Arnold Barnes III

RB · #3 · Iowa State · SR · 5'10" · 220 · New Orleans, LA

90 2026 rush yards

2 2026 total TDs

8% Team touch share

2 Explosive plays

39 Career games (2 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Carries	Rush yds	YPC	Rec	Rec yds	TD
2026	Iowa State	6	0	25	90	3.6	0	0	2
2025	Tulane	12	1	51	217	4.3	2	16	0
2024	Tulane	14	0	87	402	4.6	8	19	7
2023	Tulane	7	1	23	138	6.0			0

2026 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 15.0 23

Yards per carry 3.6 13

Receiving yards per game 0.0 1

Total TDs 2 42

Around Arnold

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production

Jaylen Raynor QB · 1,001 pass yds · 6g

Aiden Flora RB · 680 rush yds · 6g

WR-X

Dominic Overby WR · 212 rec yds · 6g

WR-Z

Cody Jackson WR · 191 rec yds · 6g

WR-F

Omari Hayes WR · 208 rec yds · 6g

Tyler Fortenberry TE · 32 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Iowa State 2026 offense ›

Explosive play rate 13.6% 76

Red zone TD rate 80.8% 84

Line yards per carry 2.7 64

Sack rate allowed 4.9% 63

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Carries	Rushing yards	Rushing TDs	Targets	RZ opps	Touch share
W1	Southeast Missouri State Redhawks	3	8	0	1	2	8%
W2	@ IOWA	3	9	0	1	1	7%
W3	BGSU	13	63	2	0	2	22%
W4	UTAH	3	6	0	0	0	6%
W5	WVU	2	2	0	0	1	3%
W6	@ BYU	1	2	0	0	0	2%

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#982 Vaka Hansen DL · St. John Bosco SJSU

#982 Nnamdi Udeogu EDGE · Georgetown Preparatory

#990

Arnold Barnes III RB · KIPP Booker T. Washington TULN

#1001 Anthony Miles IOL · Ramsay VAN

#1002

Will Randle TE · Isidore Newman TEX

RBs in the class

#65 Drew Pickett Russell County WAKE

#66

Kwinten Ives Palmyra NEB

#67

Arnold Barnes III KIPP Booker T. Washington TULN

#68 Brandon Johnson Highland ARIZ

#69 TJ Washington Jr. Wylie East IOWA

2026 · 23th pctile of RBs

Recruit · 63th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.