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2022 All-Big Ten

2023 Senior

• Team captain
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Played in 10 games with six starts at linebacker
• Recorded a sack and tied a career high with two tackles for loss vs. Toledo (9/2/23)

2022 Junior

• Team captain
• All-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches and media)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Started all 13 games at linebacker
• 46 tackles, 8.5 TFLs, 1.5 sacks, two pass breakups, and one quarterback hurry on the season
• Sixth on the team in tackles (46)
• Third on the team in TFLs (8.5)
• Illinois’ Paul and Tiz Bresee/Illini FamILLy Award winner

2021 Sophomore

• Phil Steele All-Big Ten fourth team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Played in all 12 games with 10 starts
• 80 tackles, 6.0 TFLs, 2.0 sacks, one interception, five pass breakups, and two forced fumbles on the season
• Tied for the team lead with two forced fumbles
• Second on the team with 80 tackles
• Third on the team with 44 solo tackles
• Tied for third on the team with five pass breakups
• Fourth on the team with 6.0 TFLs
• Tied for fifth on the team with 2.0 sacks
• 23rd in the Big Ten in tackles per game (6.6)
• One interception returned for six yards, eight tackles and 0.5 TFL in Illinois' road win over No. 20 Minnesota 11/6/21
• One forced fumble and career high 12 tackles vs. Wisconsin 10/9/21
• Five tackles, 0.5 TFL and a pass breakup against Charlotte 10/2/21
• Five tackles and 1.0 sacks at Purdue 9/25/21
• Team-high 11 tackles against UTSA 9/4/21

2020 Sophomore

• Played in five games and started two at linebacker
• Missed the last three games of the season with a leg injury
• 25 tackles, 1.5 TFL, one sack, one interception, one fumble recovery on the season
• First career interception at Nebraska 11/21/20
• Made first career start at Rutgers 11/14/20
• First career fumble recovery, touchdown, and sack at Wisconsin 10/23/20
• One of two Big Ten players since 2000 to have 10 tackles, a sack, and a fumble recovery for a TD in a game (Tavon Wilson, Illinois, 2011 at Indiana)
• First career interception at Nebraska, 11/21/20
• University of Illinois Student-Athlete Advisory Committee

2019 Freshman

• Played in all 13 games, primarily on special teams
• 13 tackles, one forced fumble on the season
• Tied for the team lead in kickoff tackles (4)
• Second on the team in special teams tackles (8)
• Second on the team in punt return tackles (4)
• Career-high four tackles at Michigan State 11/9/19 to help Illinois win 37-34 in the biggest comeback in program history
• First career forced fumble at UConn 9/7/19 on kickoff coverage
• Made Illinois debut in the season opener against Akron

High School

• Played for head coach Marcus Wimberly at Cordova
• Led Cordova to the 2017 Tennessee 4A state title
• Also wrestled and participated in track and field in high school
• Principals List
• Honor Roll

Personal

• Born Nov. 23, 2000
• Son of Darlene Shinault and Melvin Barnes
• Four brothers, Tyler, Justyn, Meltavious, and Darrion
• Picked Illinois because, “I felt that it would give me a good opportunity to grow and excel after college.”
• Majoring in advertising