Is Elijah Barnes starting?
Elijah Barnes is the projected starter at WLB for Kentucky Wildcats.
Elijah Barnes is the projected starting WLB on a Solid Kentucky — 82 OVR.
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- 2466Antwan Smith
- 33154Quintavion Norman
What's Next
The Story
Making His Case
A 4-star recruit out of Dallas Skyline, ranked #68 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 4 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 82 overall (Good tier).
- Jersey
- #0
- Class
- RS FR/TR
- Height
- 6'1"
- Weight
- 242 lbs
- Transfer
- Texas
Stats
| Season | Tkl | TFL | Sacks |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.
Recruiting Profile
- Stars
- ★★★★☆4-star
- Composite
- 0.9661
- National Rank
- #68
- High School
- Dallas Skyline
- Hometown
- Dallas, TX
Why this rating?
On a 81-rated defense; 55th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.99 for competition level) put them +1 vs unit starters → 82.
2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.
2026 Game Log
Sep 12LALATKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 45-17
Sep 5WYSUTKL 7
- TKL
- 7
- SOLO
- 4
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final W 45-13
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | LALA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | WYSU | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Elijah Barnes's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
Team Role
Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.