Derrick Barnes Jr. is a 23-year-old American footballer who currently plays as a linebacker for the National Football League’s Detroit Lions.
He was picked by the Lions in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
Where did Derrick Barnes go to college? Did Derrick Barnes play college football?
Barnes attended and graduated from Purdue University where he played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers from 2017 to 2020.
He appeared in 12 games with two starts as a freshman. As a sophomore, he became a starter and finished the season with 92 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, and 3 sacks. After the regular season, he was moved to defensive end for the 2018 Music City Bowl.
Barnes was a middle linebacker for the Purdue Boilermakers from 2009 to 2013, earning second-team All-Big Ten honors as a junior.
He returned to the middle linebacker position as a senior, leading the team with 54 total tackles and ranking second on the team with 5.5 tackles for loss.
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