Safety, New Mexico State and Cincinnati, 2023–26
Tayden Barnes
Lettered 2025 at Cincinnati (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Amarillo, TX
Tayden Barnes plays safety for New Mexico State, after New Mexico State (2023–24) and Cincinnati (2025). Last time out, against New Mexico: 2 tackles.
2026 so far
4 tackles
Last game: 2 tackles vs. New Mexico, L 18–42
Next game: at Sam Houston, Oct 21
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
9tackles, career highvs. Southeast Missouri State, 2024Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New Mexico State | 57 | 38 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | Cincinnati | 24 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | New Mexico State | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 85 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 3 | S | RS | ||
| 2024 | New Mexico State | 3 | S | Fr. | ||
| 2025 | Cincinnati | 3 | S | So. | ||
| 2026 | New Mexico State | 3 | S | Jr. | 5′9″ | 185 |
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 New Mexico State 2 games, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at Hawai’i | L 19–29 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. New Mexico | L 18–42 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Cincinnati 9 games, 24 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. Nebraska | L 17–20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Bowling Green | W 34–20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Kansas | W 37–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Iowa State | W 38–30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. UCF | W 20–11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Oklahoma State | W 49–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Baylor | W 41–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Utah | L 14–45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at TCU | L 23–45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 New Mexico State 12 games, 57 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Southeast Missouri State | W 23–16 | 9 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Liberty | L 24–30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Fresno State | L 0–48 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | at Sam Houston | L 11–31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | vs.New Mexico | L 40–50 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Jacksonville State | L 13–54 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 33–30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Florida International | L 13–34 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Western Kentucky | L 28–41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Texas A&M | L 3–38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | at Middle Tennessee | W 36–21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. UTEP | L 35–42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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