Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 50 | — |
| Target share | 27.5% | 38th / 524 |
| Catch rate | 74.0% | 108th / 524 |
| Success rate per target | 42.0% | 364th / 524 |
| Yards per target | 7.3 | 323rd / 524 |
| Explosive catches | 8.0% | 360th / 524 |
| Deep-target rate | 8.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 8 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 4 | — |
Charting
Where Barnes's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted53 targets charted
2025 charting · App State
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (3 of Barnes’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted35 targets charted
Career
2 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Charlotte#135 · 1-6 | 7 | 81% | 41 | 409 | 0 | 27.5% |
| 2025 |  App State#115 · 5-8 | 9 | 56% | 55 | 608 | 7 | 22.7% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jaden Barnes's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Jaden Barnes's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
The Citadel
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 1 | — |
| Yards | -6 | 1396th / 1457 |
| Yards / carry | -6 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 0 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 41 | 21st / 1995 |
| Yards | 409 | 76th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 10 | 360th / 461 |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 37 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 2 | 3766th / 5410 |
| Solo | 2 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 1 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 1 | — |
| Yards | 1 | — |
| Average | 1 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 1 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Plays made | Special teams | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · The Citadel | — | 74 | ~63 (41–74) | 10 | 1 | · | · | 85% |
| Wk 2 · Ole Miss | ✓ WR | 61 | ~37 (12–51) | 5 | · | · | · | 61% |
| Wk 3 · App State | ✓ WR | 59 | ~55 (36–59) | 13 | · | · | · | 93% |
| Wk 4 · Louisiana | ✓ WR | 45 | ~38 (12–45) | 9 | · | · | 1 | 84% |
| Wk 5 · Memphis | — | 40 | ~32 (10–40) | 3 | · | · | · | 80% |
| Wk 6 · North Texas | — | 57 | ~50 (33–57) | 10 | 1 | · | · | 88% |
| Wk 7 · Temple | ✓ WR | 69 | ~55 (36–67) | 6 | · | 1 | · | 80% |
| Season | 4 GS | 405 | 330 (277–384) | 56 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 81% |
Position Room
14 WRs on the Charlotte roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaden Barnes | WR | SR | 41 | 409 | 0 | 26% | +0.23 |
| 2 | Jaylen Hampton | WR | SO | 23 | 281 | 2 | 18% | +0.54 |
| 89 | Derrick Eley | WR | SO | 20 | 364 | 3 | 15% | +0.57 |
| 0 | Cam Pedro | WR | SR | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9% | -0.54 |
| 4 | Tank Boston | WR | SO | 3 | 29 | 0 | 8% | +0.32 |
| 8 | Zyheem Collick | WR | SO | 2 | 29 | 0 | 3% | -0.14 |
| 11 | KD Hunter-Gibson | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Caleb Tucker | WR | FR | — | — | — | 3% | -0.72 |
| 14 | Adam Hopkins IV | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Seth Franklin | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Donte Nicholson | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Sean Manuel | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Jeremiah Hoffman | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | Shelden Golliday | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Charlotte depth chart →