Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-9vs Austin Peay | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 31 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 35-26vs Delaware | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 12 |
#13
Kayleb Barnett
Sophomore wide receiver for Vanderbilt. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′8″ · 155 lb · Broken Arrow, OK · Jenks
Returning to Vanderbilt for 2026
The numbers
31
receiving yards · 2026
3 catches · 10.3 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 31 yds, vs Austin Peay
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 wide receiver for Vanderbilt. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Vanderbilt in 2025.
Kayleb Barnett
He has spent two seasons in the Vanderbilt receiving corps. The receipt: 31 rec yds, 3 receptions against Austin Peay — Week 1, 2026.
31 REC YDS · 3 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20259 games
- Signed with Vanderbilt3-star out of Jenks
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Vanderbilt
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Clark Lea — 12-3 over that span.
2025Vanderbilt10-3HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Vanderbilt2-0HC: Clark Lea · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 REC/g, 15.5 YDS/g, 10.3 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
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
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 29 | 21 | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 31 | 21 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 28–9
vs Austin Peay
3 rec · 31 yds
With T. Ebel — 52 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 59 LONG · B. Berlowitz — 149 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · 45 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Vanderbilt
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Vanderbilt
Returning around him
- 35% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 1 Vanderbilt player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (18 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Vanderbilt · Last season: 10-3 (AP #13) · Talent rank #42 · 2026 recruiting class #33
The receiver room · Vanderbilt
- Junior Sherrill784 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Ja'Cory Thomas714 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Tristen Brown137 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Cole Adams71 receiving yards · 2025
- #13Kayleb Barnett53 receiving yards · 2025
9 more on the roster · Vanderbilt team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology