University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics

2025 Football Roster

Key’Savalyn Barnes makes a move December 28, 2025 Louisiana vs TCU Football in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the University of New Mexico, University Stadium for the New Mexico Bowl. Final score Louisiana 3 TCU 34. Photo by Benjamin R. Massey/Ragin’ Cajuns Athletics
Photo by: Benjamin R. Massey/Ragin Cajuns Athletics
Key’Savalyn Barnes August 31, 2024 Louisiana vs Grambling Football in Lafayette, LA at Cajun Field. Final score Louisiana 40 Grambling State 10. Photo by Benjamin R. Massey/Ragin’ Cajun Athletics
Photo by: Benjamin R. Massey/Ragin Cajun Athletics
Barnes, Key'Savalyn
Jersey Number 27

Key'Savalyn Barnes

  • Position:
    Safety
  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-11 / 205
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Logansport, La.
  • High School:
    Logansport
CAREER HONORS
2023-24 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
 
2024 (Redshirt Junior)
Played in all 14 games for Louisiana, spending majority of time on special teams and as a reserve defensive back … totaled 11 tackles on the season with eight solos … earned first collegiate start against TCU (12/28) in the Isleta New Mexico Bowl … recorded career-best four tackles against the Horned Frogs with three solos … had three tackles in season-opener against Grambling (8/30) … added tackles against Tulane (9/21), Coastal Carolina (10/19), Texas State (10/29) and South Alabama (11/16).

2023 
Played in eight games during the season ... made three tackles on the season with two stops coming in win at South Alabama (10/28) ... added a stop at UAB (9/16).

2022 Season 
Appeared in three games … Recorded a tackle in the win over Arkansas State (10/22).

2021 Season 
Did not make an appearance on the season.

High School
Rated as the No. 44 overall recruit in Louisiana, according to 247Sports.com … registered 42 total tackles with 3.0 tackles-for-loss on defense and 505 rushing yards with eight touchdowns as a junior … had an additional 13 catches for 177 yards and two touchdowns during his junior season … tallied four interceptions in 2018, including 38 total tackles over 10 games for a state semifinal-round playoff team … labeled a three-time all-state athlete of the week ... a three-time all-district member and three-time all-parish member … also played basketball and runs track at Logansport.
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