Tight end, West Virginia (from Northern Illinois), 2023–⁠25

Grayson Barnes

Number
No. 80
Height
6′4″
Weight
223 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Rocklin, CA

Grayson Barnes played tight end at Northern Illinois (2023–⁠24) and West Virginia (2025).

Career highs

6catches, career highvs. Fresno State, 2024105receiving yards, career highvs. Arkansas State, 20232receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Fresno State, 2024

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Northern Illinois2342218.3558
2024Northern Illinois3133810.9460
2025West Virginia2123211.0234
Career7599213.21160

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Northern Illinois80TESo.
2024Northern Illinois80TEJr.
2025West Virginia80TESr.6′4″223

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023Northern Illinois301.2493rd (n=681)0.8037.24%
2024Northern Illinois400.7426th (n=581)0.9229.64%
2025West Virginia280.46––12.94%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2025 West Virginia 9 games, 21 catches, 232 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.Robert MorrisW 45–⁠3337020–
Sep 6atOhioL 10–⁠171202–
Sep 13vs.PittsburghW 31–⁠24558134–
Sep 20atKansasL 10–⁠4132008–
Oct 3atBYUL 24–⁠38115015–
Oct 25vs.TCUL 17–⁠23325117–
Nov 8vs.ColoradoW 29–⁠22120020–
Nov 15atArizona StateL 23–⁠25326017–
Nov 29vs.Texas TechL 0–⁠49129029–
2024 Northern Illinois 13 games, 31 catches, 338 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.Western IllinoisW 54–⁠15595160–
Sep 7atNotre DameW 16–⁠141130132
Sep 21vs.BuffaloL 20–⁠23430014–
Sep 28atNC StateL 17–⁠241303–
Oct 5vs.MassachusettsW 34–⁠202605–
Oct 12atBowling GreenW 17–⁠7213012–
Oct 19vs.ToledoL 6–⁠131404−1
Oct 26atBall StateL 23–⁠25427011–
Nov 6atWestern MichiganW 42–⁠28131031–
Nov 13vs.AkronW 29–⁠16132132–
Nov 19atMiami (OH)L 9–⁠20222012–
Nov 30vs.Central MichiganW 24–⁠161505−16
Dec 23 ✦vs.Fresno StateW 28–⁠20657226–
2023 Northern Illinois 11 games, 23 catches, 422 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2atBoston CollegeW 27–⁠24231024–
Sep 9vs.Southern IllinoisL 11–⁠141909–
Sep 16atNebraskaL 11–⁠351303–
Sep 23vs.TulsaL 14–⁠22340017–
Sep 30atToledoL 33–⁠35128028–
Oct 7atAkronW 55–⁠14134134–
Oct 14vs.OhioW 23–⁠13266158–
Oct 21vs.Eastern MichiganW 20–⁠13344026–
Oct 31atCentral MichiganL 31–⁠37236122–
Nov 25atKent StateW 37–⁠27226116–
Dec 23 ✦vs.Arkansas StateW 21–⁠195105135–

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

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