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Marcellus Barnes Jr.

Position coaches (SMU, 2026): Jonathan McGill, Rickey Hunley Jr., Kyle Ward

Chattanooga, TNJunior6'1"175 lb#8

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Estimated NIL value

$250K

Model estimate. This is not a reported contract.

Transfer Vulnerability Score

28 / 100

87th

Elevated risk. Percentile vs all active college players we track.

HS recruit

Class

Junior

Seasons left (incl. 2026)

3 seasons

Marcellus Barnes Jr. is a 6'1", 175-lb Junior CB at SMU from Chattanooga, TN. TransferPortl estimates Marcellus Barnes Jr.'s NIL market value at $250K, a model estimate rather than a reported contract. Marcellus Barnes Jr. has a TransferPortl Transfer Vulnerability Score of 28 out of 100, a relative risk score for entering the transfer portal.

Updated Nov 9, 2026

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Advanced Statistics

2026 · 20 tkl

Havoc Plays

28th

Ball Plays

24th

Solo Tackle Rate

75.0%

85th

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

TVS History

Current TVS

Highest TVS

Sep 29, 2026

Each step is a saved weekly score; dots mark where the score changed. Hover to read any saved score. Model signals include recruiting profile, production and usage, team transfer rate, coaching changes, position, and prior transfer history. TVS is a relative risk score. It is not a literal probability.

Before past portal windows

Window	Team	TVS	Outcome
2026	SMU	20 Moderate	Did not enter
2025	Syracuse	25 Elevated	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

$249,885

Highest market value

$928,989

Dec 20, 2025

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.

Recruitment

Class of 2024

Committed to Virginia Tech Jun 2023 -> decommitted Dec 2023 -> committed to Syracuse Jan 2024

Season Statistics