Dashed line: 100 yards.
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 receiving yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Share of the team's total this season.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 13, middle 7, right 19.
Jaden Barnes
Jaden Barnes takes over from Javen Nicholas at Charlotte.
TEAM RECEIVING YARDS LEADER
475
Team leader in receiving yards (475).
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Wins underneath on volume and route precision.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 9): 66 receiving yards, 8 catches, 1 receiving TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 41-43vs The Citadel | 7 | 93 | 13.3 | 0 | 37 | |
| Wk 2 | L 9-41@ No. 9 Ole Miss | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-26@ App State | 10 | 97 | 9.7 | 0 | 17 | Season-high 97 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 7-34vs Louisiana | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 5 | L 8-59vs Memphis | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-50@ North Texas | 9 | 94 | 10.4 | 0 | 34 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-31@ Temple | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-38vs Tulane | 8 | 66 | 8.3 | 1 | 22 | |
| Total | 49 | 475 | 9.7 | 1 | 37 |
Oct. 30 · L 31-38 vs Tulane, play by play
8 catches for 66 yards and a touchdown. Charlotte threw to him on 13 of its 36 passes. He had no catches in the fourth quarter, as a 24-21 lead became a 38-31 loss.
14-yard catch on 3rd and 5. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
7-yard catch on 3rd and 5. Second quarter, down 7-0. Converted.
Incomplete on 3rd and 10. Second quarter, tied 7-7.
22-yard touchdown. Second quarter, made it 17-14.
5 catches for 53 yards. Charlotte threw to him on 6 of its 30 passes.
6-yard catch on 3rd and 3. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
21-yard catch. Fourth quarter, tied 28-28.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
A big game: 9 catches for 94 yards.
Not drawn: the play-by-play has 9 catches for 96 yards, the box score 9 for 94, so no play is placed until they agree.
1 catch for 10 yards. Charlotte threw to him on 3 of its 15 passes.
10-yard catch on 3rd and 14. First quarter, down 7-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
5 catches for 45 yards. Charlotte threw to him on 9 of its 30 passes. He was 0 of 3 on third and fourth down.
Incomplete on 3rd and 10. First quarter, down 3-0. Broken up by Louisiana’s B. Gordon Jr..
9-yard catch on 3rd and 11. Second quarter, down 3-0.
18-yard catch. Third quarter, down 17-7.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
A big game: 10 catches for 97 yards, his most this season. Charlotte threw to him on 12 of its 34 passes.
Incomplete on 3rd and 5. First quarter, down 3-0. Broken up by App State’s E. Adams.
17-yard catch. Fourth quarter, down 26-7.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
4 catches for 17 yards. Charlotte threw to him on 5 of its 28 passes. 14 of the 17 came before halftime.
9-yard catch. Second quarter, down 14-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
7 catches for 93 yards. Charlotte threw to him on 10 of its 41 passes.
37-yard catch on 3rd and 5. First quarter, tied 7-7. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 6 · 2026
L 10-50
at North Texas
The plays that mattered most
84th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
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.
Ratings of the games shown run from -8 to +15 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
6830% of team targetsCatch rate
72%49 of 68 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
72% catch rate on 68 targets · 30% of the team's targets · 33% catch rate on 6 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.2 | 53.5 | 10.2 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 7.0 | 65.2 | 8.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.9 | 58.4 | 9.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 8.0 | 66.0 | 8.3 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Albin
Pass share
50.0%
240 pass / 240 run
Plays / game
60.0
8 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
269 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
49 catches and 2 carries in 8 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #91 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dowell Loggains and Tim Albin.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Charlotte
