Jovantae Barnes
Kentucky Wildcats
71
Average

Jovantae Barnes

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RBOffenseAverageTRANSFER · Oklahoma
3rd String

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Jovantae Barnes is listed 3rd string at RB for Kentucky Wildcats.

Redshirt senior · #2 · 6'0", 211 lbs

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Depth at RB · Kentucky Wildcats

  1. 1187CJ BaxterStarter
  2. 22678Jason Patterson
  3. 3271Jovantae BarnesYou

Kentucky Starting Lineup

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Top running backs in the SEC

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Up next for Kentucky

Kentucky plays Tennessee away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 06:15 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Desert Pines, ranked #115 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 45 rushing yards, 1 rush TD. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 71 overall (Average tier).

Recruit4★ · #115 NatlTeam Share3%
Las Vegas, NV
Jersey
#2
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
211 lbs
Transfer
Oklahoma

Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
—451

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9532
National Rank
#115
High School
Desert Pines
Hometown
Las Vegas, NV

Why this rating?

On a 90-rated offense; 35th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.98 for competition level) put them -7 vs unit starters → 71.

Team offense (SP+)
90
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 35% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 16% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.98)
Depth-chart adjustment
-7 for role; −12 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 24WVANYDS 68
CAR
15
YDS
68
AVG
4.5
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 34-17

Oct 17WOUYDS 16
CAR
5
YDS
16
AVG
3.2
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 21-13

Oct 10WLSUYDS 14
CAR
3
YDS
14
AVG
4.7
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
5
AVG
5.0
TD
0

Final W 35-34 OT

Oct 3WSCYDS 28
CAR
9
YDS
28
AVG
3.1
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 35-34 OT

Sep 26WUSAYDS 100
CAR
8
YDS
100
AVG
12.5
TD
1
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 45-21

Sep 12LALAYDS 4
CAR
3
YDS
-2
AVG
-0.7
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
4
AVG
4.0
TD
0

Final L 45-17

Jovantae Barnes's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

45 rush yds · 1 TD · 4% of carries
Usage / Involvement23%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.