2020 SEASON: Appeared in 13 games with 10 starts and led all NFL undrafted rookies with 78 total tackles (47 solo) and five tackles for a loss (league stats)…Was the only undrafted rookie defender in the NFL with 10-plus starts in 2020…Ranked No. 6 among all NFL rookies in total tackles…Also finished the season tied for No. 2 on the team in total tackles…Was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Nov. 6…Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list on Dec. 2…Started both postseason games, leading the team with 13 tackles (eight solo) and recording one pass defensed despite playing through a broken thumb…At Minnesota (Sept. 13): Started and appeared on 15 snaps on defense and eight snaps on special teams, becoming the first undrafted rookie LB to start a Week 1 contest for the Packers since the 1970 NFL/AFL merger. Finished the game with six tackles (four solo) and two tackles for a loss while also notching one special teams tackle. Midway through the third quarter, corralled RB Dalvin Cook for a 2-yard loss on a screen pass…Vs. Detroit (Sept. 20): Played on 15 snaps on defense, finishing with three tackles (one solo). Also played 11 snaps on special teams…At New Orleans (Sept. 27): Started and finished with eight tackles (three solo) on 17 defensive snaps and one special teams tackle on 16 special teams snaps…Vs. Atlanta (Oct. 5): Started and appeared on 38 defensive snaps, making six tackles (four solo). Also appeared on four snaps on special teams…At Tampa Bay (Oct. 18): Started and led the team with 10 tackles (seven solo) on 57 defensive snaps while also playing 14 snaps on special teams…At Houston (Oct. 25): Started and made a team-leading eight tackles (four solo), a sack, a tackle for a loss and a quarterback hit before exiting the game with a shoulder injury sustained on the first play of the second half. Late in the second quarter, tracked down a scrambling QB Deshaun Watson for a 5-yard sack, the first of his NFL career, to force a third-and-long…Vs. Minnesota (Nov. 1): Started and played 49 defensive snaps, compiling four tackles (one solo). Also played four snaps on special teams…At San Francisco (Nov. 5): Started and posted three tackles (one solo) on 23 defensive snaps before exiting with a calf injury late in the first half. Also played two snaps on special teams…Vs. Philadelphia (Dec. 6): Saw time on 11 plays on special teams…At Detroit (Dec. 13): Logged three tackles (all solo) while playing 40 defensive snaps. Also got in on eight plays on special teams…Vs. Carolina (Dec. 19): Started and made six tackles (all solo), one tackle for a loss and the first forced fumble of his career. Midway through the second quarter, met QB Teddy Bridgewater as he tried to go over the top of the line on first-and-goal from the 1-yard line, forcing a fumble that was picked up and returned to the CAR 48 by CB Kevin King. Also played seven snaps on special teams…Vs. Tennessee (Dec. 27): Started and led the team with seven tackles (five solo) while playing 52 defensive snaps. Also got in on one play on special teams…At Chicago (Jan. 3): Started and led the team with a career-high 14 tackles (eight solo) and one tackle for a loss while playing 59 defensive snaps. Also appeared on two special teams plays…Vs. L.A. Rams (NFC Divisional, Jan. 16): Started and played 48 of 53 defensive snaps in his NFL playoff debut, leading the team with 10 tackles (seven solo) and recording a pass defensed despite wearing a club cast in the second half due to a hand injury sustained in the second quarter…Vs. Tampa Bay (NFC Championship, Jan. 24): Started and played 37 snaps despite reaggravating a thumb injury sustained the week prior. Finished with three tackles (one solo).
Signed by Green Bay as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2020…Played in 43 games with 31 starts in his four seasons with the Bruins, recording 212 tackles (139 solo), 21 tackles for a loss, five sacks, a forced fumble, two interceptions and 15 passes defensed…Started all 11 games he played in as a senior in 2019 and recorded 74 tackles (49 solo), 10 tackles for a loss (matched his career high), a career-best four sacks, a forced fumble, an INT and a career-high eight passes defensed…Was tied for the team lead in tackles for a loss and paced the Bruins in passes defensed…Ranked No. 10 in the Pacific-12 in sacks per game (0.91 avg.)…Earned third-team All-Pac-12 honors from Phil Steele's College Football and honorable mention from the league's coaches…Was presented the Kenneth S. Washington Most Outstanding Senior Award at the team banquet…Posted a season-high 11 tackles (all solo), three tackles for a loss (matched career high) and a sack vs. San Diego State (Sept. 7)…Registered 10 tackles (five solo) and a forced fumble at Washington State (Sept. 21)…Recorded seven tackles (four solo), a career-high 1½ sacks and an INT vs. Colorado (Nov. 2)…Posted nine tackles (four solo), a sack and a season-high two passes defensed at USC (Nov. 23)…Started all 12 contests as a junior in 2018, ranking No. 2 on the team in tackles (85) and tackles for a loss (10)…Added a sack, an interception, seven passes defensed and a QB hit…Recorded nine tackles (seven solo) and two passes defensed in the opener vs. Cincinnati (Sept. 1)…Posted nine tackles (seven solo), a career-high three tackles for a loss, a sack, a QB hit and a pass defensed vs. Washington (Oct. 6)…Registered his first career INT and added eight tackles (five solo) with 2½ tackles for a loss at California (Oct. 13)…Recorded a season-best 11 tackles (eight solo) and a tackle for a loss at Arizona State (Nov. 10)…Matched his season high with 11 tackles (six solo), including a tackle for a loss, and two passes defensed vs. USC (Nov. 17)…Played in 10 games with eight starts as a sophomore in 2017, finishing with 50 tackles (35 solo) and a tackle for a loss…Was tied for No. 5 on the team in tackles…Posted a career-high 12 tackles (seven solo) and a tackle for a loss vs. Hawaii (Sept. 9)…Led the team and matched his career best with 12 tackles (11 solo) vs. Arizona State (Nov. 11)…Played in 10 games as a true freshman in 2016, seeing time primarily on special teams…Registered three tackles (two solo) on defense…Posted an assisted tackle vs. UNLV (Sept. 10)…Recorded solo tackles vs. Oregon State (Nov. 12) and at California (Nov. 26)…Earned his degree in sociology…Posted 78 tackles and six tackles for a loss as a senior in 2015 at Liberty High School in Bakersfield, Calif., where he was a teammate of Packers QB Jordan Love…Was named to the PrepStar Dream Team and was selected to the Tacoma News-Tribune's Western 100…Listed as the No. 9 inside linebacker in the country by ESPN and the No. 7 ILB in the nation by Scout.com…Registered 130 tackles as a junior in 2014…Visited hospitals and helped raise awareness for a bone-marrow drive while he was in college…Lives in Bakersfield, Calif.. …Given name Krystopher Nathaniel Barnes; born in Bakersfield, Calif.
