Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-24@ Tulsa | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | W 39-31vs Oregon | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | 39 | Season-high 51 yds |
| Total | 7 | 87 | 16.4 | 0 | 39 |
#2
Chris Barnes
Redshirt sophomore wide receiver for Oklahoma State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′7″ · 169 lb · Houston, TX · North Shore
CFB Index 53 · #197 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Wake Forest → Oklahoma State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
87
receiving yards · 2026
7 catches · 12.4 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 51 yds, vs Oregon
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 wide receiver for Oklahoma State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Washington State in 2024.
- Transferred from Wake Forest to Oklahoma State in 2026.
Buzz vs Tape
There's real chatter about him this season — just not enough of his own fan discourse yet to measure it against anything.
Chris Barnes
Moves the chains on third down. Across three seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Pete Kaligis, Jake Dickert and Eric Morris. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-ACC. The receipt: 51 rec yds, 2 receptions against Oregon — Week 2, 2026.
87 REC YDS · 7 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The week the volume broke through — put up 149 yds vs Western Carolina.Western Carolina · W 42-102025
2024
- Signed with Washington State3-star out of North Shore
202511 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
- All-ACC
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike Gundy, Doug Meacham, and Eric Morris. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Oklahoma State
2025Wake Forest
2026Oklahoma State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Washington State8-5HC: Pete Kaligis · Run-leaning
2025Wake Forest9-4HC: Jake Dickert · Balanced
2026Oklahoma State1-1HC: Eric Morris · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 REC/g, 43.5 YDS/g, 16.4 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eric Morris
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 87 | 12.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 39 | 547 | 14.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Washington State | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 48 | 653 | 13.6 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oklahoma State | -- | -- | 22 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 13 | 143 | 263 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Washington State | 1 | -1 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 14 | 142 | 285 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 39–31
vs Oregon
2 rec · 51 yds
Edged out Oregon at home in a shootout.
With D. Mestemaker — 317 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 80.1 · 109 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · L. Pozzobon — 44 AVG · 47 LONG · 3 NO
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jacob De Jesus’s 2024 season.
76%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Jacob on
Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume
Yards / reception
Differs from Jacob on
Class year (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Dai'Jean Dixon’s path through Nicholls.
Matches Dai'Jean on
Yards per reception
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Cam'Ron Lacy's sophomore season at Middle Tennessee (2025).
75%match
Matches Cam'Ron on
Total EPA (college ability)
Height
Yards / reception
Differs from Cam'Ron on
Class year (lower)
Background
2025 Third Team All-ACC (Special Teams) A versatile playmaker who arrived in 2026. 2025 (Freshman at Wake Forest): Earned All-ACC Third Team honors ... Played in 11 games ... Returned seven kicks for 263 yards and a touchdown ... Had the highest kick return average of any qualified (5+) returner...
The receiver room · Oklahoma State
- #10Wyatt Young1,264 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Miles Coleman550 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Chris Barnes547 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Israel Polk525 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Rodney Harris II419 receiving yards · 2025
11 more on the roster · Oklahoma State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology