Oklahoma Sooners–No. 2 | |
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Position | Running back |
Class | Junior |
Major | Human Relations |
Personal information | |
Born: | [1] Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | June 25, 2003
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 207 lb (94 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
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High school | Desert Pines (NV) |
Jovantae Barnes (born June 25, 2003) [1] is an American college football running back for the Oklahoma Sooners.
Barnes grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada, and attended Desert Pines High School. As a senior in 2021, he rushed for 567 yards and 11 touchdowns in six games. [2]
Barnes enrolled at the University of Oklahoma in January 2022. As a true freshman, he was a backup to Eric Gray. He appeared in 11 games and rushed for 519 yards and five touchdowns on 116 carries, an average of 4.5 yards per carry. [2] In the 2022 Cheez-It Bowl against Florida State, he rushed for a season-high 108 rushing yards on 27 carries. [3]
Barnes entered the 2023 season as Oklahoma's lead running back. [4] [5] He was named to the Doak Walker Award watch list, [6] and Bleacher Report correspondent Brad Shepard picked him as one of his 12 college football players who will break out in 2023. [7]