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 24)
Mundelein, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school: Carmel Catholic
(Mundelein, Illinois)
College: Western Michigan
NFL draft: 2023  / Round: 6 / Pick: 184
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-MAC (2022)
  • Second-team All-MAC (2021)
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Zaire Barnes (born September 3, 1999) is an American 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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Zaire Barnes Recruiting Profile". 247Sports.com.
  2. ↑ "Zaire Barnes 247". 247Sports.com.
  3. ↑ "Zaire Barnes". WMUSports.com.
  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. "2023 NFL Draft: Jets select Zaire Barnes with No. 184 overall pick". GangGreenNation.com.
  7. ↑ Paul A. Esden Jr. (6 May 2023). "Jets Lock in Versatile Defender on 4-Year Contract". Heavy.com . Retrieved 8 May 2023.
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