Tra Barnett

Senior running back for Georgia State. 2019: 1,453 rushing yards, 12 rushing TD, 16 catches.

RB · Georgia State · Sr. · #5

5′10″ · 185 lb · Elberton, GA

Georgia State 2019 alumnus

The story

4 running back for Georgia State. 2019: 1,453 rushing yards, 12 rushing TD, 16 catches.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Georgia State in 2016.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

APB recruit

No. 2671 nationally · Signed with Georgia State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Four seasons at Georgia State, 2,156 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20169 games

Signed with Georgia State2-star out of Elbert County

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2671 national

CFB

College

Georgia State

2016–2019

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2016–2019

2 coaches

2016

Trent Miles

Georgia State

2017–2019

Shawn Elliott

Georgia State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Trent Miles → Shawn Elliott. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2019 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2016Georgia State3-9HC: Trent Miles · Pass-leaning, slow tempo

2017Georgia State7-5HC: Shawn Elliott · Balanced

2018Georgia State2-10HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-leaning

2019Georgia State7-6HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush yards (97th percentile). Strength: carries (96th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Rush yards#11 / 326 · 97th pct

1453

Carries#12 / 326 · 96th pct

248

Rush TDs#22 / 326 · 92nd pct

Yards / carry#58 / 326 · 81st pct

5.9

Receptions#80 / 314 · 73rd pct

Long run#120 / 326 · 63rd pct

Fumbles lost#53 / 218 · 50th pct

Rec yards#162 / 314 · 48th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home7g	118	6.3	0.9
Road6g	105	5.1	1.0

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	91.7	5.9	0.7
Weeks 8+6g	135	5.6	1.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dell McGee

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2019	Georgia State	248	1,453	5.9	12	--
2018	Georgia State	109	551	5.1	7	--
2017	Georgia State	8	45	5.6	0	--
2016	Georgia State	22	107	4.9	0	--
Career		387	2,156	5.6	19	--

Season	Team
2019	Georgia State	16	69	4.3	--
2018	Georgia State	14	70	5.0	--
2017	Georgia State	6	16	2.7	--
2016	Georgia State	3	29	9.7	--
Career		39	184	4.7	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2019

W 48–42

vs Furman

52 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD

Edged out Furman at home in a shootout.

With D. Ellington — 362 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 92.3 · 86 rush yds (15 car) · B. Wright — 38 LONG · 100 PCT · 12 PTS

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 38-30@ Tennessee	21	95	4.5	1	19
Wk 2	W 48-42vs Furman	9	52	5.8	1	18
Wk 3	L 10-57@ Western Michigan	19	127	6.7	0	45
Wk 4	L 34-37@ Texas State	12	55	4.6	0	12
Wk 6	W 52-38vs Arkansas State	14	139	9.9	1	56
Wk 7	W 31-21@ Coastal Carolina	20	110	5.5	2	26
Wk 8	W 28-21vs Army	17	108	6.4	1	19
Wk 9	W 52-33vs Troy	34	242	7.1	2	41	Season-high 242 yds
Wk 11	L 31-45@ UL Monroe	32	190	5.9	2	18	190-yard day
Wk 12	L 27-56vs App State	17	90	5.3	0	44
Wk 13	W 28-15vs South Alabama	23	128	5.6	1	32
Wk 14	L 10-38@ Georgia Southern	15	53	3.5	1	15
Bowl	L 17-38vs Wyoming	15	64	4.3	0	18
Total		248	1453	5.8	12	56

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology