EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 8 | — |
| Target share | 5.6% | — |
| Catch rate | 75.0% | — |
| Success rate per target | 50.0% | — |
| Yards per target | 5.0 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 12.5% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 1 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Where Barnett's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (2 of Barnett’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
2 seasons 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 | Vanderbilt#59 · 3-4 | 5 | 31% | 7 | 36 | 0 | 5.6% |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt#11 · 10-3 | 9 | 27% | 6 | 53 | 1 | 5.6% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Kayleb Barnett's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Kayleb Barnett'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
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 1 | — |
| Yards | 2 | 1250th / 1458 |
| Yards / carry | 2 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 2 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 7 | 796th / 1995 |
| Yards | 36 | 1191st / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 5.1 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 12 | — |
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 | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Austin Peay | 62 | ~42 (28–51) | 3 | 68% |
| Wk 2 · Delaware | 69 | ~46 (30–56) | 2 | 67% |
| Wk 3 · NC State | 58 | ~16 (5–22) | 2 | 28% |
| Wk 4 · Auburn | 75 | ~13 (4–21) | 1 | 17% |
| Wk 6 · Ole Miss | 73 | ~22 (7–30) | 2 | 30% |
| Season | 447 | 139 (79–183) | 10 | 31% |
14 WRs on the Vanderbilt roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Junior Sherrill | WR | SR | 41 | 628 | 4 | 26% | +0.66 |
| 5 | Tristen Brown | WR | JR | 12 | 145 | 0 | 9% | +0.41 |
| Ja'Cory Thomas | WR | 12 | 195 | 1 | 8% | +0.98 | ||
| 13 | Kayleb Barnett | WR | SO | 7 | 36 | 0 | 6% | -0.07 |
| 7 | Cole Adams | WR | SR | 5 | 58 | 0 | 5% | +0.32 |
| 9 | Brycen Coleman | WR | JR | 4 | 44 | 0 | 4% | -0.08 |
| 15 | Joseph McVay | WR | JR | — | — | — | 3% | -0.95 |
| 80 | Claiborne Richards | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Kahden Smith | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 84 | Owen Cabell | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 85 | Lebron Hill | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 87 | Ty Burd | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 88 | Wils Jackson | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | Cameran Dickson | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Vanderbilt depth chart →