Justin Barron: DB · Syracuse · #8.
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Justin Barron
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for three head coaches in five seasons at Syracuse. The first career honor came in 2024: ACC Linebacker Player of the Week. One game to point at: 11 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Boston College — Week 11, 2024.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
85 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 10 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-22vs Ohio | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-28vs No. 23 Georgia Tech | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-26vs Stanford | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-14vs Holy Cross | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 44-41@ No. 25 UNLV | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-17@ NC State | 8 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-41@ No. 19 Pittsburgh | 7 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-31vs Virginia Tech | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-37@ Boston College | 11 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 33-25@ California | 10 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-24vs UConn | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-38vs No. 8 Miami | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 52-35vs Washington State | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 85 | 53 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 |
Week 7 · 2024
W 24-17
at NC State
1 interception · 1 sack · 2 tackles for loss
A close one, won by 7 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
85tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%10 TFL85 tackles · 10 for loss · 2 sacks · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 8.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Pass share
60.5%
596 pass / 389 run
Plays / game
75.8
13 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
626 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2024
85 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #38 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Syracuse, 275 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dino Babers → Fran Brown. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
