Darius Barnes

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Class: RS Junior Hometown: Memphis, Tenn. Last College: Westwood HS

Height / Weight: 6-4 / 329 Position: OL Birthdate: 08/17/1990 Experience: 1L

2010 (r-So.): Appeared in all 12 games and made 11 starts, including a current streak of nine in a row ... Caught one pass for two yards on a deflected pass against East Carolina (10/9) ... Tallied a combination of 54 pancake and knockdown blocks, tallying a high of seven against both Louisiana Tech (9/25) and Memphis (10/16) ... Had highest grade of 86 at South Carolina (9/2) ... Graded 75 percent or better six times ... 2009 (r-Fr.): Appeared in four games ... Moved from defensive line to offensive line during the previous spring ... Primarily saw action in a special teams role ... 2008 (Fr.): Redshirted ... Prep: Rated as the ninth-best defensive end in Tennessee by Scout.com ... Played in the Auto Zone Liberty Bowl All-Star game, featuring the top seniors in the city of Memphis ... Played for Carl Coleman at Westwood High School, where he was a co-captain his senior campaign and the Defensive Player of the Year at the school ... Played in the Whitehaven Classic ... Was an all-city, all-district and all-state selection his junior and senior campaigns... Tallied 60 tackles, 12.5 sacks and 40 tackles for loss in seven games played ... Voted to the Pepsi Best of the Prep All-MIAA 1A-2A-3A team ... Member of the varsity basketball team for four years and also lettered in track ... Reggie Howard Foundation Whitehaven Classic Academic All-Star member ... Candidate for the homecoming court in 2007 ... Member of the NAACP Youth Council and participated in the Top Teens of America event in 2007 ... Voted a city of Memphis Academic Student All-Star for Westwood High ... Personal: Son of Fredrick and Felecia Barnes ... Father played football at Arkansas State ... Majoring in political science... Born Aug. 17, 1990.