Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-0vs North Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 20-12@ Florida State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
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Julian Barnett
Former defensive back at Memphis. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
6′2″ · 190 lb · Detroit, MI
CFB Index 24 · #474 of 538 safetiesLow confidenceMemphis 2024 — college career complete
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
4★
CB recruit
No. 57 nationally · Signed with Michigan State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former defensive back at Memphis. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Michigan State in 2019.
- Transferred from Michigan State to Memphis in 2021.
Julian Barnett
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across six seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Mark Dantonio, Mel Tucker and Ryan Silverfield. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against North Alabama, Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Six seasons at Memphis, 43 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
201910 games
- Signed with Michigan State4-star out of Belleville
20215 games
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coaches2019
Memphis
Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Norvell → Ryan Silverfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2019Michigan State7-6HC: Mark Dantonio · Balanced
2020Michigan State2-5HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced
2021Memphis6-6HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced
2022Memphis7-6HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced
2023Memphis10-3HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced
2024Memphis11-2HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
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 2 games: 0.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
38.2%
66 pass / 107 run
Plays / game
57.7
3 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
77 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
24 · #474 of 538 safeties
Former four-star. Now #474 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Memphis | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Memphis | 24 | 17 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Memphis | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Memphis | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Michigan State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 1 |
| 2019 | Michigan State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 43 | 28 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 3 | -- | 1 |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2023 production profile sits closest to Damion Charity’s 2023 season.
Matches Damion on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Dontavius Nash's graduate season at East Carolina (2024).
89%match
Matches Dontavius on
Class year
Tackle volume
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Julian Barnett
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology