Running back, Iowa State (from Tulane), 2023–⁠26

Arnold Barnes

Number
No. 3
Height
5′10″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
New Orleans, LA

Arnold Barnes plays running back for Iowa State, after Tulane (2023–⁠25).

2026 so far

90 rushing yards, 2 TD

Last game: at BYU, L 10–⁠24

Next game: at Arizona, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 8SEMO
  2. 9@IOWA
  3. 63BGSU
  4. 6UTAH
  5. 2WVU
  6. 2@BYU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

82rushing yards, career highat UAB, 20242rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Bowling Green, 2026

Team titles: American champions, 2025

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Tulane231386.0065
2024Tulane874024.6627
2025Tulane512174.3014
2026Iowa State25903.6210
Career1868474.6865

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Tulane8192.4110
2025Tulane2168.0012
Career10353.5112

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Tulane3RBFr.
2024Tulane3RBSo.
2025Tulane3RBJr.
2026Iowa State3RBSr.5′10″220

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
2023Tulane210.18––3.75%–
2024Tulane980.1857th (n=434)0.1617.611%0.20
2025Tulane55-0.08––-4.57%-0.07
2026Iowa State26-0.03––-0.77%–

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Tulane49%3.601.300.3015%
2026Iowa State38%3.200.700.008%

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 Iowa State 6 games, 90 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 38–⁠103806––
Sep 12atIowaL 13–⁠163904––
Sep 19vs.Bowling GreenW 55–⁠71363210––
Sep 26vs.UtahL 17–⁠313604––
Oct 3vs.West VirginiaW 45–⁠422202––
Oct 9atBYUL 10–⁠241202––
2025 Tulane 11 games, 217 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.NorthwesternW 23–⁠3528011––
Sep 6atSouth AlabamaW 33–⁠3151208––
Sep 13vs.DukeW 34–⁠27527013112
Sep 20atOle MissL 10–⁠451147012––
Sep 27atTulsaW 31–⁠1484801114
Oct 9vs.East CarolinaW 26–⁠19731014––
Nov 7atMemphisW 38–⁠321−400––
Nov 15vs.Florida AtlanticW 35–⁠241606––
Nov 22atTempleW 37–⁠133904––
Nov 29vs.CharlotteW 27–⁠03703––
Dec 5vs.North TexasW 34–⁠212605––
2024 Tulane 14 games, 402 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.SE LouisianaW 52–⁠0623114––
Sep 7vs.Kansas StateL 27–⁠34518010––
Sep 14atOklahomaL 19–⁠34410041−2
Sep 21atLouisianaW 41–⁠335120612
Sep 28vs.South FloridaW 45–⁠10736010––
Oct 5atUABW 71–⁠201182214––
Oct 19vs.RiceW 24–⁠1051506––
Oct 26atNorth TexasW 45–⁠37117802725
Oct 31atCharlotteW 34–⁠3728011––
Nov 9vs.TempleW 52–⁠6827281−3
Nov 16atNavyW 35–⁠0126201511
Nov 28vs.MemphisL 24–⁠342513216
Dec 6atArmyL 14–⁠351404––
Dec 20 ✦vs.FloridaL 8–⁠333202––
2023 Tulane 7 games, 138 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 9vs.Ole MissL 20–⁠372403––
Sep 23vs.NichollsW 36–⁠7471065––
Sep 30vs.UABW 35–⁠23522010––
Oct 13atMemphisW 31–⁠211505––
Oct 21vs.North TexasW 35–⁠28827010––
Nov 4atEast CarolinaW 13–⁠102402––
Dec 2vs.SMUL 14–⁠261505––

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

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