Derek Barnett

Derek Barnett
Tennessee Volunteers No. 9
Position Defensive end
Class Junior
Career history
College
High school Brentwood (TN) Academy
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-06-25) June 25, 1996
Place of birth Nashville, Tennessee
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 268 lb (122 kg)
Career highlights and awards
  • All-SEC Freshman Team (2014)

Derek Anthony Barnett (born June 25, 1996) is an American football defensive end for the Tennessee Volunteers.

Early years

Barnett attended Brentwood Academy in Brentwood, Tennessee. As a senior he had 60 tackles (18 for loss) and 5.5 sacks. He was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit.[1] He committed to the University of Tennessee to play college football.[2]

College career

Barnett became the first true freshman defensive lineman to start the season opener in Tennessee history.[3][4] Overall he played in all 13 games and made 10 starts. He finished the season with a school true freshman records 10 sacks and 20.5 tackles for loss.[5][6][7][8] Both Barnett and Myles Garrett broke Jadeveon Clowney's SEC freshman sack record, which had previously been eight.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Rivals.com bio
  2. ↑ Lewis, Daniel (October 9, 2013). "Vols land 4-star defensive lineman Derek Barnett". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Knoxville, Tennessee: WEHCO Media. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ Frederickson, Ben (August 28, 2014). "Vols freshman defensive end Derek Barnett turns strong training camp into starting role". Knoxville News Sentinel. Gannett Company. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  4. ↑ Brown, Patrick (September 3, 2014). "UT Vols defensive end Derek Barnett 'all right' in debut, wants to 'step it up'". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Knoxville, Tennessee: WEHCO Media. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ Feldman, Bruce (May 21, 2015). "Tennessee's Derek Barnett will be the nation's next breakout star". Foxsports.com. Knoxville, Tennessee: Fox Sports Digital Media. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  6. ↑ Climer, David (May 10, 2015). "Derek Barnett a force in Vols' surging defensive line". The Tennessean. Gannett Company. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  7. ↑ Brown, Rick (January 1, 2015). "Derek Barnett the Volunteers' teen idol". The Des Moines Register. Jacksonville, Florida: Gannett Company. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  8. ↑ Coble, Don (December 31, 2014). "Tennessee freshman DE Derek Barnett quickly makes impact". The Florida Times-Union. Morris Communications. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  9. ↑ Slovin, Matt (November 15, 2014). "Vols' Barnett passes Clowney's freshman sack total". The Tennessean. Knoxville, Tennessee: Gannett Company. Retrieved November 15, 2014.

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