Kevorian Barnes (born August 10, 2003) is an American football running back for the UTSA Roadrunners.
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| Position | Running back |
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| Major | Marketing |
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| Born: | August 10, 2003 Nacogdoches, Texas |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 213 lb (97 kg) |
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| High school | San Augustine (San Augustine, Texas) |
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Early years
editBarnes attended San Augustine High School where he was named to three straight All-District teams. Ranked the #124 running back in the class of 2021 he committed to play college football at University of Texas at San Antonio.[1][2]
College career
editAfter redshirting in 2021 due to an injury, Barnes would become a contributor for the Roadrunners in 2022. On October 14, 2022, Barnes rushed for 128 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 30-10 win over FIU.[3][4] In the 2022 Conference USA Championship Barnes would make his first career start, rushing for a career-high 175 yards in the Roadrunners 48-27 victory over North Texas.[5] At the conclusion of the 2022 season, Barnes was named the Conference USA Freshman of the Year.[6]
Statistics
edit| Season | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | |||||
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| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 13 | 2 | 135 | 845 | 6.3 | 6 | 10 | 115 | 10.5 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 11 | 10 | 139 | 698 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 61 | 4.1 | 0 | ||||
| Career[7] | 26 | 12 | 280 | 1,559 | 5.6 | 12 | 24 | 174 | 7.3 | 0 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Kevorian Barnes, UTSA Roadrunners, Running Back". 247Sports. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ Beames, Caleb (August 15, 2020). "San Augustine's Kevorian Barnes verbally commits to UTSA". KLTV. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ Luca, Greg (October 15, 2022). "Barnes breaks through for two TDs, helping UTSA top FIU". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ Spishock, Kyle (October 16, 2022). "San Augustine's Kevorian Barnes A Roadrunners Run Threat". texashsfootball.com. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "No. 23 USTA tops North Texas 48-27 in C-USA title game". Seattle Sports. December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ Luca, Greg (December 13, 2022). "UTSA's Barnes finds confidence through Freshman of the Year run". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "Kevorian Barnes College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2023.