Daryl Barnett Jr.

#19 · WR · So. · Toledo6′2″ · 195 lb · Toledo, OH · Scott

Receiving yards220342nd of 467 receivers Last gameW 45–38vs Western Michigan · Oct 24

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His most important play this season

Q4, 0:54 · Toledo down 7, ties itJohn Alan Richter finds Daryl Barnett Jr. for a 23-yard touchdownTemple at Toledo, week 3Q4, 0:54 · Toledo 42, Temple 420:54Game-tying touchdown for Toledo with 0:54 left0:54Game-tying touchdown for Toledo with 0:54 leftGame-tying touchdown for Toledo with 0:54 leftJ.Richter pass complete deep right to D.Barnett Jr. caught at TEMPLE00, for 23 yards to the TEMPLE00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick goodWatch from this play CBS Sports College Football

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Daryl Barnett Jr.

WR · Toledo · #19

Played for two head coaches at Toledo: Robert Weiner and Mike Jacobs. A game that shows it: 47 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Temple — Week 3, 2026.

220 receiving yards · 17 catches · 3 receiving TD

Style of play

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Johnny HoltonCincinnati · 2014 · 85% season match
DaMarkus LodgeOle Miss · 2016 · 84% season match
Sam MartinMiami (OH) · 2014 · 83% season match
Peter LeBlancLouisiana · 2023 · 82% season match
Darreus RogersUSC · 2014 · 82% season match

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Toledo in the news

Michigan flips Toledo recruitYahoo Sports Oct 21

Where to follow

The latest game

Against Western Michigan on Oct. 24: 4 catches for 41 yards. In the 8 games drawn here: 17 catches for 220 yards. Toledo has thrown to him 27 times in 266 passes.

First quarterSecond quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

W 45-38 vs Western Michigan4 catches, 41 yds, 1 TD
W 34-14 at Eastern Michigan1 catch, 7 yds
L 8-23 vs Buffalo2 catches, 28 yds
W 39-24 at Ball State3 catches, 34 yds, 1 TD
W 41-16 vs San Diego State1 catch, 35 yds
W 49-48 vs Temple3 catches, 47 yds, 1 TD
W 63-10 vs Central Connecticut1 catch, 0 yds
L 20-30 at Michigan State2 catches, 28 yds

a catch, by its yardsa touchdownthrown to him, incomplete

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.

Career stats

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Season	Team
2026	Toledo	17	220	12.9	3	35
2025	Toledo	1	13	13.0	0	13
Career		18	233	12.9	3	35

Season	Team
2026	Toledo	23
2025	Toledo	--
Career		23

Last game (Wk 8): 41 receiving yards, 4 catches, 1 receiving TD.

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 20-30@ Michigan State	2	28	14.0	0	21
Wk 2	W 63-10vs Central Connecticut	1	0	0.0	0	0
Wk 3	W 49-48vs Temple	3	47	15.7	1	23	Season-high 47 yds
Wk 4	W 41-16vs San Diego State	1	35	35.0	0	35
Wk 5	W 39-24@ Ball State	3	34	11.3	1	20
Wk 6	L 8-23vs Buffalo	2	28	14.0	0	16
Wk 7	W 34-14@ Eastern Michigan	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 8	W 45-38vs Western Michigan	4	41	10.3	1	19
Total		17	220	12.9	3	35

Signature game

Week 8 · 2026

W 45-38

vs Western Michigan

4 rec · 41 yds · 1 TD

Edged out Western Michigan at home in a shootout.

With J. Alan Richter — 391 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 75.7 · C. Miller — 183 rush yds (33 car) · 1 TD · 1 rec · 13 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · Michigan State · 2nd and 21 · Q3 · EPA +3.29Richter to Barnett Jr.: a 21-yard pass.
Week 4 · San Diego State · 2nd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +3.20Richter to Barnett Jr.: a 35-yard pass.
Week 5 · Ball State · 3rd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +2.80Richter to Barnett Jr.: a 20-yard pass.
Week 8 · Western Michigan · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.67Richter to Barnett Jr.: a 19-yard pass.
Week 3 · Temple · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.66Richter to Barnett Jr.: a 23-yard touchdown pass.
Week 5 · Ball State · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.49Alan to Barnett Jr.: an 11-yard touchdown pass.

4 more plays

Week 8 · Western Michigan · 1st and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.20Richter to Barnett Jr.: a 7-yard touchdown pass.
Week 7 · Eastern Michigan · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.18Richter to Barnett Jr.: a 7-yard pass.
Week 3 · Temple · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.61Richter to Barnett Jr.: an 18-yard pass.
Week 8 · Western Michigan · 2nd and 12 · Q4 · EPA +1.47Richter to Barnett Jr.: an 11-yard pass.

Where he ranks

Rec yards220tied for 342ndAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Receptions17tied for 332ndAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Yards / catch12.9tied for 248thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Rec TDs3tied for 108thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Long catch35tied for 350thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

395th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position

Receiving touchdowns3tied for 10th in the Mid-American this season.

Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.

Opponents faced, by strength

Ratings of the games shown run from -20 to -3 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

17 rec · 220 yds · 3 TD

17 of 17 receptions matched to play-by-play

25 of 27 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

2710% of team targets

Catch rate

63%17 of 27 targets

Short · 0–9 air yds

36% of targets (9)

78%catch rate

Air 4.6 · YAC 2.0 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

56% of targets (14)

50%catch rate

Air 15.3 · YAC 3.6 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

8% of targets (2)

100%catch rate

Air 21.5 · YAC -10.0 avg

63% catch rate on 27 targets · 10% of the team's targets.

Teams and coaches

2025Toledo8-5HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning

2026Toledo6-2HC: Mike Jacobs · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 39 (#309 of 465). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

39Below cohort / limited sample #309 of 465?

11 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: epa / target (86th percentile). Strength: fumbles lost (81st percentile). Concern: long catch (24th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#82 / 569 · 86th pct

0.71

TD rate#142 / 569 · 75th pct

7.4%

Explosive rate#162 / 569 · 72nd pct

14.8%

Yards / catch#269 / 569 · 53rd pct

12.9

Catch rate#336 / 569 · 41st pct

63.0%

Box-score rates (6)

Fumbles lost#1 / 126 · 81st pct

Rec TDs#108 / 468 · 70th pct

Yards / catch#248 / 468 · 46th pct

12.9

Receptions#332 / 468 · 27th pct

Rec yards#342 / 468 · 27th pct

220

Long catch#350 / 468 · 24th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2026 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.2	30.2	15.0	0.4
Road3g	2.0	23.0	10.8	0.3

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	1.9	25.6	13.9	0.3
Weeks 8+1g	4.0	41.0	10.3	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Jacobs

Pass share

47.3%

266 pass / 296 run

Plays / game

70.2

8 games

Team sack rate

2.1%

286 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

17 catches in 8 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

39 · #309 of 465 WRs

Daryl Barnett Jr.

This week

His most important play this season

Style of play

Similar players

Fans

Toledo in the news

Where to follow

The latest game

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Where he ranks

Receiving profile

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

17 catches in 8 games

Two seasons at Toledo