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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2024-2025Wake Forest
Chris Barnes
WR • 5'7" • 168 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Chris Barnes reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
58
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
42
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
75
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Wake Forest
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Washington State • Wake Forest
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Carolina
Player Story
Chris Barnes built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Houston, TX wearing No. 10, spending time with Wake Forest and Washington State. The clearest part of Chris Barnes' career was his...
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- Committed To
- Washington State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Chris Barnes, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Wake Forest. Chris Barnes reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 566
- Receptions
- 41
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Chris Barnes quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wake Forest · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 566
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Wake Forest
- Top game
- Western Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · North Shore · Washington State
- High school pipeline
- North Shore · 69 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Freshman
- 2025 Receiving yards rank
- 547 receiving yards · WR 182nd (top 17%) · ACC 29th (top 11%) · National 191st (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Washington State | 2 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 29.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Washington State | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 29.7 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 11 | 39 | 547 | 5 | 67.6 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wake Forest to Oklahoma State | P4 to P4 | 85.6 | Jan 11, 2026 |
| 2025 | Washington State to Wake Forest | G5/FCS to P4 | 78.4 | Jan 6, 2025 |
Chris Barnes played WR for Washington State and Wake Forest. Across 2 tracked seasons, Chris Barnes recorded 142 rushing yards, 566 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Wake Forest.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Wake Forest paired 547 primary output with 67.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 67.5 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Washington State, Wake Forest.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Western Carolina
Win with an explosive receiving profile. 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 · Wake Forest
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
49.7
Efficiency
67.5
Usage
20.8
Consistency
33.4
Best Game by takeover score
Western Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kennesaw State: 23. Western Carolina: 149. NC State: 76. Georgia Tech: 39. Virginia Tech: 21. Oregon State: 102. SMU: 66. Florida State: 16. Virginia: 12. Delaware: 19. Duke: 24
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kennesaw State: 3 by 51.1. Western Carolina: 6 by 100. NC State: 3 by 100. Georgia Tech: 3 by 86.7. Virginia Tech: 5 by 28. Oregon State: 3 by 100. SMU: 5 by 88. Florida State: 4 by 26.7. Virginia: 2 by 40. Delaware: 3 by 42.2. Duke: 2 by 80
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins56 · Games = 7 · +17.3 vs Losses
Losses38.8 · Games = 4 · -17.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Western Carolina
Best efficiency game
100 vs Oregon State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ Duke | L 32-49 | — | 2 | 24 | 11.7 | 12 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Delaware | W 52-14 | — | 3 | 19 | 24.3 | 6.30 | 0 | 12 |
| Sun 11/9 | @ Virginia | W 16-9 | — | 2 | 12 | 4.7 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Florida State | L 7-42 | — | 4 | 16 | 3.4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs SMU | W 13-12 | — | 5 | 66 | 11.3 | 13.20 | 0 | 32 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Oregon State100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | W 39-14 | — | 3 | 102 | 26.8 | 34 | 3 | 55 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Virginia Tech | W 30-23 | — | 5 | 21 | 5.3 | 4.20 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Georgia Tech | L 29-30 | — | 3 | 39 | 10.3 | 13 | 0 | 35 |
| Thu 9/11 | vs NC State | L 24-34 | — | 3 | 76 | 19.8 | 25.30 | 0 | 70 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Western Carolina100 receiving yards | W 42-10 | — | 6 | 149 | 21.7 | 24.80 | 0 | 64 |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Kennesaw State | W 10-9 | — | 3 | 23 | 9.5 | 7.70 | 0 | 15 |
Player Story
Chris Barnes story
Chris Barnes built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Houston, TX wearing No. 10, spending time with Wake Forest and Washington State. The clearest part of Chris Barnes' career was his receiving role: 41 catches, 566 receiving yards, 3 touchdowns, and 142 rushing yards across 13 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Wake Forest. 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 142 rushing yards and 263 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 13 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Wake Forest and Washington State.
The arc is straightforward: Chris Barnes 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.
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Washington State
2024
Opening stop
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Wake Forest
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Washington State | 19 | 50 | 4.6 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Washington State | 19 | 50 | 4.6 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 547 | 67.5 | 20.8 | 528 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Western Carolina
Week 2 · W 42-10
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
149
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
149 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ No. 126 Oregon State
Week 7 · W 39-14
102
Receiving Yards
79.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
102 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs No. 23 SMU
Week 9 · W 13-12 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
66
Receiving Yards
75 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
66 receiving yards with a 88 efficiency score.
#4
vs Syracuse
Week 1 · L 35-52 · Postseason
20
Receiving Yards
70.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
20 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs No. 55 NC State
Week 3 · L 24-34 · Conference game
76
Receiving Yards
66.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
76 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Wake Forest
547 primary output · 67.5 efficiency · 20.8 usage
67.6
#2
2024 Postseason · Washington State
29.7
19 primary · 50 efficiency · 4.6 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Washington State
29.7
19 primary · 50 efficiency · 4.6 usage
Milestones
2
100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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