Zaire Barnes

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Zaire Barnes
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Barnes with Western Michigan in 2021
No. 53 – New York Jets
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1999-09-03) September 3, 1999 (age 25)
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
NFL draft: 2023  / round: 6 / pick: 184
Career history
Roster status:Injured reserve
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-MAC (2022)
  • Second-team All-MAC (2021)
Player stats at PFR

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.

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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

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
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 s1.57 s2.63 s4.27 s7.02 s34.0 in
(0.86 m)		10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)		20 reps
Sources: [4] [5]

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]

Barnes was placed on injured reserve on September 9, 2024. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Zaire Barnes Recruiting Profile". 247Sports.com. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Zaire Barnes 247". 247Sports.com. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Zaire Barnes". WMUSports.com. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Jets select Zaire Barnes with No. 184 pick in 2023 draft". NFL.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  5. ↑ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Zaire Barnes College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  6. ↑ Wells, MacGregor (April 29, 2023). "2023 NFL Draft: Jets select Zaire Barnes with No. 184 overall pick". GangGreenNation.com. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  7. ↑ Esden Jr., Paul A. (May 6, 2023). "Jets Lock in Versatile Defender on 4-Year Contract". Heavy.com . Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  8. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (September 9, 2024). "Jets Sign OL Jake Hanson, LB Sam Eguavoen to Active Roster, Place LB Zaire Barnes on IR". NewYorkJets.com.


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