Dennis Barnes - Football

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2021 Honorable Mention All-Conference USA

2021 (JUNIOR)

Honorable Mention All-Conference USA.
Led all Miner DB’s with 59 tackles.
Added 4.5 tackles for losses, a sack, two interceptions, three pass breakups, a quarterback hurry and a forced fumble.
Starter at safety in all 13 contests.
Returned 22 kickoffs for 384 yards (17.5 avg.).
Credited with his season-high seven tackles on two occasions (at Boise State, versus Old Dominion).
Added 2.5 tackles for losses and a sack against the Monarchs.
Had six stops versus New Mexico and UTSA.
Tallied five tackles each against Bethune-Cookman and Rice.
Picked off passes versus Bethune-Cookman and Southern Miss.
Recorded five tackles against Fresno State in the New Mexico Bowl.

2020 (JUNIOR)

Played in six games, while making four starts at corner.
Tallied 22 tackles, two tackles for losses, a forced fumble and fumble recovery.
Was second on the team in pass breakups (5).
Registered five tackles and 1.5 tackles for losses in the season opener against Stephen F. Austin.
Had six stops, a forced fumble and pass breakup at Texas.
Posted four tackles, half a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery versus Abilene Christian.
Broke up two passes at ULM.
Had three stops and a pass breakup against North Texas.

2017-19 (FORT SCOTT CC)

Played two seasons at Fort Scott Community College in Fort Scott, Kansas, where he saw action in 16 total games as a defensive back for the Greyhounds.
In 2019, he saw action in seven games for the Greyhounds and registered 25 total tackles (22 solo), while averaging 3.6 tackles per game last season.
Ranked second on the team with two interceptions on the year (returned for 5 yards) and led the team with 7 pass break-ups over the course of the 2019 campaign.
During the 2017 season, he played in nine games for the Greyhounds, while registering 4.0 total tackles (3 solo) and 1 interception during his freshman campaign ... coached by Kale Pick during his time at Fort Scott.

HIGH SCHOOL

Graduated from Jefferson City High School in Jefferson City, Missouri, in 2017.
Recorded 150 tackles, 15 interceptions, and six kick returns in his high school career.
Four-time All-State DBAII wrestler and three-time All-State hurdler.

PERSONAL: Born in Jefferson City, MO ... Son of Dennis Barnes and Marcy Hudson-Griffin ... Has four sisters ... Multidisciplinary studies major.

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