Detroit Lions · LB · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Purdue (2021 Round 4, Pick 113)

Derrick Barnes

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59.4

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #57 of 156 qualified LBs

Combined tackles: 3421 solo · 13 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 33 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 40 forced fumbles
Coverage: 2 PD · 1 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 40858.3 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: +0.111Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Derrick Barnes among the 156 qualified linebackers: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

Singleton93.8
Cashman93.8
Jones92.4
Dean89.5
Warner89.2
Trotter87.8
Smith86.4
Wilson84.6
Edmunds84.5
Barnes#5759.4

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 156 qualified LBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per team game, regressed8% weight · Raw 0.88 → Shrunk 42.91

78thpercentile

Tackles per game32% weight · Raw 0.07 → Shrunk 4.63

58thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game14% weight · Raw 0.11 → Shrunk 6.94

62thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed18% weight · Raw 7.3% → Shrunk 7.1%

55thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 4.5% → Shrunk 4.2%

67thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 1.9% → Shrunk 1.7%

62thpercentile

Coverage disruption rate, regressed4% weight · Raw 0.9% → Shrunk 0.6%

77thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.111 → Shrunk +0.034

7thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Derrick Barnes. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	Sacks	TFL	QB hits	PD	INT	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	vs NO	W 31-30	6	3	1	1	1	2	1	77
Week 2	Sep 17, 2026	@ BUF	L 31-41	7	5	1	1	1	0	0	74
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	vs NYJ	W 31-24	8	5	0	1	0	0	0	57
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	@ CAR	L 26-32	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	45
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	@ ARI	W 45-21	5	3	1	1	1	0	0	60
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	vs GB	W 20-17	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	67
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	vs MIN	W 19-15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	28

College to the NFL: Purdue to Detroit Lions

Verified identity bridge linking Derrick Barnes's college regular-season tackles at Purdue to official NFL game lines.

Purdue (College tackles)

172017

722018

632019

542020

113113th pick
2021 Draft

DET (NFL tackles)

612021

422022

762023

62024

782025

342026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 6 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2021	DET	17	61	36	25	2	4	2	2	0	0	448
2022	DET	15	42	22	20	1	2	1	1	0	0	349
2023	DET	16	76	37	39	1	4	5	0	0	1	705
2024	DET	3	6	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	120
2025	DET	17	78	40	38	4	6	5	3	1	0	940
2026 (so far)	DET	7	34	21	13	3	4	3	2	1	0	408

Compare Derrick Barnes with top linebackers

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Derrick Barnes vs. Alex Singleton (DEN)Score 59.4 vs. 93.8 Derrick Barnes vs. Blake Cashman (MIN)Score 59.4 vs. 93.8 Derrick Barnes vs. Ernest Jones (SEA)Score 59.4 vs. 92.4 Derrick Barnes vs. Nakobe Dean (LV)Score 59.4 vs. 89.5 Derrick Barnes vs. Fred Warner (SF)Score 59.4 vs. 89.2 Derrick Barnes vs. Josiah Trotter (TB)Score 59.4 vs. 87.8