Utah State University Athletics

HONORS
Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week (11/23/24); 9/13/25); Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week (11/23/24); Burlsworth Trophy Walk-on of the Week (8/30/25); Semifinalist, Burlsworth Award (2025); Davey O’Brien QB Class (2025); Manning Award Star of the Week (10/17/25); CSC Academic All-District (2025); Academic All-Mountain West (2024, 2025); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2024); Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (10/21/23); Pac-12 Honor Roll (2020, 2021).

CAREER RECORDS
Set the school record for 100-yard rushing games by a quarterback with five ... rushed for 1,270 yards during his USU career to rank 24th all-time in program history … is the 35th player and fourth quarterback to rush for 1,000 yards in school history … ranks ninth all-time in school history with a 59.8 completion percentage (288-of-482).

SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS
Set the single-season school record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback with 10 in 2025 … produced 3,543 yards of total offense in 2025, which ranks fifth all-time in program history.

SINGLE-GAME RECORDS
Threw three touchdowns and rushed for two more against McNeese (9/20/25), becoming the only player in school history to accomplish that feat … rushed for three touchdowns and passed for two more against Air Force (9/13/25), becoming one of just two players in school history to accomplish that feat ... 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
Appeared in 46 games during his collegiate career with 27 starts at Utah (2020-23) and Utah State (2024-25) … completed 469-of-782 (.600) passes for 5,683 yards with 47 touchdowns and 24 interceptions … had 10 career 200-yard passing games and two 300-yard games … threw multiple touchdowns in 14 games during his career, including seven games with three touchdowns and one game with four touchdowns … rushed for 1,661 yards on 368 carries (4.5 ypc) and 18 touchdowns … had five career 100-yard rushing games.

2025 (SENIOR SEASON)
Earned second-team All-Mountain West honors … started all 13 games and accounted for 3,543 yards of total offense, which ranks fifth all-time in school history … completed 211-of-356 (.593) passes for 2,803 yards with 18 touchdowns and five interceptions … threw multiple touchdown passes in five games, including three touchdowns three times … rushed for 740 yards on 189 carries (3.9 ypc) and 10 touchdowns … those 10 rushing touchdowns are a single season school record for a quarterback … named the MW Offensive Player of the Week following his performance against Air Force (9/13), as he accounted for 331 yards of total offense and five touchdowns as he was 17-of-22 passing for 287 yards and two touchdowns and added 44 rushing yards on 15 carries and a career-high three touchdowns … is the second player in program history to post three rushing touchdowns and pass for two more in the same game … accounted for a career-high 421 yards of total offense and a career-high-tying five touchdowns against McNeese (9/20) as he threw for 293 yards on 19-of-27 passing with a season-high three touchdowns and rushed for a season-high 128 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries in three quarters of action … is the only player in program history to throw three touchdown passes and rush for two scores in the same game ... tied his season-high with three touchdown passes at No. 18 Vanderbilt (9/27) as he was 15-of-22 for 161 yards … was 20-of-27 passing for 288 yards and a season-high three touchdowns against Nevada (11/8) …  accounted for 380 yards of total offense at UNLV (11/15) as he was 19-of-38 passing for 256 yards and one touchdown and rushed for 124 yards on 22 carries and another score … rushed for 113 yards on a season-high 23 carries and was 16-of-30 passing for 151 yards at Fresno State (11/22) … scored on a 2-yard reception against the Bulldogs for his first-career reception and receiving touchdown … ranked second in the MW and 33rd in the nation in total touchdowns with 28 (2.15 pg), first in the MW and 16th in the nation in yards per completion (13.28), second in the MW and 37th in the nation in yards per pass attempt (7.87), third in the MW and 33rd in the nation in points responsible for at 13.7 per game, third in the MW and 46th in the nation in rushing touchdowns with 10 (0.77 pg), third in the MW and 47th in the nation in passing touchdowns with 18 (1.38 pg), third in the MW and 54th in the nation in passing efficiency (139.3), fourth in the MW and 29th in the nation in total offense (272.5 ypg), fourth in the MW and 58th in the nation in passing (215.6 ypg), sixth in the MW and 80th in the nation in completions per game (16.23), seventh in the MW and 95th in the nation in completion percentage (.593), and seventh in the MW in rushing (56.9 ypg) ... earned CSC Academic All-District and Academic All-MW honors.

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 earned his master’s in business administration in the fall of 2025.