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...So You Drafted Deion Barnes

Barnes had an interesting career at Penn State. After coming to Happy Valley as a three-star recruit out of Philadelphia and redshirting for a year, Barnes was a monster during his freshman campaign. In fact, during his first year of college ball, Barnes was named the Big Ten's Freshman of the Year. While it looked like he was on pace to become one of the best defensive ends to ever come through Happy Valley, he took a big step back during his sophomore year, where he seemed...off. Just off. There's no rhyme or reason to it, Barnes just appeared to struggle.