Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 63 | — |
| Target share | 28.9% | 25th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 71.4% | 139th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 41.3% | 387th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 6.8 | 377th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 7.9% | 379th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 9.5% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 13 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 6 | — |
Charting
Where Barnes's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted66 targets charted
2025 charting · App State
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (3 of Barnes’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted35 targets charted
Career
2 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Charlotte#134 · 1-7 | 8 | 83% | 49 | 475 | 1 | 28.9% |
| 2025 |  App State#115 · 5-8 | 9 | 56% | 55 | 608 | 7 | 22.7% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jaden Barnes's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Jaden Barnes'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
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  The Citadel | L 41–43 | 7.8 | 7 | 93 | 13.3 | 0 | 37 |
| 2 | @ Ole Miss | L 9–41 | 5.4 | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | @App State | L 21–26 | 7.5 | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 0 | 17 |
| 4 |  Louisiana | L 7–34 | 4.8 | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | 18 |
| 5 |  Memphis | L 8–59 | 4.5 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | @ North Texas | L 10–50 | 7.9 | 9 | 94 | 10.4 | 0 | 34 |
| 7 | @ Temple | W 38–31 | 6.5 | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 |  Tulane | L 31–38 | 7.8 | 8 | 66 | 8.3 | 1 | 22 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 6.5 | 48 | 462 | 9.6 | 1 | 37 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 2 | — |
| Yards | -1 | 1375th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | -0.5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 5 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 49 | 22nd / 2089 |
| Yards | 475 | 84th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 9.7 | 371st / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 37 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 2 | 3934th / 5664 |
| Solo | 2 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 1 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 3 | — |
| Yards | 22 | — |
| Average | 7.3 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 21 | — |
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 | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Plays made | Special teams | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · The Citadel | — | 74 | ~63 (41–74) | 10 | 1 | · | · | 85% |
| Wk 2 · Ole Miss | ✓ WR | 61 | ~37 (12–51) | 5 | · | · | · | 61% |
| Wk 3 · App State | ✓ WR | 59 | ~55 (36–59) | 13 | · | · | · | 93% |
| Wk 4 · Louisiana | ✓ WR | 45 | ~38 (12–45) | 9 | · | · | 1 | 84% |
| Wk 5 · Memphis | — | 40 | ~32 (10–40) | 3 | · | · | · | 80% |
| Wk 6 · North Texas | — | 57 | ~50 (33–57) | 10 | 1 | · | · | 88% |
| Wk 7 · Temple | ✓ WR | 69 | ~55 (36–67) | 6 | · | 1 | · | 80% |
| Wk 9 · Tulane | — | 80 | ~73 (48–80) | 14 | · | 2 | · | 91% |
| Season | 4 GS | 485 | 403 (338–469) | 70 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 83% |
Position Room
14 WRs on the Charlotte roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaden Barnes | WR | SR | 49 | 475 | 1 | 27% | +0.26 |
| 2 | Jaylen Hampton | WR | SO | 26 | 311 | 2 | 18% | +0.44 |
| 89 | Derrick Eley | WR | SO | 23 | 409 | 4 | 15% | +0.58 |
| 0 | Cam Pedro | WR | SR | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9% | -0.54 |
| 4 | Tank Boston | WR | SO | 3 | 29 | 0 | 8% | +0.32 |
| 8 | Zyheem Collick | WR | SO | 2 | 29 | 0 | 3% | -0.14 |
| 11 | KD Hunter-Gibson | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Caleb Tucker | WR | FR | — | — | — | 3% | -0.72 |
| 14 | Adam Hopkins IV | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Seth Franklin | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Donte Nicholson | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Sean Manuel | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Jeremiah Hoffman | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | Shelden Golliday | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
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 →