Running back, Kansas State, 2015–⁠18

Alex Barnes

Number
No. 34
Height
6′1″
Weight
227 lb
Class (2018)
Junior
Hometown
Pittsburg, KS

Alex Barnes played running back at Kansas State (2015–⁠18).

At a glance

Best season
1,355
Rushing yards, 2018 (Kansas State, 5–⁠7)
Best game
181 yards
Vs. Oklahoma State, week 7, 2018: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 10
In FBS in rushing yards, 2018

Career highs

250rushing yards, career highat Baylor, 20184rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Oklahoma State, 2018

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Kansas State564427.9631
2017Kansas State1468195.6775
2018Kansas State2561,3555.31255
Career4582,6165.72575

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Kansas State5295.8011
2018Kansas State201949.7030
Career252238.9030

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Kansas State34RBRS
2016Kansas State34RBFr.
2017Kansas State34RBSo.
2018Kansas State34RBJr.6′1″227

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2016Kansas State560.55––30.810%0.35
2017Kansas State1550.0837th (n=287)0.1213.019%0.17
2018Kansas State2850.1962nd (n=300)0.1553.935%0.24

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 Kansas State 12 games, 1,355 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.South DakotaW 27–⁠242110303429
Sep 8vs.Mississippi StateL 10–⁠311775015219
Sep 15vs.UTSAW 41–⁠171350110130
Sep 22atWest VirginiaL 6–⁠3512490927
Sep 29vs.TexasL 14–⁠191980112––
Oct 6atBaylorL 34–⁠3722250355222
Oct 13vs.Oklahoma StateW 31–⁠1234181429351
Oct 27atOklahomaL 14–⁠51132805––
Nov 3atTCUL 13–⁠1423102015322
Nov 10vs.KansasW 21–⁠1722117224111
Nov 17vs.Texas TechW 21–⁠632136016215
Nov 24atIowa StateL 38–⁠422818414928
2017 Kansas State 13 games, 819 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Central ArkansasW 55–⁠19929111––
Sep 9vs.CharlotteW 55–⁠71699120––
Sep 16atVanderbiltL 7–⁠1483401713
Sep 30vs.BaylorW 33–⁠201380038––
Oct 7atTexasL 34–⁠401357020111
Oct 14vs.TCUL 6–⁠264703––
Oct 21vs.OklahomaL 35–⁠426108175––
Oct 28atKansasW 30–⁠2023128222––
Nov 4atTexas TechW 42–⁠351045011––
Nov 11vs.West VirginiaL 23–⁠283604––
Nov 18atOklahoma StateW 45–⁠40228613917
Nov 25vs.Iowa StateW 20–⁠197230617
Dec 26 ✦vs.UCLAW 35–⁠171211714111
2016 Kansas State 10 games, 442 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 17vs.Florida AtlanticW 63–⁠7873022––
Sep 24vs.Missouri StateW 35–⁠01505––
Oct 1atWest VirginiaL 16–⁠17––––––
Oct 8vs.Texas TechW 44–⁠38––––––
Oct 15atOklahomaL 17–⁠381606––
Oct 22vs.TexasW 24–⁠2141706––
Oct 29atIowa StateW 31–⁠26537113––
Nov 5vs.Oklahoma StateL 37–⁠43872027––
Nov 19atBaylorW 42–⁠2119129418––
Nov 26vs.KansasW 34–⁠1910103131––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2019
Height6′0⅜″
Weight226 lb
Arm length31″
Hand size10″
40-yard dash4.59 s
10-yard split1.58 sW
Vertical jump38½″
Broad jump10′6″
Bench press34 reps
3-cone drill6.95 s
20-yard shuttle4.10 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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