Amaré Barno (born April 26, 1999) is an

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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Butler Community College Butler Community College (BCC) is a public community college in El Dorado, Kansas. Campus There are a number of branch campuses throughout the area, in Andover, Council Grove, Marion, McConnell, Rose Hill, and a number of distance-learning ...

before transferring to

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. Barno was drafted by the Panthers in the sixth round of the

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Early life and high school

Barno grew up in

Blythewood, South Carolina Blythewood is a town in Richland and Fairfield counties, South Carolina, United States. It is a suburb of Columbia, South Carolina. The 2020 United States census puts the population at 4,772, up from 2,034 in 2010. Since 2000, the population has ...

and attended Westwood High School. He played the safety position in high school. Barno failed to qualify academically to play Division I football and enrolled at

College career

Barno began his college career at

, where coaches moved him from safety to linebacker. As a sophomore, he recorded 66 tackles, 14 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks. In 2018, Barno committed to transfer to

for his remaining eligibility. Barno played in three games in his first season at Virginia Tech in 2019 as an outside linebacker before redshirting the rest of the season. Going into his redshirt junior season, he was again moved to a different position and played defensive end. Barno finished the season a team-high 6.5 sacks and led the

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with 16 tackles for loss. Barno recorded 5.5 tackles for loss with 3.5 sacks in 2021. Following the end of the season, Barno declared that he would be entering the

, and ran a 4.37

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at the NFL combine, faster than any linebacker or defensive lineman that year.

Professional career

Barno was drafted by the

in the sixth round (189th overall) in the

. He finished his rookie season with 9 tackles and 2.0 sacks in 9 games played.

References

External links

Carolina Panthers bio

Virginia Tech Hokies bio

Butler Grizzlies bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barno, Amaré 1999 births Living people People from Blythewood, South Carolina Players of American football from South Carolina American football defensive ends Butler Grizzlies football players Virginia Tech Hokies football players Carolina Panthers players American football linebackers