Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame
Dre Barnes
- Induction:
- 2024
- Class:
- 2004
Football: 2001-04
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Dre Barnes was one of the most dominating running backs in program history. More than two decades following his playing career, he still holds the program’s gold standard for career rushing yards.
Barnes is the only player in program history to surpass 4,000 career rushing yards, setting the program record of 4,063 yards during his standout four-year playing career (2001-04). He surpassed 1,300 yards in a season as a sophomore (1,304 yards in 2002) and junior (1,347 yards in 2003) and he could have added another season if he didn’t miss five games in 2004 due to an injury.
The native of Ocilla, Ga., earned Football Gazette All-America honorable mention honors in 2001 before helping the Flames in their early years as a member of the Big South Conference. The running back was a three-time Big South All-Conference honoree and became the program’s first-ever Big South Offensive Player of the Year in 2003. During his final two years as a Flame, Liberty posted a 3-1 record in conference play, marking the program’s first two winning seasons in FCS conference play.
En route to the program’s all-time career rushing mark, Barnes recorded 20 100-yard rushing performances and surpassed the 200-yard mark in four games. Following graduation, Barnes was honored for setting the rushing standard in the Big South Conference when he was named to the Big South All-Decade Team (2002-09).
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Dre Barnes was one of the most dominating running backs in program history. More than two decades following his playing career, he still holds the program’s gold standard for career rushing yards.
Barnes is the only player in program history to surpass 4,000 career rushing yards, setting the program record of 4,063 yards during his standout four-year playing career (2001-04). He surpassed 1,300 yards in a season as a sophomore (1,304 yards in 2002) and junior (1,347 yards in 2003) and he could have added another season if he didn’t miss five games in 2004 due to an injury.
The native of Ocilla, Ga., earned Football Gazette All-America honorable mention honors in 2001 before helping the Flames in their early years as a member of the Big South Conference. The running back was a three-time Big South All-Conference honoree and became the program’s first-ever Big South Offensive Player of the Year in 2003. During his final two years as a Flame, Liberty posted a 3-1 record in conference play, marking the program’s first two winning seasons in FCS conference play.
En route to the program’s all-time career rushing mark, Barnes recorded 20 100-yard rushing performances and surpassed the 200-yard mark in four games. Following graduation, Barnes was honored for setting the rushing standard in the Big South Conference when he was named to the Big South All-Decade Team (2002-09).
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