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Cornerback, SMU (from Syracuse), 2024–26
Marcellus Barnes Jr.
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 180 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Chattanooga, TN
Marcellus Barnes Jr. plays cornerback for SMU, after Syracuse (2024). Last time out, against Virginia: 2 tackles.
2026 so far
11 tackles
Last game: 2 tackles vs. Virginia, W 23–13
Next game: vs. California, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
8tackles, career highat Wake Forest, 2025Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
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
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
2026 SMU 6 games, 11 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Florida State | W 27–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. UC Davis | W 56–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at Louisville | L 31–41 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Missouri State | W 34–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Boston College | W 25–16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Virginia | W 23–13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 SMU 11 games, 32 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. East Texas A&M | W 42–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Baylor | L 45–48 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at TCU | L 24–35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Syracuse | W 31–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Stanford | W 34–10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | at Clemson | W 35–24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Wake Forest | L 12–13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Miami | W 26–20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | vs.Louisville | W 38–6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at California | L 35–38 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Arizona | W 24–19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2024 Syracuse 5 games, 10 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Ohio | W 38–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 31–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs.Stanford | L 24–26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 24 | at Pittsburgh | L 13–41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 38–31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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