Chris Barnes

WR · #2 · Oklahoma State · SO · 5'7" · 169 · Houston, TX

Transferred from WAKE · Projected WR-SL starter

547 2025 receiving yards

39 of 60 2025 catches

3 2025 TDs

12 Explosive plays

14 Career games (8 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Rec-Tgt	Yards	YPR	TD
2025	Wake Forest	11	7	39-60	547	14.0	3
2024	Washington State	3	1	2-4	19	9.5	0

2025 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 49.7 84

Yards per catch 14.0 65

Catch rate 65.0% 65

Receiving TDs 3 68

Around Chris

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production

Drew Mestemaker QB · 4,379 pass yds · 14g · at UNT

Caleb Hawkins RB · 1,434 rush yds · 13g · at UNT

WR-X

Justin Bowick WR · 265 rec yds · 12g · at ILL

WR-Z

Wyatt Young WR · 1,264 rec yds · 14g · at UNT

Donovan Green TE · no college stats

The situation

Oklahoma State 2025 offense ›

Explosive play rate 8.3% 4

Red zone TD rate 54.8% 4

Line yards per carry 2.2 25

Sack rate allowed 5.9% 49

2025 Game log

with Wake Forest

Wk	Opponent	Car	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	RZ opps	Touch share
W1	KENN	1	4	3	38			5%
W2	Western Carolina Catamounts	1	7	6	152			12%
W3	NCST	1	5	3	79		1	7%
W5	GT	1	6	3	41		1	5%
W6	@ VT	3	7	5	42		1	11%
W7	@ ORST	1	4	3	107	3	1	7%
W9	SMU	1	8	5	68		1	8%
W10	@ FSU	1	5	4	17			7%
W11	@ UVA	1	7	2	14			5%
W13	DEL	1	4	3	97			6%
W14	@ DUKE	1	3	2	35			4%

Recruiting

2024 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2024 board

#1853 Jack Tanner IOL · Flower Mound Marcus TLSA

#1853

Roman Caywood EDGE · Corner Canyon BSU

#1853

Chris Barnes WR · North Shore WSU

#1859

Dakota Taylor WR · Buchtel KENT

#1859 Elijah Walker IOL · Mainland

WRs in the class

#201 Cedric Lott Jr. Mesquite Horn BC

#202

Josiah Booker Booker CMU

#203

Chris Barnes North Shore WSU

#204

Dakota Taylor Buchtel KENT

#205

Dillon Lorick Lipscomb Academy ECU

2025 · 84th pctile of WRs

Recruit · 40th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.