Player Dossier

2020-2025

Utah State

Bryson Barnes

QB • 6'2" • 210 lbs • Milford, UT, USA

Dual-threat creatorVolume operator

Bryson Barnes is a dual-threat creator with 42.6 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

87%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

21

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

23

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Utah State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
Utah • Utah State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State

Player Story

Bryson Barnes built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a quarterback from Milford, UT, spending time with Utah and Utah State. The clearest part of Bryson Barnes' career was his passing role: 5,683 passing...

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Bryson Barnes, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Utah State. Bryson Barnes is a dual-threat creator with 42.6 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
7,356
Passing yards
5,683
Rushing yards
1,673
Touchdowns
66

Quick Answers

Bryson Barnes quick answers

Latest team and position
Utah State · QB
Career Total Offense
7,356
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 9 entries · 38 games
Best season
2025 Postseason · Utah State
Top game
Colorado State
Latest roster
Senior
2025 Total offense rank
3,542 total offense · QB 28th (top 7%) · Mountain West 2nd (top 2%) · National 28th (top 2%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2020 Regular SeasonUtah00000-
2021 PostseasonUtah1332310151.3
2022 PostseasonUtah695112-17140.5
2022 Regular SeasonUtah6451318133340.5
2023 PostseasonUtah105355-2055.6
2023 Regular SeasonUtah101,7961,5172791555.6
2024 Regular SeasonUtah State81,3868565301750.9
2025 PostseasonUtah State131231167184.2
2025 Regular SeasonUtah State133,4192,6867332884.2

Related Context

Bryson Barnes played QB for Utah and Utah State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Bryson Barnes recorded 5,683 passing yards, 1,673 rushing yards, and 7 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Utah State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Utah State paired 3,542 primary output with 64.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

pass-led usage with 64.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Utah, Utah State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: San José State

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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Season Explorer

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2025 Postseason · Utah State

Games

13

Primary Metric / G

272.5

Efficiency

64.3

Usage

42.6

Consistency

77.8

Best Game by takeover score

San José State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Washington State: 123. UTEP: 262. Texas A&M: 165. Air Force: 331. McNeese: 421. Vanderbilt: 209. Hawai'i: 239. San José State: 380. New Mexico: 168. Nevada: 328. UNLV: 380. Fresno State: 263. Boise State: 273

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington State: 34 by 43.8. UTEP: 43 by 64.1. Texas A&M: 46 by 49.2. Air Force: 37 by 76.7. McNeese: 40 by 86.1. Vanderbilt: 32 by 69.3. Hawai'i: 38 by 62. San José State: 47 by 73.1. New Mexico: 30 by 51.1. Nevada: 36 by 76.9. UNLV: 60 by 65.6. Fresno State: 53 by 57.7. Boise State: 49 by 60.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins330.8 · Games = 6 · +108.4 vs Losses
Losses222.4 · Games = 7 · -108.4 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

San José State

Best efficiency game

86.1 vs McNeese

Result
Mon 12/22vs Washington StateL 21-3492111642.90143.81370.5019
Fri 11/28vs Boise StateDual-threatL 24-25133118441.90060.218894.90127
Sun 11/23@ Fresno StateDual-threatW 28-17163015053.30157.7231134.90018
Sun 11/16@ UNLVDual-threatL 26-29193825650.01065.6221245.60158
Sun 11/9vs Nevada3+ TDW 51-14202728874.13076.99404.40011
Sat 10/25@ New MexicoL 14-33132316456.51151.1740.60012
Sat 10/18vs San José State300-yard game · Dual-threatW 30-25223132671.01073.116543.40121
Sun 10/12@ Hawai'iDual-threatL 26-44142617553.8116212645.30035
Sat 9/27@ Vanderbilt3+ TDL 35-55152216168.23069.310484.80018
Sun 9/21vs McNeese3+ TD · Dual-threatW 48-7192729370.43186.1131289.80224
Sun 9/14vs Air Force3+ TDW 49-30172228777.32076.715442.90311
Sat 9/6@ Texas A&ML 22-44153016950.02049.216-4-0.30018
Sat 8/30vs UTEPW 28-16192823367.91064.115291.90118

Player Story

Bryson Barnes story

Bryson Barnes built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a quarterback from Milford, UT, spending time with Utah and Utah State. The clearest part of Bryson Barnes' career was his passing role: 5,683 passing yards, 47 touchdown passes, 783 attempts, and 1,673 rushing yards across 38 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1,673 rushing yards, 7 receiving yards, and 4 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Bryson Barnes' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Utah

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Utah State

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202020212022202220232023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonUtah0
2021 PostseasonUtah33992.333
2022 PostseasonUtah546678513
2022 Regular SeasonUtah5466780
2023 PostseasonUtah1,84956.321.71,303
2023 Regular SeasonUtah1,84956.321.70
2024 Regular SeasonUtah State1,38661.221.5-463
2025 PostseasonUtah State3,54264.342.62,156
2025 Regular SeasonUtah State3,54264.342.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Colorado State

Week 14 · L 37-42 · Conference game

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

374

Total Offense

88.5 takeover

374 total offense with 65.6 efficiency.

#2

vs No. 118 San José State

Week 8 · W 30-25 · Conference game

380

Total Offense

85.7 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

380 total offense with 73.1 efficiency.

#3

@ No. 57 UNLV

Week 12 · L 26-29 · Conference game

380

Total Offense

85.3 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

380 total offense with 65.6 efficiency.

#4

@ Arizona

Week 12 · L 18-42 · Conference game

364

Total Offense

84.7 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

364 total offense with 54.2 efficiency.

#5

vs No. 80 Air Force

Week 3 · W 49-30 · Conference game

331

Total Offense

84.4 takeover

Win with 331 yards of offense and 76.7 efficiency.

331 total offense with 76.7 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · Utah State

3,542 primary output · 64.3 efficiency · 42.6 usage

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#2

2025 Regular Season · Utah State

84.2

3,542 primary · 64.3 efficiency · 42.6 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · Utah

55.6

1,849 primary · 56.3 efficiency · 21.7 usage

Milestones

7

250+ passing yards

9

300+ total offense

10

3+ TD games

23

Above avg efficiency