Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-31@ West Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#98
Dezmond Barnes
Sophomore defensive lineman on Coastal Carolina's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 310 lb · Millbrook, AL · Stanhope Elmore
Transferred Missouri State → Coastal Carolina for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, at West Virginia
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive lineman on Coastal Carolina's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Missouri State in 2025.
Dezmond Barnes
Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against West Virginia, Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20253 games
- Signed with Missouri State3-star out of Stanhope Elmore
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Jeremiah Johnson
Coastal Carolina
2026era →
Ryan Beard
Coastal Carolina
Coaching transition mid-career: Jeremiah Johnson → Ryan Beard. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Coastal Carolina
2025Missouri State
2026Coastal Carolina
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Missouri State7-6HC: Nick Petrino · Balanced
2026Coastal Carolina1-1HC: Ryan Beard · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Beard
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Missouri State | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Background
2025 (Freshman Year) - Missouri State Played in seven games as a true freshman Earned Conference USA All-Freshman Team honors Recorded six tackles on the season Posted a season-high three tackles in the Xbox Bowl against Arkansas State (12/18/25) Recorded two solo tackles and a five-yard sack at...
The defensive line · Coastal Carolina
- #1Ibrahim Diawara6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #7DJ Wesolak5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #50Mitchell Toney5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #92Ahmad Poole3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #98Dezmond Barnes1 tackle for loss · 2025
12 more on the roster · Coastal Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology