Murray State · W 59-0 · FCS
No catches.
Houston · L 32-35
No catches.
Iowa State · L 49-51
No catches.
Barnes has catches in 5 of Oklahoma State’s 8 games: none against Murray State, Houston and Iowa State.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Chris Barnes
The three seasons span three programs and three head coaches: Pete Kaligis, Jake Dickert and Eric Morris. First career honor, 2025: All-ACC. A game that shows it: 58 receiving yards and 2 receptions against West Virginia — Week 4, 2026.
179 receiving yards · 11 catches · 0 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The New York Times Nov 1
Sports Illustrated Oct 29
Oklahoma State University Athletics Oct 22
The Oklahoman Oct 22Against Colorado on Oct. 24: 1 catch for 7 yards. In the 5 games drawn here: 11 catches for 179 yards. Oklahoma State has thrown to him 18 times in 184 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 179 | 16.3 | 0 | 52 |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 39 | 547 | 14.0 | 3 | 70 |
| 2024 | Washington State | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 20 |
| Career | 52 | 745 | 14.3 | 3 | 70 |
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oklahoma State | -- | -- | 22 |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 13 | 143 | 263 |
| 2024 | Washington State | 1 | −1 | -- |
| Career | 14 | 142 | 285 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| 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 No. 6 Oregon | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | 39 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-24@ West Virginia | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | 52 | Season-high 58 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 42-28vs UCF | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 8 | W 57-24vs Colorado | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 11 | 179 | 16.3 | 0 | 52 |
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 — 44.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 47 long
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -4 to +17 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 28.3 | 19.8 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.5 | 47.0 | 18.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.5 | 43.0 | 22.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eric Morris
Pass share
50.9%
289 pass / 279 run
Plays / game
71.0
8 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
317 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
The No. 1,853 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Big 12 as a redshirt sophomore.
2026 is in progress.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 3 schools: Jake Dickert and Eric Morris.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Oklahoma State
