Player Career

Alonza Barnett Career Story

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

Player Story

Alonza Barnett story

Alonza Barnett built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a quarterback from Whitsett, NC wearing No. 14, spending time with James Madison. The clearest part of Alonza Barnett's career was his passing role: 5,431 passing yards, 49 touchdown passes, 736 attempts, and 1,083 rushing yards across 29 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with James Madison. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 1,083 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 29 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across James Madison.

The arc is straightforward: Alonza 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

    James Madison

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20222023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonJames Madison2944.24.9
2023 Regular SeasonJames Madison4440.112.215
2024 Regular SeasonJames Madison3,04663.7293,002
2025 PostseasonJames Madison3,39564.621.4349
2025 Regular SeasonJames Madison3,39564.621.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs No. 49 Old Dominion

Week 8 · W 63-27 · Conference game

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

448

Total Offense

86.8 takeover

448 total offense with 89.1 efficiency.

#2

@ North Carolina

Week 4 · W 70-50

487

Total Offense

86 takeover

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

487 total offense with 84 efficiency.

#3

@ No. 65 Texas State

Week 10 · W 52-20 · Conference game

362

Total Offense

73.5 takeover

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

362 total offense with 85.6 efficiency.

#4

@ UL Monroe

Week 6 · L 19-21 · Conference game

300

Total Offense

71.5 takeover

Loss with 300 yards of offense and 54.9 efficiency.

300 total offense with 54.9 efficiency.

#5

vs Ball State

Week 5 · W 63-7

332

Total Offense

70.7 takeover

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

332 total offense with 76.7 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Regular Season · James Madison

3,046 primary output · 63.7 efficiency · 29 usage

73.6

#2

2025 Postseason · James Madison

70.9

3,395 primary · 64.6 efficiency · 21.4 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · James Madison

70.9

3,395 primary · 64.6 efficiency · 21.4 usage

Milestones

9

250+ passing yards

10

300+ total offense

12

3+ TD games

15

Above avg efficiency