2021 SEASON: Started 13 of the 16 games he appeared in at ILB, logging 79 tackles (56 solo), a sack, four TFLs and four PDs, and a fumble recovery, two tackles and a FR on special teams…Ranked No. 3 on the team in tackles…At New Orleans (Sept. 12): Started and finished with eight tackles (seven solo), which was the third-highest total for his career and was good for second on the team behind S Adrian Amos' nine tackles…Vs. Detroit (Sept. 20): Started and recorded four solo tackles and recovered a fumbled snap from Lions QB Jared Goff late in the third quarter, which set the Green Bay offense up at the DET 23 yard-line and led to a Packers TD to extend the lead…At San Francisco (Sept. 26): Made three tackles (one solo) before exiting the game with a concussion in the second quarter…Vs. Pittsburgh (Oct. 3): Inactive (concussion)…At Cincinnati (Oct. 10): Returned from his one-game absence and played on 23 snaps. Logged his first sack of the season, taking down QB Joe Burrow for a loss of 8 yards in the first quarter. Finished with six tackles (three solo), a sack and a QB hit…At Chicago (Oct. 17): Started and played 13 snaps, recording a solo tackle…Vs. Washington (Oct. 24): Played on 17 defensive snaps, 13 special teams snaps and recorded a special teams tackle…At Arizona (Oct. 28): Started and played on 38 snaps, logging four tackles (two solo)...At Kansas City (Nov. 7): Led the team with a season-high nine tackles (seven solo), on 42 snaps of work…Vs. Seattle (Nov. 14): Started and played on 26 snaps, recording five tackles (four solo)…At Minnesota (Nov. 21): Played on 37 snaps and recorded four tackles (two solo) and a tackle on special teams…Vs. L.A. Rams (Nov. 28): Logged a team-high nine tackles (seven solo), had his first career PD and recovered a fumble on a Rams punt return that gave the Packers the ball at the Rams' 27-yard line…Vs. Chicago (Dec. 12): Played on 36 snaps, tallying five tackles (three solo) and a PD…At Baltimore (Dec. 19): Played on 43 defensive snaps, logging four tackles (three solo) and a TFL…Vs. Cleveland (Dec. 25): Played on 36 snaps and logged five tackles (four solo)…Vs. Minnesota (Jan. 2): Played on 37 defensive snaps, compiling five tackles (three solo) and a career-high two PDs…At Detroit (Jan. 9): Played on all 59 snaps and compiled a team-high seven tackles (five solo) and a TFL…Vs. San Francisco (NFC Divisional, Jan. 22): Played on 38 defensive snaps and logged seven tackles (four solo), including a TFL.
2020: Appeared in 13 games with 10 starts and led all NFL undrafted rookies with 78 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 tackles…Also finished the season No. 2 on the team in tackles and added two tackles on special teams…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 a special teams tackle. Midway through the third quarter, corralled RB Dalvin Cook for a 2-yard loss on a screen pass…At New Orleans (Sept. 27): Started and finished with eight tackles (three solo) and a special teams tackle…At Tampa Bay (Oct. 18): Started and led the team with 10 tackles (seven solo) on 57 defensive snaps…At Houston (Oct. 25): Started and posted a team-high 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. Carolina (Dec. 19): Started and recorded 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…At Chicago (Jan. 3): Started and led the team with a career-high 14 tackles (eight solo) and a tackle for a loss while playing 59 defensive snaps…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…2020 NFL Draft: Signed with the Packers as an undrafted rookie free agent on April 30.
COLLEGE: 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 INTs and 15 passes defensed…Earned his degree in sociology…Senior season (2019): Started all 11 games he played 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)…Junior season (2018): Started all 12 contests, ranking No. 2 on the team in tackles (85) and tackles for a loss (10)…Added a sack, an INT, 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)…Sophomore season (2017): Played in 10 games with eight starts, 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)…Freshman season (2016): Played in 10 games, 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).
PERSONAL: Given name Krystopher Nathaniel Barnes…Born in Bakersfield, Calif. …High school: 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…Community involvement: Visited hospitals and helped raise awareness for a bone-marrow drive while he was in college.
