Defensive lineman for Texas Tech. 2017: 1.5 sacks, 1.5 tackles for loss, 9 tackles.
6′3″ · 250 lb · Loganville, GA
Recruiting
SDE recruit
No. 1590 nationally · Signed with Texas Tech
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2017 defensive lineman for Texas Tech. 2017: 1.5 sacks, 1.5 tackles for loss, 9 tackles.
Zach Barnes
Second year in the Texas Tech defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 0.5 sacks against Arizona State, Week 3, 2017.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Texas Tech, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Kliff Kingsbury — 11-14 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (86th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2017 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2017
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Texas Tech | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Texas Tech | 11 | 7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 20 | 13 | 3.0 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 52-45vs Arizona State | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 27-24@ Houston | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 34-41vs Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 65-19@ Kansas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-24@ Baylor | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |