Running back, Georgia State, 2016–⁠19

Tra Barnett

Number
No. 5
Height
5′10″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Elberton, GA

Tra Barnett played running back at Georgia State (2016–⁠19).

At a glance

Best season
1,453
Rushing yards, 2019 (Georgia State, 7–⁠6)
Best game
190 yards
At UL Monroe, week 11, 2019: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

242rushing yards, career highvs. Troy, 20192rushing touchdowns, career highfive times; last at UL Monroe, 2019

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Georgia State221074.9013
2017Georgia State8455.6030
2018Georgia State1095515.1775
2019Georgia State2481,4535.91256
Career3872,1565.61975

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Georgia State3299.7012
2017Georgia State6162.7010
2018Georgia State14705.0015
2019Georgia State16694.3012
Career391844.7015

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2016Georgia State133181

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Georgia State5RBFr.
2017Georgia State5RBSo.
2018Georgia State5RBJr.
2019Georgia State5RBSr.5′10″185

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
2016Georgia State260.12––3.15%–
2017Georgia State170.00––0.1––
2018Georgia State–0.00––0.0–0.15
2019Georgia State2540.2383rd (n=287)0.1358.528%0.22

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.

Game by game

2019 Georgia State 13 games, 1,453 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31atTennesseeW 38–⁠302195119112
Sep 7vs.FurmanW 48–⁠42952118––
Sep 14atWestern MichiganL 10–⁠5719127045210
Sep 21atTexas StateL 34–⁠371255012––
Oct 5vs.Arkansas StateW 52–⁠3814139156210
Oct 12atCoastal CarolinaW 31–⁠212011022613
Oct 19vs.ArmyW 28–⁠211710811912
Oct 26vs.TroyW 52–⁠333424224112
Nov 9atUL MonroeL 31–⁠4532190218––
Nov 16vs.App StateL 27–⁠56179004433
Nov 23vs.South AlabamaW 28–⁠1523128132110
Nov 30atGeorgia SouthernL 10–⁠381553115214
Dec 31 ✦vs.WyomingL 17–⁠38156401823
2018 Georgia State 11 games, 551 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.Kennesaw StateW 24–⁠20101806––
Sep 8atNC StateL 7–⁠4162009––
Sep 14atMemphisL 22–⁠5991905214
Sep 22vs.Western MichiganL 15–⁠345120712
Sep 29vs.UL MonroeW 46–⁠141462123––
Oct 4atTroyL 20–⁠374613315
Oct 18atArkansas StateL 35–⁠511361119314
Oct 27vs.Coastal CarolinaL 34–⁠3711161275––
Nov 3vs.Texas StateL 30–⁠401685229321
Nov 10atLouisianaL 22–⁠36158201924
Nov 17atApp StateL 17–⁠45625012––
2017 Georgia State 3 games, 45 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 25vs.App StateL 10–⁠3154203037
Dec 2vs.IdahoL 10–⁠24120239
Dec 16 ✦vs.Western KentuckyW 27–⁠172101––
2016 Georgia State 9 games, 107 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Ball StateL 21–⁠31––––––
Oct 8vs.Texas StateW 41–⁠21331013––
Oct 15atTroyL 21–⁠31520011––
Oct 22vs.UT MartinW 31–⁠6623010––
Oct 29atSouth AlabamaL 10–⁠13––––19
Nov 3vs.Arkansas StateL 16–⁠3131105220
Nov 12vs.UL MonroeL 23–⁠372905––
Nov 19vs.Georgia SouthernW 30–⁠242605––
Dec 3atIdahoL 12–⁠371707––

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

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