Chris Barnes: P · Rice · #86.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Rice’s specialists
Chris Barnes
Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing. The first one came in 2019: All-Conference USA.
Play style
Has a leg that can flip the field on one swing.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
45.0 gross, but 5 of 34 inside the 20 (14.7%) — a flipper. flipper
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-14@ Army | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-41vs Wake Forest | 3 | 126 | 42.0 | 50 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-48vs No. 12 Texas | 3 | 127 | 42.3 | 47 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-21vs Baylor | 3 | 135 | 45.0 | 53 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-23vs Louisiana Tech | 3 | 137 | 45.7 | 48 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-35@ UAB | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 50 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-31@ UTSA | 2 | 116 | 58.0 | 66 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 6-20vs Southern Miss | 4 | 193 | 48.3 | 61 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-20vs Marshall | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 48 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-28@ Middle Tennessee | 2 | 105 | 52.5 | 55 | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | W 20-14vs North Texas | 4 | 165 | 41.3 | 49 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 30-16@ UTEP | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | 52 | 1 | |
| Total | 34 | 1530 | 45.0 | 66 | 5 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
15%5 of 34Touchback rate
0%0 of 34Yards / punt
45.034 puntsLong
66yards45.0 yards/punt on 34 punts · 15% placed inside the 20.
Player standing · 2019
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Rice carries three punters; Barnes has taken 34 of the 66.
How it ended
One season at Rice — the college career is complete.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 2ND TEAM
All-Conference USA 2nd team (2019)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: David Bailiff → Mike Bloomgren. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
