Travion Barnes
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Mike MacIntyre and Dave Aranda. The first career honor came in 2024: Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year. One game to point at: 13 tackles against Kansas — Week 8, 2026.
54 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
54 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Baylor | 54 | 39 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Baylor | 11 | 10 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Florida International | 129 | 59 | 10.5 | 3.0 | -- | 2 |
| Career | 194 | 108 | 16.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 6 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-17vs Auburn | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-3vs Prairie View A&M | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 36-19vs Louisiana Tech | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 23-13vs Colorado | 9 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-19@ Arizona State | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 6-17vs TCU | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-25@ Kansas | 13 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 41-9@ UCF | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 39 | 4.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 30 · W 41-9 at UCF, play by play
6 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 7 for him; the box score credits 6.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Baylor’s defense played that day
UCF’s 15 drives: 12 stopped (2 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 4.
A big game: 13 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 10-yard loss on 3rd and 5. First quarter, up 14-3.
9 tackles, including 2 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
9 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 5 · 2026
W 55-19
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 36-point win on the road against Arizona State.
Ratings of the games shown run from -4 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
54tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%4 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
2%1 pass breakups54 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 8.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 9.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Aranda
Pass share
49.7%
309 pass / 313 run
Plays / game
77.8
8 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
349 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
54 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #225 at the position.
The No. 1,731 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Big 12.
2026 is in progress.
Honored in a first season.
The snaps went the other way.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 1ST TEAM
All-Conference USA 1st team (2024)
Weekly recognition
2 weekly honors (2024)
Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike MacIntyre and Dave Aranda.
