Zaire Barnes

American football player (born 1999)
American football player
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
  • New York Jets (2023–present)
Roster status:Active
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 football linebacker for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Western Michigan.

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
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
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
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]

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.

External links

  • New York Jets bio
  • Media related to Zaire Barnes at Wikimedia Commons
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