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Charlotte · 2026

Jaden Barnes

WRSenior5' 8", 170 lbsMcdonough, GA
Charlotte 49ers0-3 · TDC #135
Snap share
80%
2 of 3 started · likely 62–95%
Receptions
21
15th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
207
78th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
9.9
347th of 499 in FBS
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.42
184th of 301 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

27 plays · +11.3 total EPA · 184th of 301 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.42
Passing+0.48
Rushing-1.11
1st down+0.15
2nd down+0.46
3rd down+1.73
Standard downs+0.23
Passing downs+0.97
BarnesWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays14%
Pass plays25%
Run plays1%
1st down19%
2nd down12%
3rd down7%
Standard downs15%
Passing downs11%
BarnesWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets25—
Target share26.3%64th / 489
Catch rate76.0%128th / 489
Success rate per target52.0%226th / 489
Yards per target8.1249th / 489
Explosive catches8.0%319th / 489
Deep-target rate12.0%—
3rd-down targets3—
Red-zone targets4—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries1—
Yards-61148th / 1194
Yards / carry-6—
Touchdowns0—
Long0—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions2115th / 1676
Yards20778th / 1662
Yards / catch9.9347th / 499
Touchdowns0—
Long37—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles13473rd / 4521
Solo1—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—

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

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPlays madeSnap share
Wk 1 · The Citadel—74~63 (41–74)10185%
Wk 2 · Ole Miss✓ WR61~37 (12–51)5·61%
Wk 3 · App State✓ WR59~55 (36–59)13·93%
Season2 GS194155 (121–184)28180%

Position Room

14 WRs on the Charlotte roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
1Jaden BarnesWRSR21207025%+0.42
2Jaylen HamptonWRSO15192218%+0.63
89Derrick EleyWRSO8144114%+0.43
0Cam PedroWRSR37014%-0.60
4Tank BostonWRSO21207%+0.68
8Zyheem CollickWRSO12203%+0.19
11KD Hunter-GibsonWRSR—————
13Caleb TuckerWRFR———3%-0.32
14Adam Hopkins IVWRJR—————
18Seth FranklinWRJR—————
20Donte NicholsonWRFR—————
38Sean ManuelWRFR—————
80Jeremiah HoffmanWRFR—————
82Shelden GollidayWRFR—————

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 4+ plays per team game. Charlotte depth chart →