Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 41-43vs The Citadel | 7 | 93 | 13.3 | 0 | 37 | |
| Wk 2 | L 9-41@ Ole Miss | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-26@ App State | 10 | 97 | 9.7 | 0 | 17 | Season-high 97 yds |
| Total | 21 | 207 | 9.1 | 0 | 37 |
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Jaden Barnes
Jaden Barnes packed up and started over at Charlotte — the fit is the whole question.
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
207
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 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
Senior wide receiver for Charlotte. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Austin Peay in 2023.
- Transferred from App State to Charlotte in 2026.
How he plays
Wins underneath on volume and route precision.
Catch rate: 85th percentile.
The full scouting readJaden Barnes
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-22
Jaden Barnes arrives at Charlotte with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
207REC YDS21REC0REC TD
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22
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
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Charlotte
2025App State
2026Charlotte
Career stats
Game log
Game by game
Jaden Barnes's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
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 3 · App State · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA +2.15(11:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 C.Gonzales pass complete short right to #1 J.Barnes caught at APP42, for 17 yards to the APP40 (#0 J.Berchal; #4 J.Gude), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · App State · 3&4 · Q2 · EPA +1.75(00:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 C.Gonzales pass complete short middle to #1 J.Barnes caught at APP04, for 16 yards to the APP02 (#25 K.Purdy), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · App State · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA +1.75(08:12) Shotgun #9 C.Gonzales pass complete short left to #1 J.Barnes caught at APP03, for 13 yards to the APP01 (#3 J.Henderson; #7 D.Henderson), 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 3 · App State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -1.11(13:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Barnes rush left for 6 yards loss to the APP28 (#10 C.Phares)
- Week 3 · App State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.00(07:09) Shotgun #9 C.Gonzales pass complete short left to #1 J.Barnes caught at CLT30, for 8 yards to the CLT38 (#21 J.Reddish)
- 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 3 · App State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.80(04:20) Shotgun #9 C.Gonzales pass complete short left to #1 J.Barnes caught at CLT29, for 15 yards to the CLT27 (#6 K.Conley), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +97 receiving yards, +10 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
2025App State5-8HC: Dowell Loggains · Pass-leaning
2026Charlotte0-3HC: Tim Albin · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
High confidence
Elite: catch rate (85th percentile). Strength: receptions (89th percentile). Concern: yards / catch (20th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Box-score rates (7)
Season trend
Last seasonThis season
EPA / target
53rd → 45th percentile
Explosive rate
40th → 26th percentile
Catch rate
32nd → 85th percentile
TD rate
88th → 50th percentile
Yards / catch
33rd → 20th percentile
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Receiving profile
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
21 of 21 receptions matched to play-by-play
27 of 27 targets charted for true throw depth
Targets
2727% of team targetsCatch rate
78%21 of 27 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
33% of targets (9)
100%catch rate
Air -2.3 · YAC 7.8 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
30% of targets (8)
62%catch rate
Air 4.1 · YAC 4.0 avg
Middle · 10–19 air yds
26% of targets (7)
86%catch rate
Air 15.3 · YAC 1.0 avg
Deep · 20+ air yds
11% of targets (3)
33%catch rate
Air 33.0 · YAC 5.0 avg
78% catch rate on 27 targets · 27% of the team's targets.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 7.0 | 93.0 | 13.3 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 7.0 | 57.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 7.0 | 69.0 | 9.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Albin
Pass share
53.6%
104 pass / 90 run
Plays / game
64.7
3 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
113 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Wins underneath on volume and route precision.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
WR
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Antwan Dixon’s 2018 season.
Matches Antwan on
Height
Weight
TD rate
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Julian Mason’s path through Idaho State.
Julian Mason
97%match
Matches Julian on
Yards per reception
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Lincoln Victor's senior season at Washington State (2022).
Matches Lincoln on
Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Reception volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Jaden Barnes
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…
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