Zaire Barnes
American football player (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zaire Barnes (born September 3, 1999) is an American professional football linebacker for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Western Michigan.
.jpg) Barnes with Western Michigan in 2021 | |
| No. 53 – New York Jets | |
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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 3, 1999 Mundelein, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 227 lb (103 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Carmel Catholic (Mundelein, Illinois) |
| College: | Western Michigan (2018–2022) |
| NFL draft: | 2023: 6th round, 184th pick |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
College career
Barnes was ranked as a three–star recruit by 247Sports.com coming out of high school.[1] He committed to Western Michigan on June 18, 2017, over offers from Cincinnati, Bowling Green, and Central Michigan.[2][3]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 1+5⁄8 in (1.87 m) |
232 lb (105 kg) |
32 in (0.81 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) | 4.56 s | 1.57 s | 2.63 s | 4.27 s | 7.02 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) | 20 reps | |
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Barnes was selected in the sixth round, 184th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft by the New York Jets.[6] On May 5, he signed a four-year contract with the Jets.[7] In the 2023 season, he appeared in four games.[8]
Barnes was placed on injured reserve on September 9, 2024.[9]
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