Quarterback, UCF (from James Madison), 2022–⁠26

Alonza Barnett

Number
No. 14
Height
5′11″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Whitsett, NC

Alonza Barnett plays quarterback for UCF, after James Madison (2022–⁠25). Last time out, at Pittsburgh: 20 of 31, 186 yards, 1 TD; 13 carries, 13 yards.

2026 so far

344 passing yards, 2 TD

Last game: 20 of 31, 186 yards, 1 TD; 13 carries, 13 yards at Pittsburgh, L 7–⁠12

Next game: vs. BYU, Oct 24

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 158BCU
  2. 186@PITT

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
2,806
Passing yards, 2025 (James Madison, 12–⁠2)
Best game
388 yards
At North Carolina, week 4, 2024: No. 2 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

388passing yards, career highat North Carolina, 20245touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. Ball State, 2024153rushing yards, career highvs. Old Dominion, 20254rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Old Dominion, 2025

Honors

Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2025

Regional honors: Dudley Award 2025

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2022James Madison11100.01414.000
2023James Madison31127.3151.401
2024James Madison21235459.92,5967.3264
2025James Madison21637058.42,8067.6238
2026UCF314963.33447.021
Career46378559.05,7757.45114

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022James Madison4153.8010
2023James Madison5295.819
2024James Madison1354503.3750
2025James Madison1275894.61558
2026UCF18221.2118
Career2891,1053.82458

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022James Madison14QBYr 1
2023James Madison14QBYr 2
2024James Madison14QBYr 3
2025James Madison14QBYr 4
2026UCF14QBSr. (Yr 5)5′11″210

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. passAdj. rush
2022James Madison1-1.37––-1.4–––
2023James Madison15-0.33––-5.0–––
2024James Madison4800.2330th (n=238)0.30109.558%0.230.34
2025James Madison4880.3067th (n=314)0.24147.449%0.290.40
2026UCF660.09––5.957%––

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.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025James Madison43%9.7 yds7.0 yds29 of 18041%
2026UCF43%7.1 yds4.8 yds5 of 4740%

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025James Madison55%3.801.601.8010%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 UCF 2 games, 344 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.Bethune-CookmanW 73–⁠61118158119
Sep 12atPittsburghL 7–⁠1220311861013
2025 James Madison 14 games, 2,806 passing yards, 23 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.Weber StateW 45–⁠1014221301030
Sep 5atLouisvilleL 14–⁠28152510210−23
Sep 20atLibertyW 31–⁠1317252131145
Sep 27vs.Georgia SouthernW 35–⁠1011221481032
Oct 4atGeorgia StateW 14–⁠7112274001
Oct 11vs.LouisianaW 24–⁠1426402903128
Oct 18vs.Old DominionW 63–⁠27172529520153
Oct 28atTexas StateW 52–⁠2012182644198
Nov 8atMarshallW 35–⁠2314242703132
Nov 15vs.App StateW 58–⁠102235303010
Nov 22vs.Washington StateW 24–⁠209181441132
Nov 29atCoastal CarolinaW 59–⁠1015212073131
Dec 5vs.TroyW 31–⁠141025931185
Dec 20 ✦atOregonL 34–⁠5123482732045
2024 James Madison 12 games, 2,596 passing yards, 26 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31atCharlotteW 30–⁠710182192189
Sep 7vs.Gardner-WebbW 13–⁠614221350015
Sep 21atNorth CarolinaW 70–⁠5022343885099
Sep 28vs.Ball StateW 63–⁠720282805052
Oct 5atUL MonroeL 19–⁠2120472510049
Oct 10vs.Coastal CarolinaW 39–⁠716281993013
Oct 19atGeorgia SouthernL 14–⁠28224118610−20
Oct 26vs.Southern MissW 32–⁠151525135213
Nov 9vs.Georgia StateW 38–⁠720302413033
Nov 16atOld DominionW 35–⁠3218261921070
Nov 23atApp StateL 20–⁠3421362322123
Nov 30vs.MarshallL 33–⁠3514191382124
2023 James Madison 1 game, 15 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.BucknellW 38–⁠3311150129
2022 James Madison 2 games, 14 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 10vs.Norfolk StateW 63–⁠711140016
Nov 26vs.Coastal CarolinaW 47–⁠7–––––−1

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

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