Player Career

Tra Barnett Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Tra Barnett story

Tra Barnett built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a running back from Elberton, GA wearing No. 5, spending time with Georgia State. The clearest part of Tra Barnett's career was his backfield work: 2,156 rushing yards, 387 carries, 19 rushing touchdowns, and 184 receiving yards across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Georgia State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 184 receiving yards, 3 tackles, and 318 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Georgia State.

The arc is straightforward: Tra Barnett moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Georgia State

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201620172017201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonGeorgia State13656.25.5
2017 PostseasonGeorgia State6134.98.7-75
2017 Regular SeasonGeorgia State6134.98.70
2018 Regular SeasonGeorgia State62143.319.3560
2019 PostseasonGeorgia State1,52258.832.6901
2019 Regular SeasonGeorgia State1,52258.832.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Troy

Week 9 · W 52-33 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

244

Scrimmage Yards

91.2 takeover

244 scrimmage yards and 46.7 usage.

#2

vs Coastal Carolina

Week 9 · L 34-37 · Conference game

161

Scrimmage Yards

86.9 takeover

Loss with 161 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

161 scrimmage yards and 21.2 usage.

#3

@ UL Monroe

Week 11 · L 31-45 · Conference game

190

Scrimmage Yards

79.9 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

190 scrimmage yards and 48.5 usage.

#4

@ Western Michigan

Week 3 · L 10-57

137

Scrimmage Yards

75 takeover

Loss with 137 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

137 scrimmage yards and 40.4 usage.

#5

vs App State

Week 13 · L 10-31 · Conference game

49

Scrimmage Yards

74.4 takeover

Loss with 49 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

49 scrimmage yards and 16.7 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Georgia State

1,522 primary output · 58.8 efficiency · 32.6 usage

80.5

#2

2019 Regular Season · Georgia State

80.5

1,522 primary · 58.8 efficiency · 32.6 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Georgia State

45.2

621 primary · 43.3 efficiency · 19.3 usage

Milestones

8

100+ rush yards

3

150+ scrimmage yards

5

2+ TD games