Receiver, Vanderbilt, 2025–⁠26

Kayleb Barnett

Number
No. 13
Height
5′8″
Weight
155 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Broken Arrow, OK

Kayleb Barnett plays receiver for Vanderbilt. Last time out, against Ole Miss: 2 catches, −6 yards.

2026 so far

7 catches, 36 yards

Last game: 2 catches, −6 yards vs. Ole Miss, L 17–⁠52

Next game: at Kentucky, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 31APSU
  2. 11NCSU
  3. -6MISS

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Receiving

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Vanderbilt6538.8113
2026Vanderbilt7365.1012
Career13896.8113

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Vanderbilt13WRFr.
2026Vanderbilt13WRSo.5′8″155

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
2025Vanderbilt160.30––4.8–
2026Vanderbilt10-0.07––-0.7–

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 Vanderbilt 4 games, 7 catches, 36 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5vs.Austin PeayW 28–⁠9331012–
Sep 12vs.DelawareW 35–⁠26––––2
Sep 19vs.NC StateW 35–⁠3121106–
Oct 10vs.Ole MissL 17–⁠522−600–
2025 Vanderbilt 9 games, 6 catches, 53 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.Charleston SouthernW 45–⁠3330113–
Sep 6atVirginia TechW 44–⁠2017074
Sep 13atSouth CarolinaW 31–⁠7––––11
Sep 20vs.Georgia StateW 70–⁠21110010–
Sep 27vs.Utah StateW 55–⁠35––––3
Oct 18vs.LSUW 31–⁠24––––4
Nov 22vs.KentuckyW 45–⁠17––––0
Nov 29atTennesseeW 45–⁠2416067
Dec 31 ✦vs.IowaL 27–⁠34–––––

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

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