Utah State’s young, versatile linebacker with a high-upside, blue-collar edge
Barnes is a 6-foot-1 linebacker from Milford, Utah who arrived at Utah State as a local, multi-sport playmaker and earned first-team all-state honors in high school, including a 100-tackle senior season and big-time two-way production. Utah State’s roster shows he missed the 2025 season due to injury, so his current value is more about projection than box-score volume right now. If healthy, he looks like a fit for a team that wants toughness, range, and special-teams upside—think hard-nosed, under-the-radar, and eager to scrap for snaps.
