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Jersey Number 52
Zach Barnes
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 260
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Loganville, Ga.
- High School:
- Grayson
Bio
2017 SEASON (SENIOR)
Inserted into all 13 games as a senior, which included five starts … all five starts came at defensive end … ended the year with nine tackles (six solo), including 1.5 sacks … also forced a fumble and had three quarterback hurries … was a regular in the two-deep rotation along the defensive line … part of a Tech defense that was among the most improved units in the country … Red Raiders concluded the season ranked sixth nationally in forced turnovers … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS … matched his career high with four tackles against Arizona State (9/16) … also shared a sack and had a quarterback hurry versus the Sun Devils … posted two tackles and another quarterback hurry in win over Houston (9/23) … recorded a tackles in three different Big 12 games – Oklahoma State (9/3), Kansas (10/7) and Baylor (11/11) ... added a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry against Baylor … was the second forced fumble of his career … ended his career by playing in the Birmingham Bowl.
2016 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Appeared in 10 games while making one start … lone start came against Oklahoma (10/22) … ended the year with 11 tackles (7 solo), which includes a sack and 1.5 tackles for a loss … also registered a quarterback hurry and a forced fumble … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS … recorded first career solo sack in season opener against Stephen F. Austin (9/3) … also forced his first career fumble in the victory as well … missed each of the next two games against Arizona State (9/10) and Louisiana Tech (9/17) due to injury … posted three tackles (0.5 for a loss) against Oklahoma, marking his best performance during Big 12 play … finished one tackle shy of his career high against the Sooners … notched a pair of tackles the following week at TCU (10/29) … ended the season with two tackles and his first career quarterback hurry in victory over Baylor.
2015 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
Saw action in seven games, including two starts ... finished the regular season with nine total tackles, half a tackle for loss, and half a sack ... one of his starts was in the Texas Bowl vs. LSU.
2014 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
Redshirt season ... scout team member ... did not play.
2013 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
Played in five games with two tackles (both solo) and one fumble recovery for three yards ... made one tackle (solo) with first career fumble recovery in first career Big 12 road game at Kansas (10/5) ... recorded first career tackle (solo) against Stephen F. Austin (9/7) in first career home game ... career debut came in season opener at SMU (8/30).
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Grayson High School in Loganville, Ga. ... three-star prospect by ESPN and 247Sports ... helped guide Grayson to a state championship in 2011 and a Region 8-6A Championship in 2012 ... collected nine sacks and 15 tackles for loss during senior season ... CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Tennessee, BYU and Cincinnati ... High School Coach: Mickey Conn.
PERSONAL
Zachary Barnes ... son of Zachary and Kris Barnes ... father, Zachary, was a ninth-round NFL Draft pick by the San Diego Chargers in 1984 after a collegiate career at Alabama State as a defensive tackle ... a wind energy major at Texas Tech.
Inserted into all 13 games as a senior, which included five starts … all five starts came at defensive end … ended the year with nine tackles (six solo), including 1.5 sacks … also forced a fumble and had three quarterback hurries … was a regular in the two-deep rotation along the defensive line … part of a Tech defense that was among the most improved units in the country … Red Raiders concluded the season ranked sixth nationally in forced turnovers … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS … matched his career high with four tackles against Arizona State (9/16) … also shared a sack and had a quarterback hurry versus the Sun Devils … posted two tackles and another quarterback hurry in win over Houston (9/23) … recorded a tackles in three different Big 12 games – Oklahoma State (9/3), Kansas (10/7) and Baylor (11/11) ... added a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry against Baylor … was the second forced fumble of his career … ended his career by playing in the Birmingham Bowl.
2016 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Appeared in 10 games while making one start … lone start came against Oklahoma (10/22) … ended the year with 11 tackles (7 solo), which includes a sack and 1.5 tackles for a loss … also registered a quarterback hurry and a forced fumble … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS … recorded first career solo sack in season opener against Stephen F. Austin (9/3) … also forced his first career fumble in the victory as well … missed each of the next two games against Arizona State (9/10) and Louisiana Tech (9/17) due to injury … posted three tackles (0.5 for a loss) against Oklahoma, marking his best performance during Big 12 play … finished one tackle shy of his career high against the Sooners … notched a pair of tackles the following week at TCU (10/29) … ended the season with two tackles and his first career quarterback hurry in victory over Baylor.
2015 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
Saw action in seven games, including two starts ... finished the regular season with nine total tackles, half a tackle for loss, and half a sack ... one of his starts was in the Texas Bowl vs. LSU.
2014 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
Redshirt season ... scout team member ... did not play.
2013 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
Played in five games with two tackles (both solo) and one fumble recovery for three yards ... made one tackle (solo) with first career fumble recovery in first career Big 12 road game at Kansas (10/5) ... recorded first career tackle (solo) against Stephen F. Austin (9/7) in first career home game ... career debut came in season opener at SMU (8/30).
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Grayson High School in Loganville, Ga. ... three-star prospect by ESPN and 247Sports ... helped guide Grayson to a state championship in 2011 and a Region 8-6A Championship in 2012 ... collected nine sacks and 15 tackles for loss during senior season ... CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Tennessee, BYU and Cincinnati ... High School Coach: Mickey Conn.
PERSONAL
Zachary Barnes ... son of Zachary and Kris Barnes ... father, Zachary, was a ninth-round NFL Draft pick by the San Diego Chargers in 1984 after a collegiate career at Alabama State as a defensive tackle ... a wind energy major at Texas Tech.
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