Age
27
Sep 3, 1999
Zaire Barnes
#46
NYJ · 2023–2024→NYG · 2025–presentACT
ZaireBarnes#46LB
2025 Season
Latest productionTackles
29
2025
TFL
2
regular season
Sacks
1.0
regular season
QB Hits
1
regular season
FF
0
regular season
Snap %
12%
avg / game
Career
Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career
Career Path
2018 — Present · Includes honors2025–
New York Giants · Linebacker
LB · 11 active weeks
NFL
2023–2024
New York Jets · Linebacker
LB · 13 active weeks
NFL
2018–2022
Western Michigan · LB
NCAA
Draft Profile
2023 DraftSelection
Round 6, Pick 184
#184 overall by New York Jets
TeamNYJ
Overall#184
Data Sources & Attribution
CreditsHeadshot — wikipediaMaize & Blue Nation. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.