Jovantae Barnes

RB · #2 · Kentucky · 5TH · 6'0" · 214 · Las Vegas, NV

Transferred from OKLA · RB depth chart, 2nd

45 2025 rush yards

1 2025 total TDs

5% Team touch share

1 Explosive plays

33 Career games (10 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Carries	Rush yds	YPC	Rec	Rec yds	TD
2025	Oklahoma	4	2	19	45	2.4	1	16	1
2024	Oklahoma	10	6	122	577	4.7	17	123	6
2023	Oklahoma	8	1	37	140	3.8	5	23	1
2022	Oklahoma	11	1	116	519	4.5	5	26	5

2025 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 11.3 22

Yards per carry 2.4 3

Receiving yards per game 4.0 36

Total TDs 1 19

Around Jovantae

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production

Kenny Minchey QB · 196 pass yds · 6g · at ND

CJ Baxter RB · 196 rush yds · 8g · at TEX

WR-X

DJ Miller WR · 175 rec yds · 7g

WR-Z

Nic Anderson WR · 106 rec yds · 10g · at LSU

WR-F Shane Carr WR · no college stats

Willie Rodriguez TE · 310 rec yds · 12g

The situation

Kentucky 2025 offense ›

Explosive play rate 8.8% 12

Red zone TD rate 69.0% 39

Line yards per carry 2.5 54

Sack rate allowed 7.4% 28

2025 Game log

with Oklahoma

Wk	Opponent	Car	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	RZ opps	Touch share
W1	Illinois State Redbirds	7			9			10%
W2	MICH	6	2	1	40		3	9%
W3	@ TEM	5			12	1	2	6%
W4	AUB	1	1				1	2%

Recruiting

2022 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2022 board

#113 Chris McClellan DL · Owasso FLA

#114

Marquis Groves-Killebrew CB · North Cobb TXAM

#115

Jovantae Barnes RB · Desert Pines OKLA

#116 Justice Finkley EDGE · Hewitt-Trussville TEX

#117

Tre'Quon Fegans CB · Thompson ALA

RBs in the class

George Pettaway Nansemond-Suffolk Academy UNC

#9 TreVonte' Citizen Lake Charles College Prep MIA

#10

Jovantae Barnes Desert Pines OKLA

#11 Omarion Hampton Cleveland UNC

#12 Kaytron Allen IMG Academy PSU

2025 · 22th pctile of RBs

Recruit · 95th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.