The Arlington Renegades made another free agent addition to their defense on Tuesday. Sources tell Pro Football Newsroom that DT Kyon Barrs has agreed to terms with Arlington, preparing to join the team for UFL Training Camp in March.
BREAKING: The Arlington Renegades are signing DT Kyon Barrs, per source.
Barrs is fresh off an NFL preseason stint with the #Seahawks. Played his college ball at USC & Arizona – totaling 120 tackles & 5 sacks across that span. @XFLRenegades with an excellent pickup. #UFL pic.twitter.com/9mUmyihTXi
— James Larsen (@JamesLarsenPFN) December 4, 2024
Kyon began his college career at Arizona, which is where he played for four years. Barrs worked his way into a starting role during his final couple of seasons there. In 2021, he was named to the All-Pac-12 Second Team Defense, after posting 33 tackles, eight TFL’s, and a team best five sacks. The success continued in 2022, with Barrs starting all 12 games, and totaling 39 tackles.
Kyon Barrs is Mr. Sack Your Quarterback pic.twitter.com/ia8QCRsXru
— USC IS BACK (this week)! (@isUSCback) December 15, 2022
For his final season, though, Barrs decided to make the jump to USC. He started in seven of 13 games with the Trojans, recording 18 tackles.
This led to an NFL opportunity with the Seattle Seahawks. Barrs signed to Seattle as an UDFA this past August, and remained with the team until September. He was on the practice squad for a few days, but got cut on the 3rd of September.
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During the preseason, Kyon racked up three tackles across three games (58 snaps). He posted a 59.1 Defensive Grade via PFF, with a strong tackling grade of 71.2.
Another big time transfer for USC! Kyon Barrs had 5 sacks and 12.5 tackles for loss last season with Arizona. Projections for next year?? #LAFB #FightOn pic.twitter.com/GkqjO99lHI
— LAFB Network (@LAFBNetwork) December 16, 2022
Now, Barrs will look to kickstart his professional career in the UFL, with the…