Elijah (Bo)Barnes

2026- Redshirt Freshman
• Transferred to Kentucky after one season at Texas

2025- Freshman (Texas)
• Redshirt season
• Saw action in four games vs. San Jose State, Sam Houston, Arkansas and Michigan
• Totaled four tackles, a tackle for loss and a sack
• Got a career-high three tackles vs. Michigan, including a tackle for loss

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

Personal
• Born in Dallas, Texas
• Son of Brandon and Lisa Barnes
• Has two brothers, Brandon Barnes Jr. and Demareé Gay
• Major is community and leadership development

Bo Says
• His nickname is “Bo” his middle name
• He chose Kentucky because of the opportunity
• Other than play in the NFL, his dream job is to be in real estate
• Three words to describe him are fun, funny and sweet
• One thing most people don’t know about him is that he’s a Scorpio