Tight end, Louisiana, 2013–⁠18

Matt Barnes

Number
No. 86
Height
6′3″
Weight
255 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Groesbeck, TX

Matt Barnes played tight end at Louisiana (2013–⁠18).

Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2013

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Louisiana144.004
2016Louisiana5408.0013
2018Louisiana161257.8119
Career221697.7119

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2013LouisianaTEYr 1
2014Louisiana86TEYr 2
2015Louisiana86TEYr 3
2016Louisiana86TEYr 4
2017Louisiana86TEYr 5
2018Louisiana86TESr. (Yr 6)6′3″255

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
2016Louisiana60.16––1.0–
2018Louisiana210.34––7.14%

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

2018 Louisiana 8 games, 16 catches, 125 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.GramblingW 49–⁠17338119
Sep 15atMississippi StateL 10–⁠5621209
Oct 20atApp StateL 17–⁠27324015
Oct 27vs.Arkansas StateW 47–⁠43214010
Nov 10vs.Georgia StateW 36–⁠221202
Nov 17vs.South AlabamaW 48–⁠381000
Dec 1atApp StateL 19–⁠301606
Dec 15 ✦vs.TulaneL 24–⁠41329018
2016 Louisiana 3 games, 5 catches, 40 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.Boise StateL 10–⁠45220013
Sep 24atTulaneL 39–⁠41217013
Nov 5vs.IdahoL 13–⁠231303
2014 Louisiana 1 game, 1 catch, 4 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.SouthernW 45–⁠61404

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

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