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Krys Barnes

Linebacker, Cleveland Browns.

Player facts

Team: Cleveland Browns
Position: Linebacker
Born: Apr 2, 1998 (age 28)
Birthplace: Bakersfield, CA, USA
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 229 lbs
College: UCLA
Experience: 7 seasons
Status: Practice Squad

Stats

2026 Stats

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Career	303	183	120	5.5	1	2	1	1	46	46.0	0	46	10	20	26	0

About

Krystopher Nathaniel Barnes (born April 2, 1998) is an American professional football linebacker for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). Barnes played college football for the UCLA Bruins and signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2020. He has also played for the Arizona Cardinals, Carolina Panthers, and Washington Commanders.

From Wikipedia’s article on Krys Barnes, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Barnes was born and grew up in Bakersfield, California. He attended and played football at Liberty High School, along with childhood friend and future Green Bay Packers teammate Jordan Love. Together, Barnes and Love helped lead Liberty to the first Division I Central Section championship in school history.

College career

In four seasons at UCLA, Barnes played in 43 games with 31 starts, recording 212 tackles (139 solo, 21 for loss), five sacks, and two interceptions. Barnes was All-Pac 12 Conference honorable mention his senior season.

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