Elijah "Bo"Barnes
- position Linebacker
- height 6-1
- Weight 244
- class Freshman
- Hometown Dallas, Texas
- High school Skyline
- Previous School Texas
2026- Redshirt Freshman
• Transferred to Kentucky after one season at Texas
2025- Freshman (Texas)
• Redshirted the 2025 season, playing in just four games vs. San Jose State, Sam Houston, Arkansas and Michigan
• Totaled four tackles, a tackle for loss and a sack
High School
• Considered a four-star recruit by ESPN, On3, 247Sports and Rivals
• Named No. 3 linebacker in his class by On3 and 247Sports
• Tabbed No. 5 linebacker in his class by Rivals
• No. 12 overall recruit in Texas per On3
• the No. 2 linebacker recruit and No. 11 overall recruit in Texas according to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football
• Named Class 6A First-Team All-State by BLUE BELL/Texas Sports Writers Association in 2024
• Listed as the No. 8 Dallas area recruit by the Dallas Morning News
• Recorded 110 tackles (79 solo), 18 tackles for loss, six sacks, one interception, one pass break-up, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in 10 games as a senior at Skyline High School
• Logged 65 tackles (57 solo), 12 tackles for loss, three sacks, four interceptions and six forced fumbles through 10 games as a junior