University of West Florida

2017 GSC Fall All-Academic Team
2017 GSC Fall Academic Honor Roll


Transferred to UWF from Air Force in the fall of 2015 ... Did not play in Spring 2017  to retain final semester of eligibility for the Fall season.

2016 CoSIDA Academic All-District
2016 GSC All-Academic

2016 (SR.): Started all 11 games at MLB … Ranked third on the team with 67 tackles, including 14 solos ... Added six tackles for loss, six QB hurries and a pass break-up ... Career-highs of 12 tackles (11 assisted) and two TFL at Chowan (9/17/16) ... Also had 11 stops and a QBH at Delta State (10/15/16).

2016 ADA Academic Achievement Award
2015 (JR.): Redshirted

2013 (SO.): Played in all 12 games, starting the first 11 at OLB … Finished eighth on the team with 42 total tackles (24 solos) and 2.5 tackles for loss on the season … Career high seven stops vs. Navy, Nevada and Wyoming … Also had a sack and a TFL vs. Wyoming.

2012 (FR.): Played in nine games, making his first career start at OLB at San Diego State ... His lone tackle came on a 10-yard quarterback sack against Rice in the Armed Forces Bowl.

PREP: Four-year letter winner for coach Dominic Ciao at Berkley Prep in Tampa … Honorable mention all-league as a sophomore in football ... second-team all-conference in football ... Also lettered four year in basketball and one in track … Two-time honorable mention all-league selection in basketball ... Earned Top 24 player honors in basketball for his county … Signed with Air Force after fielding offers from Arizona State, Cincinnati, Colorado State, FIU, Pittsburgh, Presbyterian, Rice, VMI and Wofford.

PERSONAL: Son of Russell and Marie Barnes ... Father is a retired Air Force officer ... Has three older brothers: Russell, graduate of Princeton; Tim, graduate of Virginia Tech and Archibald a 4-year letterman and 3-year starter at linebacker and graduate of Vanderbilt ... Business major ... member of the dean's and athletics' lists ... completed a class and survival training in summer of 2013.
 

Year GP-GS  U-AT TT TFL   Sacks  Int FF-FR
2012  9-1   1-0  1  1-10  1.0-10  0   0-0
2013 12-11 24-18 42 2.5-9 0.5-5   0   0-0
2016 11-11 14-53 67 6-8   0-0     0   0-0

Also had 1 PBU in 2013 & 2016; 6 QBH in 2016.