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 | 43 | — |
| Success rate | 48.8% | 93rd / 332 |
| Explosive run rate | 11.6% | 213th / 332 |
| Stuffed at the line | 23.3% | 298th / 332 |
| First downs | 10 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 9 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Barnes's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Run direction43 carries
Career
5 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 |  Kentucky#30 · 7-1 | 6 | 21% | 43 | 224 | 5.2 | 1 | 48.8% | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3.0% |
| 2025 |  Oklahoma#21 · 10-3 | 4 | 8% | 19 | 45 | 2.4 | 1 | 52.6% | 1 | 16 | 0 | 4.3% |
| 2024 | Oklahoma#35 · 6-7 | 9 | 34% | 122 | 577 | 4.7 | 5 | 44.9% | 17 | 123 | 1 | 8.8% |
| 2023 | Oklahoma#9 · 10-3 | 6 | 11% | 37 | 140 | 3.8 | 1 | 48.0% | 5 | 23 | 0 | 5.1% |
| 2022 | Oklahoma#25 · 6-7 | 10 | 28% | 116 | 519 | 4.5 | 5 | 35.9% | 5 | 26 | 0 | 3.7% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jovantae Barnes's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Jovantae 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
| Rushing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Youngstown State | W 45–13 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2 |  Alabama | L 17–45 | 3.5 | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | @ Texas A&M | W 31–21 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 4 |  South Alabama | W 45–21 | 7.7 | 8 | 100 | 12.5 | 1 | 39 |
| 5 | @ South Carolina | W 35–34 | 4.2 | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 0 | 16 |
| 6 |  LSU | W 35–34 | 5.1 | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 11 |
| 7 | @Oklahoma | W 21–13 | 4.2 | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 |  Vanderbilt | W 34–17 | 5.6 | 15 | 68 | 4.5 | 0 | 12 |
| 2026 · 6 games | 5.0 | 43 | 224 | 5.2 | 1 | 39 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 43 | — |
| Yards | 224 | 307th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 5.2 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 411th / 683 |
| Long | 39 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 2 | 1510th / 2089 |
| Yards | 9 | 1796th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 4.5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 5 | — |
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 2 · Alabama | 65 | ~9 (2–17) | 4 | 14% |
| Wk 4 · South Alabama | 68 | ~14 (4–27) | 8 | 21% |
| Wk 5 · South Carolina | 78 | ~22 (15–29) | 9 | 28% |
| Wk 6 · LSU | 68 | ~13 (3–25) | 4 | 19% |
| Wk 7 · Oklahoma | 55 | ~16 (11–21) | 5 | 29% |
| Wk 8 · Vanderbilt | 65 | ~31 (21–40) | 15 | 48% |
| Season | 511 | 105 (83–130) | 45 | 21% |
Position Room
8 RBs on the Kentucky roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CJ Baxter | RB | SR | 88 | 487 | 5.5 | 8 | 8 | +0.24 |
| 26 | Jason Patterson | RB | JR | 71 | 443 | 6.2 | 3 | 5 | +0.23 |
| 2 | Jovantae Barnes | RB | SR | 43 | 224 | 5.2 | 1 | 2 | +0.06 |
| 28 | Ahmir Smith | RB | JR | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | — | -0.15 |
| 29 | Jordan Colbert | RB | JR | 2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | — | +0.67 |
| 21 | Tovani Mizell | RB | JR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Delvecchio Alston II | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Isaiah Jackson | RB | 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 6+ plays per team game. Kentucky depth chart →