Education
Barnett attended Brentwood Academy in Brentwood, Tennessee.
Barnett attended Brentwood Academy in Brentwood, Tennessee.
As a senior he had 60 tackles (18 for loss) and 5.5 sacks. He was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit. He committed to the University of Tennessee to play college football.
Barnett became the first true freshman defensive lineman to start the season opener in Tennessee history.
Overall he played in all 13 games and made 10 starts. He finished the season with a school true freshman records 10 sacks and 20.5 tackles for loss.
Both Barnett and Myles Garrett broke Jadeveon Clowney"s Securities and Exchange Commission freshman sack record, which had previously been eight.