2025: Talented defender with great versatility … arrived in January

High School: Team captain at Highland Home High for Coach Justin Bragg … 58 tackles with 13 TFL, 3 sacks, 19 QB hurries as a junior … Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game … first team Class 2A all-state, AL.com A-List … 247 Sports, On3 rank him among the top 10 overall prospects in the state of Alabama … No. 7 nationally at his position by 247 Sports; top 20 by On3, ESPN, Rivals … A-B Honor Roll … also a basketball letterman who was final four MVP for the state runners-up

Personal: Birthday is November 13 … son of Lakendral Barnes … brother of current Auburn all-SEC defender Keldric Faulk … enjoys cooking, reading and playing video games … studying in the College of Business