Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 19 | — |
| Success rate | 31.6% | — |
| Explosive run rate | 0.0% | — |
| Stuffed at the line | 10.5% | — |
| First downs | 5 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 5 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 2 | — |
Charting
Where III's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Run direction28 carries
2025 charting · Tulane
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025, so treat the maps as a sample.
Run direction10 carries
Career
4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Iowa State#51 · 4-4 | 8 | 20% | 28 | 102 | 3.6 | 2 | 31.6% | — | — | — | 5.7% |
| 2025 |  Tulane#41 · 11-3 | 11 | 17% | 51 | 217 | 4.3 | 0 | 45.8% | 2 | 16 | 0 | 3.5% |
| 2024 | Tulane#32 · 9-5 | 14 | 24% | 87 | 402 | 4.6 | 6 | 47.1% | 8 | 19 | 1 | 6.0% |
| 2023 | Tulane#45 · 11-3 | 7 | 8% | 23 | 138 | 6.0 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Arnold Barnes III's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Arnold Barnes III's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Southeast Missouri State | W 38–10 | — | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | @ Iowa | L 13–16 | — | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Bowling Green | W 55–7 | 6.9 | 13 | 63 | 4.8 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 |  Utah | L 17–31 | — | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 |  West Virginia | W 45–42 | — | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | @ BYU | L 10–24 | — | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | @ Arizona | L 3–39 | — | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 |  Oklahoma State | W 51–49 | — | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 6.9 | 28 | 102 | 3.6 | 2 | 10 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 28 | — |
| Yards | 102 | 499th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 3.6 | — |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 266th / 683 |
| Long | 10 | — |
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
| Game | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Southeast Missouri State | 48 | ~9 (2–17) | 4 | 19% |
| Wk 2 · Iowa | 53 | ~11 (3–21) | 4 | 21% |
| Wk 3 · Bowling Green | 63 | ~23 (16–30) | 13 | 37% |
| Wk 4 · Utah | 73 | ~13 (3–25) | 3 | 18% |
| Wk 5 · West Virginia | 76 | ~13 (3–25) | 2 | 17% |
| Wk 6 · BYU | 57 | ~11 (3–21) | 1 | 19% |
| Wk 8 · Arizona | 58 | ~11 (3–21) | 2 | 19% |
| Wk 9 · Oklahoma State | 72 | ~11 (3–21) | 1 | 15% |
| Season | 500 | 102 (75–222) | 30 | 20% |
Position Room
8 RBs on the Iowa State roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Aiden Flora | RB | SO | 131 | 937 | 7.2 | 8 | 13 | +0.23 |
| 3 | Arnold Barnes III | RB | SR | 28 | 102 | 3.6 | 2 | — | -0.04 |
| 0 | Cameron Pettaway | RB | SO | 22 | 52 | 2.4 | 0 | 8 | -0.10 |
| 22 | Ryver Peppers | RB | FR | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | -0.22 |
| 20 | Caleb Francois | RB | FR | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | — | -0.19 |
| 25 | Easton Miller | RB | JR | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 5 | -0.03 |
| 7 | Salahadin Allah | RB | JR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | Wyatt Archer | RB | JR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 →