#13
Vanderbilt · 2026

Kayleb Barnett

WRSophomore5' 8", 155 lbsTulsa, OK
Vanderbilt Commodores3-4 · TDC #59
Snap share
31%
likely 18–41%
Receptions
7
796th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
36
1191st of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
5.1
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
-0.07
10 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

10 plays · -0.7 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.07
Passing-0.03
Rushing-0.39
1st down+0.21
2nd down-0.19
3rd down-0.55
Standard downs+0.09
Passing downs-0.43
BarnettWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays6%
Run plays1%
1st down3%
2nd down5%
3rd down1%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs3%
BarnettWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets8—
Target share5.6%—
Catch rate75.0%—
Success rate per target50.0%—
Yards per target5.0—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate12.5%—
3rd-down targets1—
Red-zone targets0—

Charting

Where Barnett's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
9
7 caught (78%)
Avg. depth of target
4.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
7.3
51 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-15
of 36 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
11%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted9 targets charted

78% comp4.0 avg. depth7.3 YAC/catch11% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), -2 yds, -2.0 per target1100% · -2yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (11%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: 3 targets (33%), 3 caught (100%), 18 yds, 6.0 per target3100% · 18yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per target1100% · 6yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 9 yds, 9.0 per target1100% · 9yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.
2025 charting · Vanderbilt

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.

Charted targets
2
1 caught (50%)
Avg. depth of target
7.5
air yards per target
YAC per catch
15.0
15 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-9
of 6 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
50%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted2 targets charted

55% comp7.5 avg. depth15.0 YAC/catch50% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (50%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per target1100% · 6yLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (50%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farVanderbilt#59 · 3-4531%73605.6%
2025Vanderbilt#11 · 10-3927%65315.6%

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.

Game Log

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

4.3 avg. game scoreBest: 5.9 vs Austin Peay (Week 1)0 of 3 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Austin PeayW 28–95.933110.3012
2DelawareW 35–26—·····
3NC StateW 35–314.82115.506
4@AuburnL 15–21—no stats recorded
5@GeorgiaL 14–38—no stats recorded
6Ole MissL 17–522.32-6-3.000
7ArkansasL 21–31—no stats recorded
2026 · 4 games4.37365.1012

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries1—
Yards21250th / 1458
Yards / carry2—
Touchdowns0—
Long2—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions7796th / 1995
Yards361191st / 1981
Yards / catch5.1—
Touchdowns0—
Long12—

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

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Austin Peay62~42 (28–51)368%
Wk 2 · Delaware69~46 (30–56)267%
Wk 3 · NC State58~16 (5–22)228%
Wk 4 · Auburn75~13 (4–21)117%
Wk 6 · Ole Miss73~22 (7–30)230%
Season447139 (79–183)1031%

Position Room

14 WRs on the Vanderbilt roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
0Junior SherrillWRSR41628426%+0.66
5Tristen BrownWRJR1214509%+0.41
Ja'Cory ThomasWR1219518%+0.98
13Kayleb BarnettWRSO73606%-0.07
7Cole AdamsWRSR55805%+0.32
9Brycen ColemanWRJR44404%-0.08
15Joseph McVayWRJR———3%-0.95
80Claiborne RichardsWRSR—————
81Kahden SmithWRFR—————
84Owen CabellWRFR—————
85Lebron HillWRSO—————
87Ty BurdWRSR—————
88Wils JacksonWRSO—————
89Cameran DicksonWRSO—————

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 →