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Elijah Barnes

Dallas, TXSophomore6'1"244 lb#0

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Estimated NIL value

$260K

Model estimate. This is not a reported contract.

HS recruit

Class

Sophomore

Portal entry

January 11, 2026

Elijah Barnes is a 6'1", 244-lb Sophomore LB from Dallas, TX. Elijah Barnes entered the transfer portal from Texas on January 11, 2026 and committed to Kentucky. TransferPortl estimates Elijah Barnes's NIL market value at $260K, a model estimate rather than a reported contract.

Updated Nov 9, 2026

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Transfer Details

TexasTO

Kentucky

Advanced Statistics

2026 · 60 tkl

Havoc Plays

5.5

61st

Ball Plays

78th

Solo Tackle Rate

48.3%

52nd

Percentiles rank this season against every 2026 FBS and FCS LBs with the same minimum sample. Higher is better.

TVS History

Before past portal windows

Window	Team	TVS	Outcome
2026	Texas	11 Low	Entered portal

Each score comes from a model trained only on seasons before that roster year, so it shows what TVS would have said at the time.

Market Value History

Current market value

$259,605

Highest market value

$269,048

Oct 17, 2026

Each step is a saved TransferPortl estimate; dots mark where the estimate changed. Hover to read any saved estimate. Team logos mark recorded team changes. Historical points use point-in-time cumulative statistics and do not use later-season production.

Transfer History

Original School

Texas

January 11, 2026

Texas → Kentucky

Committed

Recruitment

Class of 2025

Committed to Texas Apr 2024

Season Statistics