Linebacker, Illinois, 2019–23
Tarique Barnes
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Memphis, TN
Tarique Barnes played linebacker at Illinois (2019–23).
Career highs
12tackles, career highvs. Wisconsin, 2021Defense
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Illinois | 8 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Illinois | 8 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Illinois | 8 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Illinois | 8 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Illinois | 8 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′1″ | 230 |
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
2023 Illinois 9 games, 25 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Toledo | W 30–28 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at Kansas | L 23–34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Penn State | L 13–30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Purdue | L 19–44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Wisconsin | L 21–25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Minnesota | W 27–26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Indiana | W 48–45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Iowa | L 13–15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Northwestern | L 43–45 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Illinois 11 games, 40 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. Wyoming | W 38–6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | atIndiana | L 20–23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Virginia | W 24–3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | atWisconsin | W 34–10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Iowa | W 9–6 | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Minnesota | W 26–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | at Nebraska | W 26–9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Michigan State | L 15–23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Purdue | L 24–31 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Michigan | L 17–19 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atNorthwestern | W 41–3 | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Illinois 12 games, 80 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs.Nebraska | W 30–22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | vs. UTSA | L 30–37 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | atVirginia | L 14–42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Maryland | L 17–20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | atPurdue | L 9–13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Charlotte | W 24–14 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | vs.Wisconsin | L 0–24 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | atPenn State | W 20–18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Rutgers | L 14–20 | 11 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | atMinnesota | W 14–6 | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | atIowa | L 23–33 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Northwestern | W 47–14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 Illinois 4 games, 24 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
2019 Illinois 8 games, 13 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Akron | W 42–3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at UConn | W 31–23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs.Nebraska | L 38–42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atPurdue | W 24–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Rutgers | W 38–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atMichigan State | W 37–34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atIowa | L 10–19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Northwestern | L 10–29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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