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Defensive back, Syracuse, 2020–24
Justin Barron
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Rocky Hill, CT
- Born
- Oct 25, 2001, in New Britain, Connecticut
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Justin Barron played defensive back at Syracuse (2020–24).
Career highs
14tackles, career highat North Carolina, 2023Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Syracuse | 8 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Syracuse | 8 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Syracuse | 8 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Syracuse | 8 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Syracuse | 8 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′4″ | 225 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 Syracuse 13 games, 85 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Ohio | W 38–22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 31–28 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Stanford | L 24–26 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Holy Cross | W 42–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at UNLV | W 44–41 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at NC State | W 24–17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 24 | at Pittsburgh | L 13–41 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 38–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Boston College | L 31–37 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at California | W 33–25 | 10 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. UConn | W 31–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Miami | W 42–38 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Washington State | W 52–35 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2023 Syracuse 13 games, 89 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Colgate | W 65–0 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Western Michigan | W 48–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Purdue | W 35–20 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Army | W 29–16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Clemson | L 14–31 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at North Carolina | L 7–40 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | at Florida State | L 3–41 | 11 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 26 | atVirginia Tech | L 10–38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Boston College | L 10–17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Pittsburgh | W 28–13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atGeorgia Tech | L 22–31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Wake Forest | W 35–31 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. South Florida | L 0–45 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Syracuse 11 games, 55 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Louisville | W 31–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | atUConn | W 48–14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs.Purdue | W 32–29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Virginia | W 22–20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.NC State | W 24–9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atClemson | L 21–27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Notre Dame | L 24–41 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atPittsburgh | L 9–19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Florida State | L 3–38 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atWake Forest | L 35–45 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atBoston College | W 32–23 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Syracuse 11 games, 42 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | atOhio | W 29–9 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. UAlbany | W 62–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Liberty | W 24–21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | atFlorida State | L 30–33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs.Wake Forest | L 37–40 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Clemson | L 14–17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | atVirginia Tech | W 41–36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Boston College | W 21–6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atLouisville | L 3–41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | atNC State | L 17–41 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Pittsburgh | L 14–31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Syracuse 2 games, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17 | vs.Liberty | L 21–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | atNotre Dame | L 21–45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (National team, lost 19–22).
| Drill | Pro day 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅝″ |
| Weight | 225 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅛″ |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ |
| Wingspan | 76¾″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.68 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.65 s |
| Vertical jump | 34″ |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ |
| 3-cone drill | 6.98 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.38 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 2 games with a stat; latest team: Dallas Cowboys.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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