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#55 Derrick Barnes
Exp 5 yrs NFLAge 27Ht / Wt 6'0" · 240 lbCollege Purdue
Depth-chart placement
Current role
SLB1Placement
StarterRoom
LinebackerExperience
YR 6Last change
Updated 2026-07-29LB room context
View full depth chart →Derrick Barnes holds the SLB · Starter spot in Detroit Lions’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Derrick Barnes played 17 games in 2025 with a 86% snap share.
Production
2025 seasonLatest season · 2025
4
Sacks
1
INT
3
Passes defended
Background & career
Purdue2017 – 2020Lions2021 — present