Khalil Barnes
Georgia Bulldogs
91
Elite

Khalil Barnes

Georgia BulldogsElite
NBDefenseEliteTRANSFER · Clemson
Projected Starter

Is Khalil Barnes starting?

Khalil Barnes is the projected starter at NB for Georgia Bulldogs.

Senior · #7 · 6'0", 200 lbs

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Depth at NB · Georgia Bulldogs

  1. 1791Khalil BarnesStarter
  2. 22772Blake Stewart
  3. 32066Zech Fort

Georgia Starting Lineup

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Top defensive backs in the SEC

Ty BenefieldLSU · NBBray HubbardAlabama · FSAndre Jordan Jr.Auburn · RCB

Up next for Georgia

Georgia plays Ole Miss away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 07:30 PM ET.

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 4-star recruit out of North Oconee, ranked #399 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 40 tackles, 0 INT, 2 PBU. That's 5% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit4★ · #399 NatlTeam Share5%
Athens, GA
Jersey
#7
Class
SR/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
200 lbs
Transfer
Clemson

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—4002

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
0.8941
National Rank
#399
High School
North Oconee
Hometown
Bogart, GA

Why this rating?

On a 98-rated defense; 76th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.90 for competition level) put them -1 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
98
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 76% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 21% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.90)
Depth-chart adjustment
-1 for role

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

Oct 31WFLATKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-8

Oct 17LAUBTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 27-24

Oct 10WALATKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 20-17

Oct 3WVANTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-14

Sep 26WOUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 41-13

Sep 19WARKTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 45-17

Khalil Barnes's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

40 tkl · 2 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement50%
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