CLEMSON - Junior safety Khalil Barnes is always around the ball. He had three interceptions during his freshman year and another four during his sophomore season, and he recorded one in the spring game this past Saturday.
In his freshman season, Barnes became an All-American after he became the first Clemson player in the Dabo Swinney era to record multiple forced fumbles (three) and multiple interceptions (three) in his freshman season. Barnes also registered six pass breakups as a freshman and another three in his sophomore campaign.
Given his performance in his first two seasons and Clemson’s young secondary, Barnes has developed an increased leadership role this spring and will continue to have that throughout the summer and the fall.