2025 Defense Stats
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78
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Barnes re-signed with the Lions in the offseason, notching a three-year deal to stick around the Motor City. The linebacker was limited to just three regular-season games in 2024, suffering season-ending MCL and PCL injuries in Week 3. Barnes recorded 10 total tackles and a pass defense before he went down for the year. He'll continue to operate as one of the team's primary outside linebackers opposite Alex Anzalone in 2025, and Barnes will look to pick up where he left off in 2023, a campaign in which he posted a career-high 81 tackles. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a three-year, $25.5 million contract with the Lions in March of 2025.
Resurgent 2025 campaign
Barnes recorded 78 total tackles (40 solo), including 4.0 sacks, while also adding three passes defensed, one of which was an interception, over 17 games during the 2025 regular season.
ANALYSIS
Barnes was able to return to form in 2025 after being limited to just three contests in 2024 due to a knee injury. The linebacker was able exceed 70 total tackles for the second time in his five-year career, while his 4.0 sacks matched his previous four years combined. Additionally, he was able to secure his first career interception in the team's Week 14 win over the Cowboys. Barnes will now enter the second season of his three-year contract with Detroit in 2026.
Barnes was able to return to form in 2025 after being limited to just three contests in 2024 due to a knee injury. The linebacker was able exceed 70 total tackles for the second time in his five-year career, while his 4.0 sacks matched his previous four years combined. Additionally, he was able to secure his first career interception in the team's Week 14 win over the Cowboys. Barnes will now enter the second season of his three-year contract with Detroit in 2026.
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How do Derrick Barnes' measurables compare to other linebackers?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
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240 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.57 secVertical Jump
37.0 inBroad Jump
119 inBench Press
29 repsHand Length
9.75 inArm Length
33.38 in
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Barnes put together his most productive season as a pro in 2023, recording a career-high 81 tackles, including a sack, while also forcing a fumble over 16 contests with the Lions. Operating without James Houston, who missed nearly the entire regular season with an ankle injury, Jack Campbell and Barnes were the undisputed top options at linebacker alongside MLB Alex Anzalone. With Houston back in the fold in 2024, it's possible that Barnes will see a slight reduction in his snap count, but he nonetheless figures to be a productive asset for coach Dan Campbell's defense.
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Forces key turnover in win
Barnes recorded two tackles (two solo), including one tackle for a loss, and a pass defensed in Thursday's 44-30 win over the Cowboys.
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Posts sack in Week 7 victory
Barnes tallied five tackles (two solo), including 1.0 sacks, and a defensed pass in Sunday's 24-9 win over Tampa Bay.
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Notches four stops in Week 6 loss
Barnes finished with four tackles in a loss to Kansas City on Sunday.
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Sack results in safety in Week 5
Barnes notched seven tackles (five solo), including 1.0 sacks, in a 37-24 victory against the Bengals on Sunday.
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Seven stops in win
Barnes compiled seven total tackles (two solo) in Sunday's 34-10 win over Cleveland.
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Potential fit for Jets
Barnes is a logical fit for the Jets in free agency, per Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
Barnes played for the Lions from 2021 through 2024, coinciding with Aaron Glenn's tenure as Detroit's defensive coordinator. Glenn is now the head coach of the Jets, and bringing Barnes along would give Glenn a familiar face to work with while improving the Jets' thin linebacker depth. Barnes was limited to three appearances in 2024 by an MCL injury, but he had 81 tackles during the 2023 regular season.
Barnes played for the Lions from 2021 through 2024, coinciding with Aaron Glenn's tenure as Detroit's defensive coordinator. Glenn is now the head coach of the Jets, and bringing Barnes along would give Glenn a familiar face to work with while improving the Jets' thin linebacker depth. Barnes was limited to three appearances in 2024 by an MCL injury, but he had 81 tackles during the 2023 regular season.