Tavaris Barnes

Talented defensive end who was a backup in 2013, but saw increased playing time in 2014 … had 64 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, five sacks, 14 quarterback pressures, two pass breakups, one caused fumble and two recovered fumbles, including one for a touchdown, in 881 snaps over 47 games (four starts) in his career.

2014: NFLPA Collegiate Bowl invitee … had 19 tackles, five tackles for loss, three sacks, five quarterback pressures, one pass breakup, one caused fumble and one recovered fumble for a touchdown in 284 snaps over 13 games (three starts) … had one tackle, 0.5 tackles for loss and a pass breakup in 15 snaps at No. 1 Florida State on Sept. 20 … had one tackle and a team-high two quarterback pressures in 17 snaps against North Carolina on Sept. 27 … had two tackles and a recovered fumble for a touchdown, the first by a Tiger since 1998, in 15 snaps against Louisville on Oct. 11 … had four tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and a caused fumble in 22 snaps against Syracuse on Oct. 25 … had four tackles in 33 snaps at Wake Forest on Nov. 6 … had one tackle and 0.5 tackles for loss in 36 snaps against Georgia State on Nov. 22 … had one tackle in 34 snaps against South Carolina on Nov. 29; named team co-defensive player-of-the-game … had five sacks in the Spring Game.

2013: Had 14 tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack, four quarterback pressures and one pass breakup in 292 snaps over 13 games (one start) … had two tackles and a sack in 22 snaps against No. 5 Georgia on Aug. 31 … had one tackle in 15 snaps against SC State on Sept. 7; it was his first career start … had four tackles in 32 snaps at Syracuse on Oct. 5 … had two tackles and one tackle for loss in 38 snaps at Virginia on Nov. 2.

2012: Had 24 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, one sack, two quarterback pressures and one recovered fumble in 232 snaps over 12 games … had three tackles and a recovered fumble in 15 snaps at No. 4 Florida State on Sept. 22 … had two tackles and a team-high two quarterback pressures in 22 snaps at Boston College on Sept. 29 … had two tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in 19 snaps against Georgia Tech on Oct. 6 … had four tackles in 30 snaps at Wake Forest on Oct. 25 … had four tackles and his first career sack in 32 snaps at Duke on Nov. 3 … had four tackles and one tackle for loss in 20 snaps against Maryland on Nov. 10.

2011: Had seven tackles and three quarterback pressures in 73 snaps over nine games … had one tackle and a quarterback pressure in 11 snaps against Troy on Sept. 3; it was his first career game … had one tackle and a quarterback pressure in four snaps at No. 10 Virginia Tech on Oct. 1 … had one quarterback pressure in six snaps against Boston College on Oct. 8 … had two tackles in 14 snaps against North Carolina on Oct. 22 … had one tackle in four snaps at NC State on Nov. 19 … had one tackle in 15 snaps against No. 22 West Virginia in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 4.

2010: Redshirted.

Before Clemson: Defensive end who had 80 tackles, 25 tackles for loss and nine sacks as a senior at First Coast High School … from a long line of outstanding Tigers from Jacksonville, Fla., a defensive heritage that has included nine-time Pro Bowl player Brian Dawkins … Florida Times-Union Super 24 member … Florida Times-Union Preseason Super 11 member … No. 29 defensive tackle in the nation and No. 47player in Florida by Rivals.com … No. 73 defensive end in the nation by Scout.com … No. 105 defensive end in the nation by ESPN … top-100 player in Florida by SuperPrep … starter on the basketball team … coached by Marty Lee at First Coast High School … recruited by Jeff Scott … chose Clemson over Florida, Florida State, Notre Dame, North Carolina and South Carolina.

Personal: Majoring in parks, recreation & tourism management … born Nov. 2, 1991.