Jovantae Barnes

Position:
RB
Class:
Junior
Height:
6-0
Weight:
207
Hometown:
Las Vegas, Nev.
High School:
Desert Pines HS

Season	GP-GS	RUSH	AVG	TD	LG	REC	AVG	TD	LG
2022	11-1	116-519	4.5	5	31	5-26	5.2	0	13
2023	8-1	37-140	3.8	1	17	5-23	4.6	0	11
2024	9-6	122-577	4.7	5	74	17-123	7.2	1	19
Career	28-8	275-1,236	4.4	11	74	27-172	6.3	1	19

2024 (OKLAHOMA)
Played in nine games and made six starts … missed the last four games due to injury … rushed 122 times for 577 yards and five touchdowns and caught 17 passes for 123 yards and one score … rushed 18 times for career highs of 203 yards and three touchdowns vs. Maine (11/2) … rushed for 67 yards on 16 carries and caught five passes for a career-high 57 yards at Ole Miss (10/26) … rushed 17 times for 70 yards and caught four passes for 21 yards vs. South Carolina (10/19) … rushed for 38 yards on 14 carries vs. Texas (three t10/12) … registered 61 rushing yards and a touchdown on 18 carries in a win at Auburn (9/28) … rushed for 12 yards and a TD on eight carries and caught two passes (including a 2-yard TD) vs. Tennessee (9/21) … rushed 14 times for 53 yards vs. Tulane (9/14) … had five carries for 33 yards in the season opener vs. Temple (8/30).

2023 (OKLAHOMA)
Played in eight games and made one start (at Tulsa on 9/16) … was limited due to injury and missed five of last 10 contests … rushed 37 times for 140 yards and a touchdown and caught five passes for 23 yards … carried three times for 10 yards vs. TCU (11/24) … rushed five times for 17 yards and caught a pass for four yards at Kansas (10/28) … rushed for a season-high 68 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries and caught a five-yard pass in his start at Tulsa … carried 13 times for 49 yards and caught two passes for 17 yards in season opener vs. Arkansas State (9/2).

2022 (OKLAHOMA)
Played in 11 games and rushed 116 times for 519 yards (4.5 average) and five touchdowns … also caught five passes for 26 yards … made first career start vs. Florida State in Cheez-It Bowl (12/29) and logged season highs of 27 carries and 108 rushing yards (one touchdown) ... ran the ball six times for 14 yards and caught a pass for five yards at Texas Tech (11/26) … rushed six times for 59 yards (including a 22-yarder) vs. Oklahoma State (11/19) … had five carries for 22 yards at West Virginia (11/12) … rushed 21 times for 69 yards and two touchdowns vs. Kansas (10/15) … ran the ball seven times for 24 yards and caught a pair of passes for seven yards vs. Texas (10/8) … registered 18 carries for 100 yards and two touchdowns, and two receptions for a season-high 14 yards at TCU (10/1) … carried 13 times for 77 yards (including a season-long 31 yarder) at Nebraska (9/17) … had nine carries for 21 yards vs. Kent State (9/10) … saw his first collegiate action with four rushes for 25 yards in season opener vs. UTEP (9/3).

HIGH SCHOOL
Consensus four-star recruit … ranked as the No. 84 prospect in the country by Rivals, No. 93 by ESPN, No. 112 by On3 and No. 188 by 247 … rated as the No. 3 running back in the class by Rivals, No. 6 by On3, No. 7 by ESPN and No. 16 by 247 … the No. 2 recruit in the state of Nevada by On3 and Rivals, No. 3 by ESPN and No. 4 by 247 … a 2021 Under Armour All-American ... a 2021 first-team Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada selection after rushing for 567 yards and 11 touchdowns in his six games … rushed for 1,022 yards and 13 touchdowns on 126 carries (8.1 yards per rush) as a sophomore in 2019 and was a Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada honorable mention pick … 2020 season was canceled due to COVID … chose the Sooners over Alabama, Florida State and USC, among others.

PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in January 2022 ... first name pronounced jo-VON-tay ... major is human relations.