Ezekiel Barnett: LB · Louisiana Tech · #46.
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Ezekiel Barnett
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Fifth year in the same linebacker corps at Louisiana Tech. All-Conference USA in 2021 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against SMU — Week 3, 2021.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
46 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 3 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Louisiana Tech | 46 | 20 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | Louisiana Tech | 48 | 32 | 3.5 | 0.0 | -- | 2 |
| 2019 | Louisiana Tech | 59 | 41 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 165 | 104 | 13.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 34-35@ Mississippi State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-42vs SE Louisiana | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 37-39vs SMU | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 24-17vs North Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 27-34@ No. 23 NC State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-19@ UTEP | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-45vs No. 24 UTSA | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-23@ Old Dominion | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 38-52@ UAB | 6 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-32vs Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 19-35vs Southern Miss | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-35@ Rice | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 20 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
46tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%3 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
4%2 pass breakups46 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
5 seasons under Skip Holtz — 33-28 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Skip Holtz
Pass share
52.0%
411 pass / 379 run
Plays / game
65.8
12 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
434 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Louisiana Tech, 165 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Skip Holtz.
