Stats
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles102022 Wk9 vs GB78'25
Sacks12021 Wk16 vs ATL4'25
TFL22025 Wk9 vs MIN6'25
INT12025 Wk14 vs DAL1'25
Athletic Profile
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