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American football player (born 1991)

PositionDefensive end

Born (1991-11-02) November 2, 1991 (age 34)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.

Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

Weight267 lb (121 kg)

Tavaris Barnes

Barnes with the DC Defenders in 2020

No. 90, 95, 79, 63, 94, 91

Position

Defensive end

Personal information

Born

(1991-11-02) November 2, 1991 (age 34)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.

Height

6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

Weight

267 lb (121 kg)

Career information

High school

First Coast (Jacksonville)

College

Clemson

NFL draft

2015: undrafted

Career history

New Orleans Saints (2015)
Seattle Seahawks (2016)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2017)*
Washington Redskins (2017–2018)*
Atlanta Legends (2019)
DC Defenders (2020)
Calgary Stampeders (2021)*

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career NFL statistics

Total tackles	5
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Tavaris Barnes Sr. (born November 2, 1991) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers, and signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2015.

New Orleans Saints

On May 2, 2015, Barnes signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent.^[1] On September 5, Barnes made the New Orleans Saints 53-man roster.^[2] On April 25, 2016, he was waived.^[3]

Seattle Seahawks

On April 28, 2016, the Seattle Seahawks signed Barnes to their roster.^[4] On August 9, he was waived.^[5]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On May 31, 2017, Barnes was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.^[6] He was waived on September 2, 2017.^[7]

Washington Redskins

On November 8, 2017, Barnes was signed to the Washington Redskins' practice squad.^[8] He was released on November 14, 2017.^[9] He was re-signed on December 19, 2017.^[10] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Redskins on January 1, 2018, but was waived on August 7, 2018.^[11]^[12]

Atlanta Legends

In late 2018, Barnes joined the Atlanta Legends of the Alliance of American Football.^[13] The league ceased operations in April 2019.^[14]

DC Defenders

Barnes was selected by the DC Defenders in the open phase of the 2020 XFL draft.^[15] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.^[16]

Calgary Stampeders

Barnes signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL on January 27, 2021.^[17] He retired from football on June 28, 2021.^[18]

Statistics

Source: NFL.com

Year	Team	G	GS	Tackles					Interceptions						Fumbles
Year	Team	G	GS	Total	Solo	Ast	Sck	SFTY	PDef	Int	Yds	Avg	Lng	TDs	FF	FR
Regular season
2015	NO	12	0	5	3	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Total		12	0	5	3	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

References

↑ "New Orleans Saints announce 2015 rookie free agent class". NewOrleansSaints.com. May 4, 2015. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017.
↑ Kaye, Mike (September 5, 2015). "Source: First Coast High alum Barnes makes the Saints initial 53-man roster". Des Moines Register.
↑ Woodbery, Evan (April 25, 2016). "New Orleans Saints waive DE Tavaris Barnes". NOLA.com. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
↑ Condotta, Bob (April 28, 2016). "Seahawks sign DL Tavaris Barnes before NFL draft". Seattle Times.
↑ Lewis, Derek (August 9, 2016). "Seattle Seahawks sign DE Josh Shirley, release Tavaris Barnes". CBSSports.com.
↑ Smith, Scott (May 31, 2017). "Buccaneers Sign Ends Bailey, Barnes". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017.
↑ Smith, Scott (September 2, 2017). "Wide Variety of Moves Gets Bucs to 53". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017.
↑ "11/8: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. November 8, 2017. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017.
↑ "11/14: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. November 14, 2017. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017.
↑ Czarda, Stephen (December 19, 2017). "Redskins Place Montae Nicholson On Injured Reserve, Sign Fish Smithson". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017.
↑ "Redskins Sign 11 Players To Reserve/Future Contracts". Redskins.com. January 1, 2018. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018.
↑ "8/7: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
↑ Sigler, John (January 1, 2019). "Former Saints DB Damian Swann trying out with AAF". USA Today. Saints Wire. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
↑ Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
↑ Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
↑ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
↑ "Stamps add defensive lineman". Stampeders.com. January 27, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
↑ "Stampeders transactions". Stampeders.com. June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.

External links

Clemson Tigers bio