Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 41-43vs The Citadel | 7 | 93 | 13.3 | 0 | 37 | Season-high 93 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 9-41@ Ole Miss | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 11 | 110 | 8.8 | 0 | 37 |
#1
Jaden Barnes
Senior wide receiver for Charlotte. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′8″ · 170 lb · Mcdonough, GA · Langston Hughes
CFB Index 61 · #122 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred App State → Charlotte 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
110
receiving yards · 2026
11 catches · 10 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 13 rec · 160 yds · 1 TD -- top 0.1% catches game. -- Best game: 7 rec, 93 yds, vs The Citadel
The play that turned itSwung App State from 9% to 63% to win.Georgia Southern at App State · 25-23
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Charlotte. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Austin Peay in 2023.
- Transferred from App State to Charlotte in 2026.
Jaden Barnes
Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 93 rec yds, 7 receptions against The Citadel — Week 1, 2026.
110 REC YDS · 11 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
The week the volume broke through — stacked 1 td at Charlotte.Charlotte · W 34-112025
2023
- Signed with Austin Peayout of Langston Hughes
20259 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Charlotte
2025App State
2026Charlotte
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025App State5-8HC: Dowell Loggains · Pass-leaning
2026Charlotte0-2HC: Tim Albin · Balanced
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: 5.5 REC/g, 55.0 YDS/g, 8.8 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Albin
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
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · The Citadel · 3&5 · Q1 · EPA +3.81(02:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 C.Gonzales pass complete deep right to #1 J.Barnes caught at CIT43, for 37 yards to the CIT38, out of bounds at CIT38, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · The Citadel · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.56(01:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 C.Gonzales pass complete short left to #1 J.Barnes caught at CIT03, for 18 yards to the CIT03, out of bounds at CIT03, 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Pass completion". CALL UPHELD
- Week 2 · Ole Miss · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.25(13:52) Shotgun #9 C.Gonzales pass complete short left to #1 J.Barnes caught at CLT34, for 9 yards to the CLT34, End Of Play
- Week 1 · The Citadel · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.91(07:23) Shotgun #9 C.Gonzales pass complete short left to #1 J.Barnes caught at CLT21, for 8 yards to the CLT33 (#8 S.Rogers)
- Week 1 · The Citadel · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.78(08:49) Shotgun #9 C.Gonzales pass complete short left to #1 J.Barnes caught at CIT27, for 20 yards to the CIT25, out of bounds at CIT25, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · The Citadel · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.77(01:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 C.Gonzales pass complete short left to #1 J.Barnes caught at CLT30, for 1 yard to the CLT33 (#27 A.Turnbow)
- Week 2 · Ole Miss · 2&16 · Q1 · EPA -0.25(08:52) Shotgun #9 C.Gonzales pass complete short right to #1 J.Barnes caught at CLT29, for 1 yard to the CLT33 (#12 L.Ferrelli; #29 N.Cull)
- Week 2 · Ole Miss · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.17(05:53) Shotgun #9 C.Gonzales pass complete short right to #1 J.Barnes caught at CLT39, for 4 yards to the CLT45 (#2 J.Braxton), out of bounds
- Week 1 · The Citadel · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.13(03:35) Shotgun #9 C.Gonzales pass complete short left to #1 J.Barnes caught at CLT25, for 4 yards to the CLT32 (#11 P.Betts; #54 N.Porada)
- Week 2 · Ole Miss · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.11(12:03) Shotgun #15 C.Harrell pass complete short right to #1 J.Barnes caught at OM21, for 3 yards to the OM15 (#0 J.Crawford), out of bounds
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Brennan Presley’s 2021 season.
84%match
Matches Brennan on
Weight
Yards / reception
Reception volume
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Robert Ferrel’s path through Washington State.
98%match
#4
Elijah Steward
94%
Matches Robert on
Height
Yards per reception
Weight
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Yamir Knight's junior season at SMU (2025).
Matches Yamir on
Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Yamir on
Weight (lower)
Background
Awards and Honors All-UAC Second Team (2024) At Charlotte Senior, 2026: Joined the Niners before spring practice Before Charlotte Spent the 2025 season at App State following two seasons at Austin Peay Hauled in 55 passes for 608 yards and seven touchdowns for the Mountaineers last season Also to...
The receiver room · Charlotte
- #1Jaden Barnes608 receiving yards · 2025
- #89Derrick Eley97 receiving yards · 2025
- #11KD Hunter-Gibson30 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Jaylen Hampton27 receiving yards · 2025
- #14Adam Hopkins23 receiving yards · 2025
9 more on the roster · Charlotte team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology