Krys Barnes
Linebacker
Career Earnings: $5,402,500
Career APY: $900,417
Total Guarantees: $132,000
Largest Cash Payment: $1,192,500 (2024)
Largest Cap Number: $1,052,500 (2024)
- Date of Birth: April 2, 1998
- Height: 6'1"
- Weight: 235
- College: UCLA
- Entry: 2020 Undrafted Free Agent (Packers)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packers | UDFA | Terminated | 2020 | 3 | $2,292,000 | $764,000 | $7,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Packers | Practice | Renegotiated | 2020 | 1 | $142,800 | $142,800 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Packers | SFA | Expired | 2020 | 2 | $1,390,000 | $695,000 | $0 | $1,390,000 | 100.0% | $695,000 |
| Packers | ERFA | Expired | 2022 | 1 | $895,000 | $895,000 | $0 | $895,000 | 100.0% | $895,000 |
| Cardinals | SFA | Expired | 2023 | 1 | $1,035,000 | $1,035,000 | $25,000 | $1,035,000 | 100.0% | $1,035,000 |
| Cardinals | UFA | Terminated | 2024 | 1 | $1,292,500 | $1,292,500 | $100,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Cardinals | Practice | Renegotiated | 2024 | 1 | $302,400 | $302,400 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Cardinals | SFA | Expired | 2024 | 1 | $1,192,500 | $1,192,500 | $0 | $1,192,500 | 100.0% | $1,192,500 |
| Panthers | SFA | Terminated | 2025 | 1 | $1,170,000 | $1,170,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Panthers | Practice | Elevated | 2025 | 1 | $396,000 | $396,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Panthers | Practice | Elevated | 2025 | 1 | $439,000 | $439,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Panthers | Practice | Renegotiated | 2025 | 1 | $525,000 | $525,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Panthers | Practice | Elevated | 2025 | 1 | $482,000 | $482,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Panthers | SFA | Expired | 2025 | 1 | $1,170,000 | $1,170,000 | $0 | $390,000 | 33.3% | $390,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packers | 3 | $2,292,000 | $764,000 | $2,285,000 | 0.0% | $7,000 | 0.0% |
| Cardinals | 2 | $2,327,500 | $1,163,750 | $2,087,500 | 0.0% | $100,000 | 0.0% |
| Panthers | 1 | $783,000 | $783,000 | $343,333 | 0.0% | $369,666 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Packers | $610,000 | $0 | $0 | $610,000 | 0.3% | $610,000 | |
| 2021 | Packers | $780,000 | $0 | $0 | $780,000 | 0.4% | $780,000 | |
| 2022 | Packers | $895,000 | $0 | $0 | $895,000 | 0.4% | $895,000 | |
| 2023 | Cardinals | $1,010,000 | $25,000 | $0 | $1,035,000 | 0.5% | $1,035,000 | |
| 2024 | Cardinals | $1,125,000 | $67,500 | $67,500 | $1,052,500 | 0.4% | $1,192,500 | |
| 2025 | Panthers | $1,170,000 | $0 | $0 | $343,333 | 0.1% | $390,000 | |
| Total | $5,590,000 | $92,500 | $67,500 | $4,715,833 | $4,902,500 | |||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | ||||
| 2020 | 13 | 0 | 41.1% | 20.8% | 47 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 1 | 48.8% | 26.8% | 56 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 4 | 13.6% | 5.8% | 17 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 16 | 1 | 36.8% | 40.0% | 34 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 0 | 18.9% | 69.6% | 18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 13.5% | 15.1% | 5 | 15 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |