I completely understand where you're coming from and commend you for getting the crux of my point.
However, way too much misinformation out there. I'm all for everyone watching every team and formulating opinions from a position of power and knowledge.
Garrett had a sack against South Carolina, Ole Miss and Mississippi State -- all SEC teams... He got a concussion in the Auburn game and missed a lot of that tilt -- he left in the 2nd quarter -- and the ENTIRE next game against Mizzou.
Garrett failed to generate a sack against Arkansas (Dan Skipper), Alabama (Cam Robinson) and LSU (La'el Collins). (He also failed to generate one against SMU).
Garrett recorded a sack in 7 out of the 11 complete games he played.
While Barnett did, in fact, make all of his hay against SEC squads -- 8 sacks came against three teams: Kentucky (??), Ole Miss (Tunsil) and South Carolina (Corey Robinson) -- one coming against Vandy and Florida (Humphries), respectively.
He, Barnett, did not generate a sack against Georgia, Alabama (Robinson) or Missouri. In fact, Barnett didn't record a sack in 8 out of 13 games. Additionally, he didn't generate any against Utah State, Arkansas State, Chattanooga and Iowa (Scherff).
He, Barnett, was clearly held in the Iowa game and plenty of others -- but the same could be said for Garrett against a few teams as well.
https://www.facebook.com/SaturdayDownSouth.TAMU/posts/741426192615625 <---- A&M fans crying about Myles being held in his short time in the Auburn game.
http://gifphobia.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/TexasAMMylesGarrettAuburnHold.gif <---look at this egregious hold...But somebody like Swain thinks his guy is the only one getting held because he has no knowledge of the other subject...
So, as you can see, the full context of the situation was never presented -- which is to be expected as we're talking about a UT radio show with UT hosts etc.
Barnett -- 10 sacks -- was very explosive but was also very spotty. He balled out against really good competition but not as consistently as one might expect. But hey -- HE WAS A FRIGGIN TRUE FRESHMAN...
Garrett -- 11.5 sacks -- wasn't as explosive, in SEC play, but he was very consistent in SEC play and in pretty much every game he played in regardless of competition. But he was a true freshman.
How come nobody ever raised the question why Barnett failed to chart against weaker competition? Because he's getting hometown love -- which is to be expected.
And how come nobody questioned why Jordan Jenkins made the first team over him with 5 sacks -- two coming against Charleston Southern and Troy -- when he's not close to being the best player on his own defense and was a JUNIOR!!
Not one person rooting for A&M thinks Barnett had a better season just like not one member of Vol Nation thinks Garrett had a better season.
But everybody in Georgia would trade Jenkins for either... Well, if they were being honest...haha
Future is bright for both and they will more than likely both make the actual SEC first-team.