Adairius Barnes

Adairius Barnes
No. 38Detroit Lions
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1994-04-30) April 30, 1994
Place of birth: Vicksburg, Mississippi
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight: 188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school: Port Gibson (Miss)
College: Louisiana Tech
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2016
GP / GS: 1 / 0
Total tackles: 1
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Adairius Damone Barnes (born April 30, 1994) is an American football cornerback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisiana Tech.

High school career

Barnes attended Port Gibson High School where he lettered in high school football, track & field, high school baseball and high school basketball. As a junior in 2010, he rushed the ball 17 times for 214 yards and five touchdowns, while recording 27 receptions for 647 yards and three touchdowns. As a senior in 2011, he rushed the ball 24 times for 390 yards and four touchdowns. he also was 15-of-28 for 428 yards and three touchdowns. He also recorded 22 receptions for 512 yards and six touchdowns. Also that season he recorded 45 tackles, 11 pass deflections, one interception, one forced fumble, four punt returns for 47 yards and two kickoff returns for 25 yards. For the season he was ranked 24th on the Top 50 players in Mississippi. He was also named the team's best offensive player.[1]

College career

Barnes then attended Louisiana Tech. As freshman in 2012, he recorded five tackles (three solo), he also recorded one reception on a fake punt from Ryan Allen. As a sophomore in 2013, he appeared in all 12 games with 11 stars. he recorded 49 tackles (31 solo), one sack, a team leading four interceptions, one forced fumble and seven passes defensed. For the season, he was named All-Conference USA honorable mention. In 2014 as a junior, he recorded 46 tackles (30 solo), four tackles-for-loss, nine passes defensed, five interceptions. As a senior in 2015, he recorded 50 tackles (39 solo), 1.5 tackles-for-loss, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. For the season, he was named All-Conference USA honorable mention and second team All-Louisiana.[1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
5 ft 10 in 179 lb 4.55 s 1.56 s 2.59 s 4.08 s 6.82 s 41½ in 10 ft 6 in 14 reps
All values from Louisiana Tech pro day.[2]

After going unselected in the 2016 NFL Draft, Barnes signed with the Detroit Lions.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Adairius Barnes bio". LaTechSports.com. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. "Adairius Barnes, DS #63 CB, Louisiana Tech". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  3. "Adairius Barnes - Transactions". FoxSports.com. Retrieved October 4, 2016.

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