Rufus Barnes
6' 3", 315 lbs
Draft: Round 2, Pick 1 (2024)
Drafted By: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
0 Rings
Yrs Pro: 12
Cap Cost: N/A
0 Rings
Yrs Pro: 12
Cap Cost: N/A
Defensive Stats
| Yr | Tm | GP | GS | Tkl | Tkl% | Ast | TFL | TFL% | Sk | Hur | QBkd | PB | PR% | Int | ThA | ThA% | PD | PA | PD% | PA% | BPA | FF | FR | Pen | DAV | NAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2034 | CLE |
16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.010 |
| 2033 | NYJ |
15 | 8 | 25 | 7.4 | 11 | 7 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.4 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4.8 | 0.500 |
| 2032 | DEN |
10 | 1 | 19 | 10.6 | 9 | 4 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.2 | 0 | 4 | 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.260 |
| 2032 | CIN |
5 | 0 | 3 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0.070 |
| 2031 | LAC |
16 | 5 | 37 | 9.4 | 12 | 2 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4.6 | 0.570 |
| 2030 | TBY |
15 | 5 | 28 | 6.5 | 13 | 10 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 8 | 1.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8.6 | 0.880 |
| 2029 | TBY |
16 | 4 | 35 | 8.3 | 17 | 10 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2.4 | 1 | 6 | 1.4 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8.5 | 0.750 |
| 2028 | TBY |
16 | 10 | 49 | 9.0 | 25 | 14 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 10 | 1.9 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8.5 | 0.890 |
| 2027 | TBY |
16 | 7 | 39 | 7.6 | 11 | 8 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 9 | 2.0 | 1 | 6 | 11.1 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7.7 | 0.800 |
| 2026 | TBY |
14 | 6 | 28 | 7.8 | 6 | - | - | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | 5.0 | 0.430 |
| 2025 | TBY |
16 | 12 | 29 | 6.5 | 10 | - | - | 1.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 3 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | - | 5.7 | 0.660 |
| 2024 | TBY |
16 | 9 | 34 | 11.0 | 12 | - | - | 3.5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3.4 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | 5.4 | 0.690 |
| Career | 171 | 67 | 326 | 8.2 | 126 | 56 | 2.4 | 21.0 | 43 | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 1 | 41 | 1.2 | 2 | 27 | 4.9 | 65.9 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 63.5 | 6.510 | |
First-Team All-Pro
Second-Team All-Pro
Champion
Postseason Honor
Defensive Stats
| Yr | Tm | GP | GS | Tkl | Tkl% | Ast | TFL | TFL% | Sk | Hur | QBkd | PB | PR% | Int | ThA | ThA% | PD | PA | PD% | PA% | BPA | FF | FR | Pen | DAV | NAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | TBY |
2 | 0 | 5 | 8.6 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 2029 | TBY |
3 | 2 | 3 | 5.8 | 3 | 0 | - | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
| Career | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6.9 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
Champion
Super Bowl MVP
Salary Information
| Year | Salary | Bonus | Cap Cost | Cap Percentage |
|---|
Ratings History
| Year | Scout Type | Age | RD | PT | PS | MM | ZN | BR | PD | PH | EN | ST | Overall | Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pre-Camp | 24 | 68 | 26 | 30 | 37 | 9 | 28 | 75 | 100 | 40 | 58 | 40 | 49 |
| 2024 | Post-Camp | 24 | 86 | 47 | 30 | 25 | 38 | 42 | 74 | 90 | 68 | 65 | 53 | 65 |
| 2025 | Pre-Camp | 25 | 86 | 47 | 30 | 25 | 39 | 42 | 74 | 90 | 69 | 66 | 59 | 64 |
| 2025 | Post-Camp | 25 | 80 | 33 | 28 | 15 | 20 | 27 | 76 | 100 | 36 | 50 | 57 | 57 |
| 2026 | Pre-Camp | 26 | 80 | 33 | 28 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 77 | 100 | 36 | 50 | 57 | 57 |
| 2026 | Post-Camp | 26 | 80 | 32 | 29 | 14 | 19 | 26 | 78 | 100 | 35 | 50 | 57 | 57 |
| 2027 | Pre-Camp | 27 | 80 | 32 | 29 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 79 | 100 | 34 | 50 | 57 | 57 |
| 2027 | Post-Camp | 27 | 80 | 33 | 30 | 14 | 18 | 25 | 80 | 100 | 34 | 50 | 57 | 57 |
| 2028 | Pre-Camp | 28 | 100 | 32 | 30 | 14 | 18 | 35 | 81 | 100 | 33 | 49 | 65 | 65 |
| 2028 | Post-Camp | 28 | 100 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 20 | 36 | 79 | 100 | 31 | 49 | 65 | 65 |
| 2029 | Pre-Camp | 29 | 100 | 31 | 30 | 15 | 20 | 36 | 80 | 96 | 30 | 48 | 65 | 65 |
| 2029 | Post-Camp | 29 | 85 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 77 | 90 | 25 | 49 | 53 | 53 |
| 2030 | Pre-Camp | 30 | 85 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 78 | 90 | 25 | 48 | 54 | 54 |
| 2030 | Post-Camp | 30 | 85 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 54 | 90 | 36 | 76 | 54 | 54 |
| 2031 | Pre-Camp | 31 | 99 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 60 | 86 | 33 | 68 | 60 | 60 |
| 2031 | Post-Camp | 31 | 74 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 73 | 94 | 27 | 54 | 49 | 49 |
| 2032 | Pre-Camp | 32 | 74 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 73 | 94 | 27 | 54 | 49 | 49 |
| 2032 | Post-Camp | 32 | 96 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 58 | 85 | 32 | 69 | 58 | 58 |
| 2033 | Pre-Camp | 33 | 96 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 58 | 85 | 32 | 68 | 58 | 58 |
| 2033 | Post-Camp | 33 | 67 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 62 | 82 | 16 | 54 | 40 | 40 |
| 2034 | Pre-Camp | 34 | 67 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 62 | 82 | 16 | 54 | 40 | 40 |
| 2034 | Post-Camp | 34 | 61 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 60 | 71 | 12 | 54 | 35 | 35 |
| 2035 | Pre-Camp | 35 | 61 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 60 | 71 | 12 | 54 | 35 | 35 |
| 2035 | Post-Camp | 35 | 55 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 55 | 1 | 54 | 30 | 30 |
Transactions
| Year | Team | Transaction |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | signed a renegotiated contract: 4yrs, $16,960,000 |
| 2030 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | released |
| 2030 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | signed as a free agent: 2yrs, $3,940,000 |
| 2031 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | released |
| 2031 | Los Angeles Rams | signed as a free agent: 3yrs, $11,570,000 |
| 2032 | Los Angeles Rams | released |
| 2032 | Denver Broncos | signed as a free agent: 3yrs, $20,830,000 |
| 2032 | Denver Broncos | released |
| 2032 | Cincinnati Bengals | signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,370,000 |
| 2033 | Cincinnati Bengals | re-signed as an unrestricted free agent: 2yrs, $6,620,000 |
| 2033 | Cincinnati Bengals | released |
| 2033 | New York Jets | signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,400,000 |
| 2034 | Cleveland Browns | signed as an unrestricted free agent: 2yrs, $4,790,000 |
| 2035 | Cleveland Browns | released |





