Player·
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
Interceptions0.000.352.231.00-0.65
Sacks0.191.396.834.00-2.61
Assist Tackles15.136.068.038.0-2.04
Solo Tackles25.440.168.740.0+0.10
Tackles for Loss0.424.6113.26.00-1.39
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTDPrssHrryP→S%MTklMT%TgtCmp%Y/TgtRtgaDOT
2025DET174038784.056130007257.1%56.0%2788.9%8.0121.62.3
2024DET34260.0000100000216.7%2100.0%7.095.84.5
2023DET163739761.054001008312.5%78.0%3574.3%7.796.12.9
2022DET132220421.012010002150.0%24.1%1275.0%6.089.62.2
2021DET163625612.0240200020100.0%68.2%2286.4%13.9149.16.3
College
YearSchoolGSoloAstCombSkIntPD
2020Purdue40400.01
2019Purdue47477.52
2018Purdue61613.00
2017Purdue11110.00
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
StatCareerSince '99LedTop 5Top 10
Sacks8739th
INTs11132nd
Solo Tkl1391036th
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 462 peers
Sk/gQBH/gTFL/gFF/gSolo/g
Sk/g
0.273
QBH/g
0.350
TFL/g
0.362
FF/g
066
Solo/g
2.484
PlayerMedian (50th)
Postseason
team record · since 1999
RoundWL
Playoffs20
Conf. Championship00
Super Bowl00
NextGen Stats
Loading…
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
Loading…
Comparable Players
2025 · stat-profile similarity