JovantaeBarnes
- position Running Back
- height 6-0
- Weight 211
- class Senior
- Hometown Las Vegas, Nev.
- High school Desert Pines
- Previous School Oklahoma
2026- Redshirt Senior
• Transferred to Kentucky after four seasons at Oklahoma
• Played in 31 games with 10 starts
• Has 294 career carries for 1,281 yards and 12 scores
• Also has 28 receptions for 188 yards with one receiving TD
• Has posted three career 100-yard games and one 200-yard game
2025- Senior (Oklahoma)
• Redshirted the 2025 season, appearing in only four games with two starting assignments
• Charted 19 carries for 45 yards and one score
• Also had one catch for 16 yards
2024- Junior (Oklahoma)
• Played in nine games with six starts in 2024, missing 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 for a career-high 203 yards and three touchdowns vs. Maine (11/2)
2023- Sophomore (Oklahoma)
• Played in seven games and made one start (at Tulsa on 9/16) in 2023
• 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
2022- Freshman (Oklahoma)
• Played in 11 games with one start (vs. Florida State in Cheez-It Bowl on 12/29) as a true freshman in 2022
• Rushed 116 times for 519 yards (4.5 average) and five touchdowns
• Also caught five passes for 26 yards
High School
• Considered a consensus four-star recruit coming out of high school
• 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.