Derek Barnett

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#95

Experience: 9 years

Height: 6-3

Age: 29

Weight: 259 lbs

College: Tennessee

2024 SEASON

Solo

14
SCK

5
FF

2
INT

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Year

Preseason

WK	Game Date	OPP	RESULT
3	08/27/2022	@Dolphins	L 10 - 48
2	08/21/2022	@Browns	W 21 - 20
1	08/12/2022	Jets	L 21 - 24

Regular Season

WK	Game Date	OPP	RESULT	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	FR
1	09/11/2022	@Lions	W 38 - 35

Biography

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Eagles in the first round (14th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft on June 2, 2017...Re-signed with the Eagles on March 24, 2022...Released by the Eagles on November 24, 2023...Acquired via waivers by the Texans on November 27, 2023...Re-signed by the Texans on April 1, 2024.

CAREER:

Has career-high of 46 tackles (20 solo) as well as 11 quarterback hits, seven tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks in 720 defensive snaps
Has recorded a career best of four quarterback hits in one game twice

2023 (Philadelphia 8/0; Houston 6/4, 1/1):

Played in eight games with the Eagles, where he tallied three combined tackles and one tackle for loss
Appeared in six games with the Texans (four starts) and totaled 19 tackles (11 solo), eight tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, 11 quarterback hits and one pass defensed
Saw action at defensive end and on special teams in Week 13 vs. Denver (12/3) in his Texans debut
Made his first start as a Texan and finished with four tackles (three solo), 1.0 sack, two quarterback hits and two tackles for loss in Week 15 at Tennessee (12/17)
Tallied six tackles (three solo), 1.5 sacks, four quarterback hits, five pressures and one tackle for loss in the Week 17 win vs. Tennessee (12/31)
Marks the sixth time in his career he's had over 1.0 sack in a game, with his last such performance coming on 9/27/20 vs. Cincinnati as a member of the Eagles (2.0 sacks)
His four quarterback hits are tied for the most he's had in a game in his career, the last of which was on 12/29/19 at the Giants as a member of the Eagles
Tallied two tackles (one solo), 1.0 sack, two quarterback hits and one tackle for loss in the AFC Wild Card win vs. Cleveland (1/13)
Through the last month of the 2023 season, Barnett recorded 3.5 sacks and now has 2.5 career postseason sacks
Finished with five tackles (two solo) and one tackle for loss in the Divisional Round at Baltimore (1/20)

2022 (Philadelphia 1/0):

Played in one game with the Eagles, making his season debut in Week 1 at Detroit before being placed on Injured Reserve

2021 (Philadelphia 16/15):

Posted a career-high 46 tackles (20 solo) as well as 11 quarterback hits, seven tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks in 720 defensive snaps
Placed on the reserve/non football injury list on December 27, 2021

2020 (Philadelphia 13/10):

Registered 34 tackles (21 solo) along with nine tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks

2019 (Philadelphia 14/14):

Produced 30 tackles (25 solo) along with career-highs in tackles for loss (10), sacks
(6.5), quarterback pressures (47), hits (22) and forced fumbles (2)

2018 (Philadelphia 6/6):

Totaled 16 tackles (11 solo), five tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, 22 quarterback pressures and 11 quarterback hits before being placed on Reserve/Injured

2017 (Philadelphia 15/0):

Posted 21 tackles (18 solo), eight tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries including one touchdown in his debut season
His 5.0 sacks were the most by an Eagles rookie since Fletcher Cox in 2012 (5.5)

COLLEGE:

Played in 39 games (36 starts) during his three-year career at Tennessee, where he set a new school record with 33.0 sacks, surpassing the previous record of 32.0 set by Pro Football Hall of Farner and Eagles legend Reggie White (1980-83)
Earned first-team All-America honors from the Associated Press as a junior in 2016 after registering a career-high 13.0 sacks with 56 total tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 16 hurries and two forced fumbles

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