#24
Illinois · 2026

Javari Barnett

RBFreshman6' 1", 235 lbsTampa, FL★★★ 2026 recruit · #774 nationally
Illinois Fighting Illini5-3 · TDC #42
Snap share
12%
likely 7–29%
Rush yards
183
355th of 1519 in FBS
Yards / carry
7.3
Rush TD
2
266th of 683 in FBS
Receptions
0
EPA / play
+0.19
24 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

24 plays · +4.5 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.19
Rushing+0.19
1st down-0.11
2nd down+1.03
3rd down+1.30
Standard downs+0.18
Passing downs+0.21
BarnettRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays7%
Pass plays0%
Run plays15%
1st down12%
2nd down5%
3rd down2%
Standard downs10%
Passing downs2%
BarnettRB average

Advanced

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

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries17—
Success rate35.3%—
Explosive run rate17.6%—
Stuffed at the line23.5%—
First downs4—
Red-zone carries0—
Goal-line carries0—

Charting

Where Barnett's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Run direction24 carries

Left
0%
— YPC · 0% succ.
Middle
63%
8.0 YPC · 40% succ.
Right
38%
6.4 YPC · 56% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Game Log

Javari Barnett'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

6.2 avg. game scoreBest: 7.4 at Maryland (Week 9)0 of 3 games at 8.0+
Rushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLong
1UABW 42–23—no stats recorded
2DukeL 27–31—no stats recorded
3Southern IllinoisW 48–106.48506.3118
4@Ohio StateL 19–42—242.003
5PurdueL 17–24—no stats recorded
6@Michigan StateW 38–37—3227.3015
8OregonW 21–104.96274.509
9@MarylandW 20–177.468013.3164
2026 · 5 games6.2251837.3264

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries25—
Yards183355th / 1519
Yards / carry7.3—
Touchdowns2266th / 683
Long64—

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 3 · Southern Illinois57~18 (12–23)832%
Wk 4 · Ohio State71~12 (3–23)217%
Wk 6 · Michigan State69~9 (2–17)313%
Wk 8 · Oregon58~11 (3–21)619%
Wk 9 · Maryland65~11 (3–21)617%
Season49661 (34–145)2512%

Position Room

7 RBs on the Illinois roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
21Aidan LaugheryRBSR895606.3210+0.16
Ca'Lil ValentineRB502254.513+0.10
23Jordan AndersonRBSR381754.622+0.11
24Javari BarnettRBFR251837.32—+0.19
20John ForsterRBSO——————
27Corey RashadRBSR——————
31Murphy ClementRBJR——————

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. Illinois depth chart →