Derek Barnett
| Tennessee Volunteers No. 9 | |
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| Position | Defensive end |
| Class | Junior |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Brentwood (TN) Academy |
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| Date of birth | June 25, 1996 |
| Place of birth | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 268 lb (122 kg) |
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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
- ↑ Rivals.com bio
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Climer, David (May 10, 2015). "Derek Barnett a force in Vols' surging defensive line". The Tennessean. Gannett Company. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
- ↑ Brown, Rick (January 1, 2015). "Derek Barnett the Volunteers' teen idol". The Des Moines Register. Jacksonville, Florida: Gannett Company. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ↑ Coble, Don (December 31, 2014). "Tennessee freshman DE Derek Barnett quickly makes impact". The Florida Times-Union. Morris Communications. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ↑ 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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