Javari Barnett

#24 · RB · Fr. · Illinois6′1″ · 235 lb · Tampa, FL · Tampa Bay Tech

Last gameW 20–17at Maryland · Oct 31
Nextvs NebraskaFri Nov 6 · 8 pm ET
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183 rushing yards in 5 games; their best was 80 at Maryland.
Game 1: against UAB, win 42-23, no carries in this gameWUABGame 2: against Duke, loss 27-31, no carries in this gameLDUKEGame 3: against Southern Illinois, win 48-10, 50 rushing yards, 1 touchdown, FCS opponent50WSIUFCSGame 4: at Ohio State, loss 19-42, 4 rushing yards4LOSU@Game 5: against Purdue, loss 17-24, no carries in this gameLPURGame 6: at Michigan State, win 38-37, 22 rushing yards22WMSU@Game 7: against Oregon, win 21-10, 27 rushing yards27WOREGame 8: at Maryland, win 20-17, 80 rushing yards, 1 touchdown80WMD@Season high
Game 1: against UAB, win 42-23, no carries in this gameWUABGame 2: against Duke, loss 27-31, no carries in this gameLDUKEGame 3: against Southern Illinois, win 48-10, 50 rushing yards, 1 touchdown, FCS opponentWSIUFCSGame 4: at Ohio State, loss 19-42, 4 rushing yardsLOSU@Game 5: against Purdue, loss 17-24, no carries in this gameLPURGame 6: at Michigan State, win 38-37, 22 rushing yardsWMSU@Game 7: against Oregon, win 21-10, 27 rushing yardsWOREGame 8: at Maryland, win 20-17, 80 rushing yards, 1 touchdown80WMD@Season high
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Maryland · W 20-17

6 carries, 80 yards, 1 TD

The other 4 games average 26 yards. This one was 54 above.

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Barnett has carries in 5 of Illinois’s 8 games: none against UAB, Duke and Purdue.

Dashed line: 100 yards.

This week

What’s being said

4 stories in the last 60 days, from 3 outlets.

Sep 17 to Sep 23: 2Sep 24 to Sep 30: 1Oct 29 to Nov 4: 1L 27-31 vs DukeLW 48-10 vs Southern IllinoisWL 19-42 at Ohio StateLL 17-24 vs PurdueLW 38-37 at Michigan StateWW 21-10 vs OregonWW 20-17 at MarylandWSep 10Nov 4Most in a week: 2
Sep 17 to Sep 23: 2Sep 24 to Sep 30: 1Oct 29 to Nov 4: 1L 27-31 vs DukeLW 48-10 vs Southern IllinoisWL 19-42 at Ohio StateLL 17-24 vs PurdueLW 38-37 at Michigan StateWW 21-10 vs OregonWW 20-17 at MarylandWSep 10Nov 4Most in a week: 2
Stories per week. W and L: the team’s results.

Javari Barnett rushes 64 yards for a TD, giving Illinois the lead over Maryland

FOX Sports Oct 31

All 4 stories this season

10% of the carries, 14% of the yards, 22% of the touchdowns

  • Carries10%25 of 248
  • Yards14%183 of 1,320
  • Touchdowns22%2 of 9
  • Yards a carry: 7.3. Everyone else on the team: 5.1.

Share of the team's rushing yards, game by game

Who carried it

Share of the team's total this season.

Javari Barnett

RB · Illinois · Fr · #24

On Trialas of Nov 4

Javari Barnett is on trial in Illinois's fan jury — the eye test against the résumé.

183rushing yards2rushing TD25carries

Illinois fans keep putting the player's case on trial, week to week.

medium confidence8 sources

Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.

Read the story so far

Javari Barnett arrived as a 3-star prospect. Javari Barnett lines up at RB for Illinois.

On the field, the headline is 183 rush yds, with 2 rush td.

Illinois fans keep putting the player's case on trial, week to week.

Whatever the tape says, fans have already made up their minds.

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04