#3
Iowa State · 2026

Arnold Barnes III

RBSenior5' 10", 220 lbsNew Orleans, LA
Iowa State Cyclones2-1 · TDC #39
Snap share
26%
likely 13–58%
Rush yards
80
337th of 1194 in FBS
Yards / carry
4.2
215th of 329 in FBS
Rush TD
2
91st of 476 in FBS
Receptions
0
EPA / play
+0.08
169th of 257 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

20 plays · +1.7 total EPA · 169th of 257 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.08
Passing-0.62
Rushing+0.16
1st down-0.15
2nd down+0.56
3rd down+0.78
Standard downs+0.17
Passing downs-0.38
IIIRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays12%
Pass plays4%
Run plays17%
1st down10%
2nd down13%
3rd down13%
Standard downs14%
Passing downs6%
IIIRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries10—
Success rate40.0%—
Explosive run rate0.0%—
Stuffed at the line10.0%—
First downs4—
Red-zone carries4—
Goal-line carries1—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries19—
Yards80337th / 1194
Yards / carry4.2215th / 329
Touchdowns291st / 476
Long10—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Southeast Missouri State48~9 (2–17)419%
Wk 2 · Iowa53~11 (3–21)421%
Wk 3 · Bowling Green63~23 (16–30)1337%
Season16443 (21–95)2126%

Position Room

8 RBs on the Iowa State roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
21Aiden FloraRBSO383288.633+0.40
3Arnold Barnes IIIRBSR19804.22—+0.08
0Cameron PettawayRBSO14261.903-0.15
20Caleb FrancoisRBFR6162.70—-0.19
25Easton MillerRBJR312402+0.51
7Salahadin AllahRBJR——————
22Ryver PeppersRBFR——————
44Wyatt ArcherRBJR——————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Iowa State depth chart →