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Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 1 | 1749th / 2573 |
| Tackles for loss | 1 | 1083rd / 1911 |
| Run stops | 2 | 2226th / 3263 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| Pass breakups | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 4 | — |
Charting
Where Barnes's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.
Career
3 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  New Mexico State#115 · 3-4 | 2 | 19% | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 |  Cincinnati#58 · 7-6 | 11 | 33% | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | New Mexico State#129 · 3-9 | 12 | 82% | 57 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Tayden Barnes's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Tayden Barnes's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | @ Florida State | L 17–34 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 1 |  Mercyhurst | W 51–14 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2 | @ Hawai'i | L 19–29 | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 4 |  New Mexico | L 18–42 | 5.8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 5 |  Western Kentucky | W 34–13 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 6 | @ Florida International | L 3–22 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 8 | @ Sam Houston | W 30–24 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2026 · 2 games | 5.5 | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 4 | 3150th / 5408 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 1.5 | 1055th / 2450 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 · Hawai'i | 74 | ~26 (0–43) | 2 | 35% |
| Wk 4 · New Mexico | 64 | ~60 (24–63) | 2 | 94% |
| Season | 454 | 86 (56–94) | 4 | 19% |
Position Room
20 DBs on the New Mexico State roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Nick Session | S | SR | 53 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 0 | Lorenzo Smith | S | SR | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 4 | De'Marcus Peters | CB | SR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Josiah Charles | CB | SR | 16 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Javon Gillespie | CB | JR | 14 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Jakobe Campbell | S | SO | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 22 | RJ Chapman | S | SR | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Tayden Barnes | S | JR | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 11 | Walter Owens | S | JR | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 20 | DJ Cloyd | S | SR | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 23 | Izzy Clark-White | CB | JR | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 19 | Garrett Stennett | S | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 9 | Bernock Iya | S | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Amaurey Brooks | CB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Desmin Hatfield-Rushton | S | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Matthew Lashley | S | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Elijah Gutierrez | CB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Mason Miller | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Eric Rivera | S | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| Twan Wilson | CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. New Mexico State depth chart →