NY Giants UDFAs: Can RB Kevorian Barnes crack the Giants’ roster?
Can Kevorian Barnes crack the Giants running back depth chart?
TCU running back Kevorian Barnes carries the ball against Baylor. | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh will always be a special teams coach. While the offense and defense get the lion’s share of the attention, Harbaugh won’t let the special teams atrophy for the sake of the other sides of the ball.
And special teams will be the path to the 53-man roster for former TCU running back Kevorian Barnes . Barnes is a compact running back at 5-foot-9, 220 pounds, and has certain similarities to Cam Skattebo in his game. He isn’t fast, with a 4.
62-second 40-yard dash at his Pro Day, but has a great combination of vision, contact balance, and natural leverage. He does a great job of bouncing off of would-be tacklers and falling forward for yards after contact, as well as using subtle moves and a sudden jump-cut to make defenders miss in the hole. Barnes spent the first four years of his career at UTSA where he was a productive back for the Roadrunners.
He averaged 6. 3 yards per carry in 2022 and 4. 9 YPC in 2023, with 6 touchdowns in each season.