Arnold Barnes III

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

Transferred from TULN · RB depth chart, 3rd

217 2025 rush yards

0 2025 total TDs

7% Team touch share

7 Explosive plays

33 Career games (2 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Carries	Rush yds	YPC	Rec	Rec yds	TD
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

2025 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 18.1 33

Yards per carry 4.3 31

Receiving yards per game 1.3 17

Total TDs 0 0

Around Arnold

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production

Jaylen Raynor QB · 3,361 pass yds · 13g · at ARST

Cameron Pettaway RB · 365 rush yds · 9g · at BGSU

WR-X

Evan Boyd WR · no college stats

WR-Z

Cody Jackson WR · no college stats

WR-H

Dominic Overby WR · 87 rec yds · 12g

Tyler Fortenberry TE · 294 rec yds · 13g · at ARST

The situation

Iowa State 2025 offense ›

Explosive play rate 10.8% 40

Red zone TD rate 66.1% 33

Line yards per carry 2.6 57

Sack rate allowed 6.1% 44

2025 Game log

with Tulane

Wk	Opponent	Car	Tgt	Rec	Yds	RZ opps	Touch share
W1	NW	5			28		7%
W2	@ USA	5			12	1	7%
W3	DUKE	5	1	1	39		9%
W4	@ MISS	11			47		16%
W5	@ TLSA	8	1	1	52	1	11%
W7	ECU	7			31	3	10%
W11	@ MEM	1			-4		2%
W12	FAU	1	1		6		2%
W13	@ TEM	3	1		9		4%
W14	CHAR	3			7		4%
W15	UNT	2			6		3%

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#990

Cam Fleming CB · Trinity Episcopal VT

#990

Justin Marshall WR · Merrillville CSU

#990

Arnold Barnes III RB · KIPP Booker T. Washington TULN

#990

James Jenkins IOL · Carrollwood Day USF

#990 Dillon Thieneman S · Westfield PUR

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

2025 · 33th pctile of RBs

Recruit · 63th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.