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Barnett, Julian
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Jersey Number 2
Julian Barnett
- Position:
- CB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Detroit, Mich.
- High School:
- Belleville
Bio
CAREER: Two-year letterwinner played in 19 career games.
2020 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Made the position change from wide receiver to cornerback . . . played in six games, including a start at nickelback at Iowa . . . had three tackles and one kick return for 17 yards.
2019 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Earned his first letter by playing a total of 265 snaps, all on offense as a wide receiver, in 13 games . . . had 13 catches for 182 yards (14.0 ypc) . . . 9-of-13 (.692) receptions went for first downs . . . had three kick returns for 36 yards (12.0 avg.) . . . had eight catches for 106 yards (13.3 ypc) in last three games of the regular season . . . had season-high 49 yards on season-best tying three receptions in Maryland game, including season-long 32-yard catch . . . had two catches for 28 yards at Rutgers, with one going for a first down . . . snared season-high three catches for 29 yards at Michigan . . . tallied one reception for 19 yards in Illinois game, adding one kick return for 10 yards, in his first career start . . . had one catch for 4 yards to go with one kick return for 19 yards in Penn State game . . . snared one reception for 9 yards and drew kick return duties at Ohio State . . . saw action on offense and kick return in Indiana game, with kickoffs going for touchbacks . . . had one catch for 15 yards at Northwestern on first play of series on MSU possession in third quarter, setting up Spartan TD . . . snared first catch of Spartan career in Arizona State, going for 29 yards and a first down against Arizona State, setting up MSU’s lone TD in the fourth quarter . . . played 10 snaps against Western Michigan and also had a 7-yard kick return . . . played 13 snaps in his Spartan debut vs. Tulsa.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked one of the top overall prospects in the nation by ESPN.com (No. 64) and 247Sports (No. 57) . . . selected to the Under Armour All-America Game . . . listed as one of the top “athletes” in the nation by ESPN.com (No. 5) and Rivals.com (No. 9) . . . rated No. 1 cornerback in the state of Michigan and No. 8 in the nation by 247Sports . . . ranked the No. 1 “athlete” and No. 5 player in the Midwest overall by ESPN.com . . . also rated the top “athlete” in the state of Michigan by Rivals.com and ESPN.com . . . named one of the top overall players in the state of Michigan by The Detroit News (No. 3), 247Sports (No. 4), ESPN.com (No. 4) and Rivals.com (No. 5) . . . Dream Team selection by The Detroit News and MLive . . . first-team Division 1-2 all-state selection by The Associated Press and Detroit Free Press as a wide receiver . . . chosen to USA TODAY’s All-USA Michigan First Team . . . named to the Detroit Free Press All-West Team . . . played multiple positions (cornerback, wide receiver, running back, safety, linebacker, kick returner) for Coach Jermain Crowell, helping lead Belleville to its first-ever regional title and a berth in the 2018 MHSAA Division 1 state semifinals . . . recorded 39 tackles, six sacks and two interceptions as a senior . . . on offense, had 22 receptions for 425 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior, while rushing for 250 yards on just 20 carries with three TDs . . . also had two kick returns for scores . . . had three receptions for 85 yards in win over Dearborn Fordson, including three touchdowns . . . named to the Detroit Free Press All-State Division 1 First Team and The Detroit News All-West Team as a junior after recording 42 receptions for 836 yards and 13 TDs on offense . . . also collected 28 tackles, seven sacks, two fumble recoveries and an interception on defense as Belleville reached the district finals in 2017 . . . son of Daun Barnett . . . born Feb. 23, 2000 . . . plans to major in business . . . former high school teammates with freshman offensive lineman Devonte Dobbs, sophomore wide receiver Jahz Watts and redshirt freshman cornerback Davion Williams.
2020 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Made the position change from wide receiver to cornerback . . . played in six games, including a start at nickelback at Iowa . . . had three tackles and one kick return for 17 yards.
2019 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Earned his first letter by playing a total of 265 snaps, all on offense as a wide receiver, in 13 games . . . had 13 catches for 182 yards (14.0 ypc) . . . 9-of-13 (.692) receptions went for first downs . . . had three kick returns for 36 yards (12.0 avg.) . . . had eight catches for 106 yards (13.3 ypc) in last three games of the regular season . . . had season-high 49 yards on season-best tying three receptions in Maryland game, including season-long 32-yard catch . . . had two catches for 28 yards at Rutgers, with one going for a first down . . . snared season-high three catches for 29 yards at Michigan . . . tallied one reception for 19 yards in Illinois game, adding one kick return for 10 yards, in his first career start . . . had one catch for 4 yards to go with one kick return for 19 yards in Penn State game . . . snared one reception for 9 yards and drew kick return duties at Ohio State . . . saw action on offense and kick return in Indiana game, with kickoffs going for touchbacks . . . had one catch for 15 yards at Northwestern on first play of series on MSU possession in third quarter, setting up Spartan TD . . . snared first catch of Spartan career in Arizona State, going for 29 yards and a first down against Arizona State, setting up MSU’s lone TD in the fourth quarter . . . played 10 snaps against Western Michigan and also had a 7-yard kick return . . . played 13 snaps in his Spartan debut vs. Tulsa.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked one of the top overall prospects in the nation by ESPN.com (No. 64) and 247Sports (No. 57) . . . selected to the Under Armour All-America Game . . . listed as one of the top “athletes” in the nation by ESPN.com (No. 5) and Rivals.com (No. 9) . . . rated No. 1 cornerback in the state of Michigan and No. 8 in the nation by 247Sports . . . ranked the No. 1 “athlete” and No. 5 player in the Midwest overall by ESPN.com . . . also rated the top “athlete” in the state of Michigan by Rivals.com and ESPN.com . . . named one of the top overall players in the state of Michigan by The Detroit News (No. 3), 247Sports (No. 4), ESPN.com (No. 4) and Rivals.com (No. 5) . . . Dream Team selection by The Detroit News and MLive . . . first-team Division 1-2 all-state selection by The Associated Press and Detroit Free Press as a wide receiver . . . chosen to USA TODAY’s All-USA Michigan First Team . . . named to the Detroit Free Press All-West Team . . . played multiple positions (cornerback, wide receiver, running back, safety, linebacker, kick returner) for Coach Jermain Crowell, helping lead Belleville to its first-ever regional title and a berth in the 2018 MHSAA Division 1 state semifinals . . . recorded 39 tackles, six sacks and two interceptions as a senior . . . on offense, had 22 receptions for 425 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior, while rushing for 250 yards on just 20 carries with three TDs . . . also had two kick returns for scores . . . had three receptions for 85 yards in win over Dearborn Fordson, including three touchdowns . . . named to the Detroit Free Press All-State Division 1 First Team and The Detroit News All-West Team as a junior after recording 42 receptions for 836 yards and 13 TDs on offense . . . also collected 28 tackles, seven sacks, two fumble recoveries and an interception on defense as Belleville reached the district finals in 2017 . . . son of Daun Barnett . . . born Feb. 23, 2000 . . . plans to major in business . . . former high school teammates with freshman offensive lineman Devonte Dobbs, sophomore wide receiver Jahz Watts and redshirt freshman cornerback Davion Williams.
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