Career Overview: Has appeared in 36 games with 21 starts at defensive back, playing rover in Syracuse’s 3-3-5 scheme ... Converted from wide receiver to defensive back to help the team’s depth in 2020 ... Has 111 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, one sack, four pass breakups and a fumble recovery in his career.

Sophomore Year (2022): Played in all-13 games with 12 starts at rover ... Made a career-best 65 tackles on the season, which was third on the team and led all defensive backs ... Also had five tackles for loss, a sack, a pass breakup a fumble recovery and a pair of quarterback hurries on the season ... Key piece of a defensive unit that finished the season 14th nationally in passing defense (184.8) and 21st in total defense (328.6) ... Was the team’s holder on field goals as well ... Had a solo tackle in the season-opening win over Louisville (9/3) ... Made three tackles and had a QB hurry at UConn (9/10) ... Had six tackles and a PBU in the comeback win over Purdue (9/17) ... Had a tackle for loss and three solo tackles in the win over Virginia (9/23) ... Missed the first half of the Wagner (10/1) game following a targeting penalty in the first half of the game prior - the only game of the season he did not start ... Made seven tackles against NC State (10/15) ... Had four tackles at Clemson (10/22) ... Made seven tackles, including five solo stops, against Notre Dame (10/29) ... Hurried the quarterback once and had four tackles at Pittsburgh (11/5) ... Recovered a fumble and finished with seven tackles against Florida State (11/12) ... Tied his career high with eight tackles and had his first collegiate sack at Wake Forest (11/19) ... Made eight tackles and had a tackle for loss in the regular season finale at Boston College (11/26) ... Had a career-best seven solo tackles and two tackles for loss in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl vs. Minnesota (12/29) ... Member of the ACC Honor Roll ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in both semesters.

Freshman Year (2021): Appeared in all-12 games, starting the last nine games of the season at rover ... Finished the year with 42 tackles (15 solo), which was third among SU defensive backs ... Also had 0.5 tackles for loss, a quarterback hurry and three pass breakups ... Made three tackles and had his first collegiate tackle for loss at Ohio (9/4) ... Had two tackles against UAlbany (9/18) ... In his first collegiate start against Liberty (9/24), had four tackles, including a season-high three solo stops ... Had five tackles at Florida State (10/2) ... Had six tackles against Wake Forest (10/9), also had a career-high two pass breakups ... Made three solo tackles against Clemson (10/15) ... Had three tackles and a pass breakup in the comeback win over Virginia Tech (10/23) ... Made three tackles against Boston College (10/30) ... Posted a career-high eight tackles against NC State (11/20) ... Made four tackles against Pittsburgh (11/27) ... Ted Dailey Award winner ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.

Freshman Year (2020): Appeared in all-11 games, primarily on special teams … Switched from wide receiver to defensive back to give the Orange depth for the final three games of the season … Made one tackle against Liberty (10/17) … Made a season-high three tackles at Notre Dame (12/5) ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring semester.

High School: Wide receiver and safety for head coach Andrew Gamere … Rated among the top players in Connecticut by ESPN (No. 10), Rivals.com (No. 11) and 247Sports.com (No. 12) … No. 85 athlete in the Class of 2020, according to ESPN … No. 97 athlete in the class, according to the 247Sports.com composite … 2019 Class A All-NEPSAC selection … PrepStar All-East Region honoree … As a senior, made 29 receptions for 525 yards (18.1 avg.) and five touchdowns to lead the Tigers to a 9-0 record and the Class A New England Championship … Registered 34 catches for 581 yards (17.1 avg.) and four touchdowns as a junior … Logged 71 tackles and four interceptions over his final two prep seasons, including 36 tackles and two interceptions as a senior … Recipient of the Suffield Academy Football Coaches Award … Team captain … Also an outfielder and pitcher for the baseball team … Helped the Tigers to a 14-0 record and the 2018 Western New England Prep Baseball League Championship as a junior … Small forward on the Suffield Academy basketball team for three seasons.

Personal: Justin Gabriel Barron … Born on October 25, 2001 in New Britain, Connecticut … Son of Sara and Jason Barron … Mother, Sara, played soccer at Hartwick College from 1989-92 … Father, Jason, was a member of the UConn football team for three seasons (1990-92) … One sister … Majoring in psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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