Utah State University Athletics

HONORS
Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week (11/23/24); Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week (11/23/24); Academic All-Mountain West (2024); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2024); Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (10/21/23); Pac-12 Honor Roll (2020, 2021).

RECORDS
Set the single-game school record for rushing yards by a quarterback as he gained a career-high 193 yards on 15 carries and one touchdown against San Diego State (11/23/24) … rushed for 185 yards on a career-high 24 carries at Colorado State (11/29/24) to become the first quarterback in school history to rush for 100 yards in consecutive games.

CAREER NOTES
Has appeared in 33 games during his collegiate career with 14 starts at Utah (2020-23) and Utah State (2024) … has completed 258-of-426 (.606) passes for 2,881 yards with 29 touchdowns and 19 interceptions … has four career 200-yard passing games and one 300-yard game … has thrown multiple touchdowns in nine games during his career, including four games with three touchdowns and one game with four touchdowns … has rushed for 921 yards on 179 carries (5.1 ypc) and eight touchdowns … has two career 100-yard rushing games.

2024 (JUNIOR SEASON)
Appeared in nine games and made three starts … accounted for 1,386 yards of total offense on the season … completed 77-of-126 (.611) passes for 856 yards with 12 touchdowns and six interceptions … threw multiple touchdown passes in five games, including three touchdowns in each of his final two games … rushed for 530 yards on 68 carries (7.8 ypc) and five touchdowns … named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week and the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week following his performance against San Diego State (11/23) as he accounted for four touchdowns and had 332 yards of total offense as he came off the bench in the second quarter … set a single-game school record for rushing yards by a quarterback as he gained a career-high 193 yards on 15 carries and one touchdown for his first career 100-yard rushing game … was 13-of-15 passing for 139 yards and a season-high three touchdowns against the Aztecs … rushed for 185 yards on a career-high 24 carries and one touchdowns at Colorado State (11/29) to become the first quarterback in school history to rush for 100 yards in consecutive games … completed 17-of-29 passes for 189 yards and a season-high-tying three touchdowns against the Rams …  had 286 yards of total offense in his Aggie debut against Robert Morris (8/31) as he came off the bench and completed 11-of-21 passes for 198 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 88 yards on five carries, including a career-long 63-yard touchdown … was eighth in the MW and 66th in the nation in points responsible for (11.3 ppg) and 10th in the MW in passing touchdowns with 12 (1.33 pg) … earned Academic All-MW honors and was a MW Scholar-Athlete.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Three-star transfer according to 247Sports.com ... played in 24 career games with 11 starts during his four years at Utah (2020-23) ... was 181-of-301 (.601) passing for 2,025 yards with 17 touchdowns and 13 interceptions, while also rushing for 391 yards on 111 carries (3.5 ypc) and three touchdowns ... helped the Utes to back-to-back Pac-12 titles and consecutive Rose Bowl appearances in 2021 and 2022 ... started 10 of the 11 games he played in during the 2023 campaign and was 142-of-242 (.587) passing for 1,572 yards with 12 touchdowns and 11 interceptions ... rushed for 265 yards on 90 carries (2.9 ypc) and three touchdowns ... named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week following his performance against No. 18 USC (10/21), as he was 14-of-23 passing for 235 yards with three touchdowns and one interception, while also rushing for a season-best 57 yards on 10 carries and another score ... threw for a career-high 320 yards against No. 17 Arizona, as he was 31-of-53 passing with two touchdowns and two interceptions ... was 19-of-28 passing for 161 yards and a career-high four touchdowns against Arizona State, while also rushing for 56 yards ... was 17-of-30 passing for 267 yards and two touchdowns at No. 5 Washington ... was 12-of-18 passing for 159 yards against Florida, which included a career-long 70-yard touchdown pass, to go along with one rushing touchdown ... was 15-of-21 passing for 128 yards against California ... rushed for 50 yards and one touchdown against the Bears ... played in 10 games with one start as a redshirt freshman during the 2022 season ... was 37-of-57 (.649) passing for 430 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions ... rushed for 116 yards on 20 carries ... earned the first start of his career at Washington State and was 17-of-27 passing for 175 yards, while adding 51 rushing yards on eight carries ... was 10-of-19 passing for 112 yards with one touchdown and one interception against Penn State in the Rose Bowl ... was a perfect 6-for-6 passing for 98 yards and a touchdown against Southern Utah ... went 4-of-5 passing for 45 yards and a touchdown at Colorado, while adding a season-high 62 rushing yards on two carries, which included a season-long 32-yard run ... named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll ... redshirted the 2020 season as he played in three games against Weber State, Colorado and against Ohio State in the Rose Bowl ... came into the Rose Bowl with under 10 minutes to play in the game and was 2-for-2 passing for 23 yards, throwing a 15-yard touchdown pass ... named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned Utah Class 1A first-team All-State honors as a sophomore, junior and senior at Milford (Utah) High School, as he set the state record for passing touchdowns in a career with 137 ... also played on defense in high school and recorded 115 career tackles, to go along with nine passes defended and four interceptions ... was 244-of-404 (.604) passing for 3,533 yards and 39 touchdowns his senior year, while also rushing for 625 yards on 181 carries (3.5 ypc) and 16 touchdowns ... was named the Utah Class 1 A MVP following his junior season as he was 156-of-267 (.584) passing for 3,073 yards with 48 touchdowns, to go along with 752 rushing yards on 156 carries (4.8 ypc) and 12 touchdowns ... was 147-of-258 (.570) passing for 2,822 yards and 31 touchdowns, while rushing for 496 yards on 115 carries (4.3 ypc) and 14 touchdowns as a sophomore ... played baseball and was named the Utah Class 2A MVP and a first-team All-State selection following his senior season as he helped the Tigers to a state title.

PERSONAL
Son of Chris and Stacy Barnes ... has three brothers and one sister ... wife’s name is Brittlyn ... graduated from USU in the spring of 2024 with a business integrated studies degree and is pursuing his master’s in business administration.