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#8 Marcellus Barnes Jr.
Class RS SO/TRFrom Syracuse (transfer)Ht / Wt 6'1" · 180 lbHometown Chattanooga, TN · Syracuse
Depth-chart placement
Current role
RCB1Placement
StarterRoom
CornerbackExperience
3-SOLast change
Updated 2026-07-29CB room context
View full depth chart →Marcellus Barnes Jr. holds the RCB · Starter spot in SMU Mustangs’s cornerback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026Syracuse→SMU Mustangs
Production
2025 seasonLatest season · 2025
32
Tackles
2
TFL
6
Passes defended
1
INT
1
Punt returns
Background & career
Marcellus Barnes Jr. is a 6'1", 180-pound right cornerback for SMU, wearing number 8. A transfer from Syracuse, the Chattanooga native is a redshirt sophomore entering the 2026 class. In 2025, Barnes appeared in games recording 32 total tackles, 21 solo tackles, 6 pass deflections, 2 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 1 fumble recovery.
Syracuse2024
SMU2025 — presentPrevious schoolSyracuseRecruiting4-star · No. 318 nationalOriginChattanooga, TN · Syracuse