[BAYLOR FOOTBALL] Baylor Football's Ebner and Barnes Selected on Day Three of NFL Draft

[Calderone, Max]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 30, 2022


Baylor FB’s Ebner and Barnes Selected on Day Three of NFL Draft
Six picks ties Baylor’s program record for selections in a seven-round draft
For more information contact: Max Calderone, 254-265-1639, Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu<mailto:Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu>

WACO, Texas – Baylor football’s duo of running back Trestan Ebner (203rd overall) and cornerback Kalon Barnes (242nd overall) were selected on Saturday’s final day of the 2022 NFL Draft.

Ebner was picked by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round, while Barnes was grabbed by the Carolina Panthers in the seventh round, moving BU’s total to six selections in this year’s draft and tying a program record for picks in a seven-round draft. The Bears also had six picks in 2016, which included WR Corey Coleman, CB Xavien Howard, DT Andrew Billings, OT Spencer Drango, LS Jimmy Landes and former Baylor basketball player TE Rico Gathers.

Ebner is the 10th player drafted by Chicago in the modern era (1970-present) and first since Albert Fontenot in 1993. The 2021 Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year joins Jay Finley, Terrance Ganaway and Lache Seastrunk as Baylor running backs to be picked in the last 25 years. This season, the Henderson, Texas native became the seventh BU player to surpass 4,000 career all-purpose yards and reached second on the program’s all-time leaderboard with 4,542. He capped off his collegiate career with five touchdowns and 1,775 all-purpose yards, including a 98-yard kick return for a TD. Ebner is Baylor’s all-time leader in career games played with 61

Barnes became the sixth Baylor product selected by Carolina since 1970 and second in the last three drafts, joining Bravvion Roy (6th round, 2020). The Silsbee, Texas native started 10 games for the Bears in 2021, recording 23 tackles, five pass breakups, an interception and a fumble recovery. Barnes clocked the fastest 40-yard dash time for a defensive back in NFL combine history with a 4.23 mark, the second-fastest overall time in combine history. He is the 28th defensive back taken out of Baylor and the third this year, joining Jalen Pitre and JT Woods.

For the latest news on the Baylor football team all season long, follow its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BUFootball.

BAYLOR RB’S IN THE NFL DRAFT (Since 1970)
1975, Steve Beaird – 7th Rd (177), St. Louis
1975, Phillip Kent – 7th Rd (179), Miami
1976, Pat McNeil – 17th Rd (472), Kansas City
1977, Cleveland Franklin – 8th Rd (202), Philadelphia
1979, Greg Hawthorne – 1st Rd (28), Pittsburgh
1979, Steve Howell – 4th Rd (107), Miami
1980, Frank Pollard – 11th Rd (305), Pittsburgh
1982, Walter Abercrombie – 1st Rd (12), Pittsburgh
1982, Dennis Gentry – 4th Rd (89), Chicago
1984, Alfred Anderson – 3rd Rd (67), Minnesota
1984, Allen Rice – 5th Rd (140), Minnesota
1994, Robert Strait – 6th Rd (171), Cleveland
2011, Jay Finley – 7th Rd (246), Cincinnati
2012, Terrance Ganaway – 6th Rd (202), New York
2014, Lache Seastrunk – 6th Rd (186), Washington
2022, Trestan Ebner – 6th Rd (203), Chicago

BAYLOR DB’S IN THE NFL DRAFT (Since 1970)
1973, Ira Dean – 9th Rd (227), Detroit
1977, Gary Green – 1st Rd (10), Kansas City
1977, Mike Nelms – 7th Rd (170), Buffalo
1978, Milton Reed – 11th Rd (293), Atlanta
1980, Kirk Collins – 7th Rd (176), Los Angeles
1980, Howard Fields – 12th Rd (329), Philadelphia
1982, Vann McElroy – 3rd Rd (64), Oakland
1983, Bo Scott Metcalf – 4th Rd (106), Pittsburgh
1986, Reyna Thompson – 9th Rd (247), Miami
1987, Ron Francis – 2nd Rd (39), Dallas
1987, Thomas Everett – 4th Rd (94), Pittsburgh
1987, Johnny Thomas – 7th Rd (192), Washington
1989, Ray Crockett – 4th Rd (86), Detroit
1990, Robert Blackmon – 2nd Rd (34), Seattle
1991, Charles Bell – 9th Rd (243), Washington
1992, Frankie Smith – 4th Rd (104), Atlanta
1996, Adrian Robinson – 7th Rd (232), Indianapolis
1997, George McCullough – 5th Rd (143), Tennessee
2001, Gary Baxter – 2nd Rd (62), Baltimore
2006, Willie Andrews – 7th Rd (229), New England
2007, C.J. Wilson – 7th Rd (226), Carolina
2011, Mikail Baker – 7th Rd (216), St. Louis
2014, Demetri Goodson – 6th Rd (197), Green Bay
2014, Ahmad Dixon – 7th Rd (248), Dallas
2016, Xavien Howard – 2nd Rd (38), Miami
2022, Jalen Pitre – 2nd Rd (37), Houston
2022, JT Woods – 3rd Rd (79), Los Angeles
2022, Kalon Barnes – 7th Rd (242), Carolina

BAYLOR’S 2022 NFL DRAFT SELECTIONS
Jalen Pitre, S – Houston Texas (2nd Round, 37th overall)
Tyquan Thornton, WR – New England Patriots (2nd Round, 50th overall)
JT Woods, S – Los Angeles Chargers (3rd Round, 79th overall)
Terrel Bernard, LB – Buffalo Bills (3rd Round, 89th overall)
Trestan Ebner, RB – Chicago Bears (6th Round, 203rd overall)
Kalon Barnes, CB – Carolina Panthers (7th Round, 242nd overall)



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Max Calderone | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (BSB, FB, EQ)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
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