Player Career

Jared Barnett Career Story

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

Player Story

Jared Barnett story

Jared Barnett built his college career from 2010 through 2012 as a quarterback from Garland, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Jared Barnett's career was his passing role: 1,825 passing yards, 12 touchdown passes, 328 attempts, and 567 rushing yards across 15 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with Iowa State. 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 567 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 15 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa State.

The arc is straightforward: Jared 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

    Iowa State

    2010-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2010201120112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2010 Regular SeasonIowa State0
2011 PostseasonIowa State1,63853.230.41,638
2011 Regular SeasonIowa State1,63853.230.40
2012 Regular SeasonIowa State75452.417.9-884

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Oklahoma State

Week 12 · W 37-31 · Conference game

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

460

Total Offense

81.1 takeover

460 total offense with 63.4 efficiency.

#2

@ Ball State

Week 1

283

Total Offense

79.9 takeover

Game with 283 yards of offense and 59.7 efficiency.

283 total offense with 59.7 efficiency.

#3

@ Oklahoma State

Week 8 · L 10-31 · Conference game

255

Total Offense

75.6 takeover

Loss with 255 yards of offense and 66 efficiency.

255 total offense with 66 efficiency.

#4

vs Kansas

Week 10 · W 13-10 · Conference game

300

Total Offense

75.5 takeover

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

300 total offense with 61.4 efficiency.

#5

vs Kansas State

Week 7 · L 21-27 · Conference game

201

Total Offense

71.2 takeover

Loss with 201 yards of offense and 53.9 efficiency.

201 total offense with 53.9 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2011 Postseason · Iowa State

1,638 primary output · 53.2 efficiency · 30.4 usage

71.7

#2

2011 Regular Season · Iowa State

71.7

1,638 primary · 53.2 efficiency · 30.4 usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · Iowa State

48.6

754 primary · 52.4 efficiency · 17.9 usage

Milestones

2

250+ passing yards

2

300+ total offense

2

3+ TD games

6

Above avg efficiency