Player Dossier

2022-2025

Oklahoma

Jovantae Barnes

RB • 6'0" • 211 lbs • Las Vegas, NV, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Jovantae Barnes leans balanced backfield option traits and 21.8 efficiency.

Usage Score

8.3

Efficiency

21.8

Consistency

31.9

Season Value

17.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Oklahoma

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Oklahoma
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Jovantae Barnes, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Oklahoma. Jovantae Barnes leans balanced backfield option traits and 21.8 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Oklahoma paired 700 primary output with 46.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 21.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Michigan

Win with 40 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Oklahoma

Games

4

Scrimmage Yards / G

15.3

Efficiency

21.8

Usage

8.3

Consistency

31.9

Best Game by takeover score

Auburn

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 9. Michigan: 40. Temple: 12. Auburn: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 7 by 13.4. Michigan: 7 by 48.8. Temple: 5 by 25. Auburn: 1 by 0

Split Comparison

Wins17.3 · n=3
First Half24.5 · n=2 · +18.5 vs Second Half
Second Half6 · n=2 · -18.5 vs First Half
All Games15.3 · n=4

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

4 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Michigan

Best efficiency game

48.8 vs Michigan

Result
Sat 9/20vs AuburnW 24-1710000
Sat 9/13@ TempleW 42-35122.4012.4
Sat 9/6vs MichiganW 24-13624401165.7
Sat 8/30vs Unknown791.3001.3

Career Arc

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

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    Oklahoma

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20222022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 PostseasonOklahoma54548.418.1
2022 Regular SeasonOklahoma54548.418.10
2023 Regular SeasonOklahoma16330.910.5-382
2024 Regular SeasonOklahoma70046.326.9537
2025 Regular SeasonOklahoma6121.88.3-639

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 222 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

222

Primary metric

222 scrimmage yards and 27.1 usage.

#2

TCU

114

Primary metric

Loss with 114 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

114 scrimmage yards and 31.7 usage.

#3

Tulsa

73

Primary metric

Win with 73 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

73 scrimmage yards and 24.1 usage.

#4

Florida State

108

Primary metric

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

108 scrimmage yards and 37 usage.

#5

Michigan

40

Primary metric

Win with 40 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

40 scrimmage yards and 11.5 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · Oklahoma

700 primary output · 46.3 efficiency · 26.9 usage

55.3

#2

2022 Postseason · Oklahoma

50

545 primary · 48.4 efficiency · 18.1 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Oklahoma

50

545 primary · 48.4 efficiency · 18.1 usage

Milestones

4

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

4

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.9532

Desert Pines · Las Vegas, NV

Committed To
Oklahoma
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

1,469

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 29 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career rushing yards
1,281