Player profileSouth Carolina Football
South Carolina · Football
Kosci Barnes
DB · Freshman · #28 · 6' 2" · 209 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Greensboro, NC
Loading live player file…
Estimated NIL value
$87.5K
South Carolina · Football
Kosci Barnes
DB · Freshman · #28 · 6' 2" · 209 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Greensboro, NC
Loading live player file…
Estimated NIL value
$87.5K
South Carolina · Football
DB · Freshman · #28 · 6' 2" · 209 lbs
★★★★★4★ RecruitFrom Greensboro, NC
Estimated NIL value
$87.5K
Modeled from role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Confidence meter
Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
Kosci Barnes is a 6' 2" 209 lbs Freshman Defensive Back for South Carolina and is listed by ESPN from Greensboro, NC. Kosci Barnes ranks 37th within the current South Carolina football roster. The modeled value is $87.5K, with $87.5K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.5%
Football pool: $19.25M
Pool share of school
0.3%
South Carolina roster market: $29.65M
Roster dollars tracked
$19.25M
South Carolina Football pool-accounting sum
Recent game logs
0
No current game log available
Live player file
Last updated Sep 2, 2026
Position
Defensive Back
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#28
Height
6' 2"
Weight
209 lbs
Hometown
Greensboro, NC
Roster status
Active
Current listing
South Carolina Gamecocks
Recruit rating
4-star
Recruiting profile
4-star / No. 242 nationally
Rating: 0.9159
High school: Grimsley
From: Greensboro, NC
Class: 2026 / CB
Sideline Data Desk
Defensive-back value reflects coverage scarcity, starting role, recruiting demand, and exposure in high-leverage matchups. For Kosci Barnes, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $87.5K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $87.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $87.5K, equal to about 0.5% of the South Carolina football market. The player ranks 37th on that roster.
Loading the newest player-specific reporting…
Other South Carolina DB estimates.
Recent player-specific reporting from school and national college-sports sources, newest first. NIL and endorsement stories are marked when relevant.
