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Zaire Barnes
Zaire Barnes
LB · NYG
26 yrs
Western Michigan
Description
Position
LB
Team
NYG
Status
ACT
Born
1999-09-03
Age
26
Height
6'1"
Weight
227 lb
College
Western Michigan
Draft
2023 · R6 · Pick 7 · NYJ
Rookie yr
2023
Contract
ACTIVE
APY
$1.1M/yr
Total
$1.1M
Guaranteed
$250K
% of cap
0.4%
Term
2026–2027 (1y)
Career Résumé
2 seasons
Seasons2 2023–2025
Games12
Tackles28
Sacks1.0
TFL2
INT0
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Interceptions0.000.061.190.00+0.06
Sacks0.000.274.431.00-0.73
Assist Tackles6.9018.165.912.0+6.09
Solo Tackles10.223.965.416.0+7.91
Tackles for Loss0.002.7011.72.00+0.70
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTDPrssHrryP→S%MTklMT%TgtCmp%Y/TgtRtgaDOT
2025NYG81612281.0120000010100.0%13.3%1080.0%6.2125.81.8
2023NYJ4—————————————————————
College
YearSchoolGSoloAstCombSkIntPD
2022W Michigan—60—601.0—8
2021W Michigan—45—452.5—0
2019W Michigan—16—160.0—1
2018W Michigan—7—70.0—0
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
StatCareerSince '99LedTop 5Top 10
Sacks11751st———
Solo Tkl162695th———
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
0.152
QBH/g
0.130
TFL/g
0.349
FF/g
066
Solo/g
281
PlayerMedian (50th)
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles132025 Wk13 vs NE28'25
Sacks12025 Wk13 vs NE1'25
TFL12025 Wk12 vs DET2'25
INT02025 Wk6 vs PHI0'25
Athletic Profile
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Comparable Players
2025 · stat-profile similarity