Amare Barno: DL · Virginia Tech · #11.
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Amare Barno
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches in two seasons at Virginia Tech. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against Pittsburgh — Week 7, 2021.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Roanoke Times Oct 23
TigerNet Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 35 | 20 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 1 |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 43 | 28 | 16.0 | 6.5 | 2 |
| Career | 78 | 48 | 21.5 | 10.0 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-10vs No. 10 North Carolina | 6 | 4 | 3.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 3.5 TFL |
| Wk 4 | W 21-10vs Richmond | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 29-32vs No. 14 Notre Dame | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-28vs Pittsburgh | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 36-41vs Syracuse | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 26-17@ Georgia Tech | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-17@ Boston College | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 48-17vs Duke | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 26-38@ Miami | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 29-24@ Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 35 | 20 | 5.5 | 3.5 | — | 1 |
Week 1 · 2021
W 17-10
1.5 sacks · 3.5 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
16%6 TFLSack rate
10%4 sacksHurry rate
29%10 hurries35 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 6.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
J.C. Price
Pass share
37.8%
316 pass / 521 run
Plays / game
69.8
12 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
342 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons at Virginia Tech, 10 sacks — drafted at #189 overall by the Carolina Panthers.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Justin Fuente → J.C. Price. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Carolina PanthersEntering 5th NFL season
Carolina PanthersEntering 5th NFL season
