Adairius Barnes Class: Sophomore Hometown: Port Gibson, Miss. High School: Port Gibson HS Height / Weight: 5-11 / 180 Position: DB Birthdate: 04/30/1994 Experience: 1L

2012: Recorded five total tackles on the year with three solo stops and two assisted tackles ... Registered four total tackles at New Mexico State (10/27) ... Caught a pass from punter Ryan Allen on a fake punt play at Texas State (11/10) for a seven-yard reception and first down ... Made one solo tackle against Utah State (11/17).

High School: A three-star athlete that lettered in football, track and field, baseball and basketball at Port Gibson High School ... Ranked 24^th in Postseason Top 50 in Mississippi ... named the team's best offensive player ... Named the team's best secondary player this past year ... Ran the ball 24 times for 390 yards and four touchdowns his senior year (2011) while also throwing 15-for-28 for 428 yards and three touchdowns ... He also caught 22 passes for 512 yards and six touchdowns in 2011 ... Ran the ball 17 times for 214 yards and five touchdowns his junior year (2010) while catching 27 passes for 647 yards and three touchdowns ... Also during his senior year (2011) he had 45 tackles, 11 pass deflections, one interception returned for a touchdown, one forced fumble, four punt returns for 47 yards and two kickoff returns for 25 yards ... Coached by Lynn Lang.

Personal: Adairius Damone Barnes ... Son of Keith Barnes and Audrey Starks ... Born on April 30, 1994 in Vicksburg, Miss. ... Has four siblings: Keith, Taylor, Javier and Brandon ... Chose Louisiana Tech over Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Southern Miss, East Carolina and Memphis ... Recruited by Jeff Koonz.