Zaire Barnes

Barnes, Zaire
Position: LB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 227
Born: September 3, 1999
High School: Carmel Catholic (Mundelein, IL)

Year	College	Participation
2018	Western Michigan	Played
2019	Western Michigan	Played
2020	Western Michigan	Injured
2021	Western Michigan	Played
2022	Western Michigan	Played

Draft: 6th round (184th overall) 2023 New York Jets

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
2023 New York Jets (NFL)2023 NYJ NFL	53	OLB	4	0
2025 New York Giants (NFL)2025 NYG NFL	46	ILB	11	1
2 Years (NFL)2 Years NFL			15	1

Team	Date	Transaction
2023 New York Jets (NFL)New York Jets	4/29/2023	Draft
2023 New York Jets (NFL)New York Jets	5/6/2023	Signed
2023 New York Jets (NFL)New York Jets	12/16/2023	Injured Reserve
2024 New York Jets (NFL)New York Jets	9/9/2024	Injured Reserve
2025 New York Jets (NFL)New York Jets	8/27/2025	Released
2025 New York Giants (NFL)New York Giants	8/29/2025	Practice Squad
2025 New York Giants (NFL)New York Giants	10/9/2025	Practice Squad Elevation
2025 New York Giants (NFL)New York Giants	10/18/2025	Practice Squad Elevation
2025 New York Giants (NFL)New York Giants	11/1/2025	Practice Squad Elevation
2025 New York Giants (NFL)New York Giants	11/8/2025	Signed
2025 New York Giants (NFL)New York Giants	3/11/2026	Restricted Free Agent (No Qualifying Offer)
2026 New York Giants (NFL)New York Giants	3/14/2026	Signed

SNAP COUNTS	TOTAL	OFF	OFF%	DEF	DEF%	ST	ST%
2023 New York Jets (NFL)2023 NYJ NFL	32	0	0.0	0	0.0	32	6.6
2025 New York Giants (NFL)2025 NYG NFL	260	0	0.0	92	8.3	168	37.9
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	292	0		92			6.6

SACKS	NO	YDS
2025 New York Giants (NFL)2025 NYG NFL	1.0	4.0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1.0	4.0

DEFENSE	TKL	DEF	ST	MT	QH	TFL	FF	PD	BL
2025 New York Giants (NFL)2025 NYG NFL	29	16	13	0	1	2	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	29	16	13	0	1	2	0	0	0

PENALTIES	Called	Declined	Accepted	Yards	Nullified Yards	First Downs	Stalled Drives
2025 New York Giants (NFL)2025 NYG NFL	2	1	1	10	4	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	2	1	1	10	4	0	0