Receiver, Charlotte (from Austin Peay, App State), 2023–⁠26

Jaden Barnes

Number
No. 1
Height
5′8″
Weight
170 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Mcdonough, GA

Jaden Barnes plays receiver for Charlotte, after Austin Peay (2023–⁠24) and App State (2025). Last time out, at Temple: 5 catches, 53 yards. Barnes leads Charlotte in receiving yards this season.

2026 so far

41 catches, 409 yards

Last game: 5 catches, 53 yards at Temple, W 38–⁠31

Next game: vs. Tulane, Oct 30

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 93CIT
  2. 17@MISS
  3. 97@APP
  4. 45UL
  5. 10MEM
  6. 94@UNT
  7. 53@TEM

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

13catches, career highvs. Georgia Southern, 2025241receiving yards, career highat North Alabama, 20243receiving touchdowns, career highat North Alabama, 2024

Team titles: United Athletic champions, 2023

Receiving

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Austin Peay1318214.0184
2024Austin Peay581,06618.4973
2025App State5560811.1759
2026Charlotte4140910.0037
Career1672,26513.61784

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2023Austin Peay717202400
2025App State110161541
2026Charlotte–––110
Career81730191951

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Austin Peay1WRFr.
2024Austin Peay1WRSo.
2025App State1WRJr.
2026Charlotte1WRSr.5′8″170

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
2023Austin Peay (FCS)170.44––7.5–
2024Austin Peay (FCS)591.4895th (n=581)0.9287.28%
2025App State840.4142nd (n=1040)0.4634.012%
2026Charlotte550.2323rd (n=829)0.4312.913%

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

2026 Charlotte 7 games, 41 catches, 409 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 5vs.The CitadelL 41–⁠437930–––
Sep 12atOle MissL 9–⁠414170–––
Sep 19atApp StateL 21–⁠2610970–––
Sep 26vs.LouisianaL 7–⁠345450–––
Oct 3vs.MemphisL 8–⁠591100–––
Oct 10atNorth TexasL 10–⁠509940–––
Oct 17atTempleW 38–⁠315530––1
2025 App State 9 games, 55 catches, 608 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 29vs.CharlotteW 34–⁠1161341115
Sep 6vs.LindenwoodW 20–⁠138711––5
Sep 13atSouthern MissL 22–⁠38101321–––
Oct 4vs.Oregon StateW 27–⁠23150––3
Oct 11atGeorgia StateW 41–⁠202131–––
Oct 18vs.Coastal CarolinaL 37–⁠455271––2
Oct 25atOld DominionL 21–⁠249631––1
Nov 6vs.Georgia SouthernL 23–⁠25131601–––
Nov 15atJames MadisonL 10–⁠58130–––
2024 Austin Peay 12 games, 58 catches, 1,066 yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31atLouisvilleL 0–⁠623300–––
Sep 7vs.Southern IllinoisL 17–⁠313631–––
Sep 14atCentral ArkansasL 17–⁠453521–––
Sep 21vs.Alabama A&MW 59–⁠164560–––
Sep 28vs.Southern UtahL 17–⁠282110–––
Oct 5atWest GeorgiaW 20–⁠163560–––
Oct 19atUtah TechW 13–⁠73800–––
Oct 26vs.Tarleton StateL 17–⁠2751100–––
Nov 2atNorth AlabamaW 31–⁠17122413–––
Nov 9vs.Abilene ChristianL 34–⁠3561792–––
Nov 16vs.Eastern KentuckyL 27–⁠3081311–––
Nov 23vs.ChattanoogaL 17–⁠246571–––
2023 Austin Peay 9 games, 13 catches, 182 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2atSouthern IllinoisL 23–⁠49–––224–
Sep 9atTennesseeL 13–⁠303280–––
Sep 16vs.East Tennessee StateW 63–⁠3712101111
Sep 23atStephen F. AustinW 22–⁠20120–––
Sep 30atLindenwoodW 52–⁠10–––114–
Oct 14vs.Gardner-WebbW 41–⁠142311–––
Nov 4atEastern KentuckyW 33–⁠30–––140–
Nov 18vs.Central ArkansasW 14–⁠12–––––1
Nov 25 ✦vs.ChattanoogaL 21–⁠24–––283–

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

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